Polastri vs Godinez

Who won Polastri vs Godinez?

Lupita Godinez beat Julia Polastri by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lupita Godinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Polastri vs Godinez stats

Julia Polastri stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Lupita Godinez made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Julia Polastri's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Lupita Godinez marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Julia Polastri's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Lupita Godinez's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Polastri had a large advantage in power over Godinez, boasting a 31% knock out percentage over Godinez's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Polastri had a slight advantage over Godinez, with a 23% submission rate over Godinez's 17%.

Julia Polastri was the younger woman by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Polastri was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2017, 9 months earlier than Godinez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 6 less professional rounds, 47 to Godinez's 53.

Polastri vs Godinez form

Polastri had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Cory McKenna at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on 12th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Josefine Knutsson at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira on 15th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Patricia Alujas at Contender Series 2023 on 12th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Brenda Gottig at LFA 151 on 28th January 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their LFA Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

She was victorious against Bianca Sattelmayer at LFA 146 on 4th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

Lupita Godinez had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been beaten by Mackenzie Dern at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, she had been defeated by Virna Jandiroba at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Going into that contest, she had won against Tabatha Ricci at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, she had beaten Elise Reed at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Emily Ducote at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lupita Godinez had been fighting more than Julia Polastri.

Going to this contest, Julia Polastri had last fought 7 months and 28 days ago, while Lupita Godinez's last outing had been 10 months and 6 days ago.

Polastri's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Godinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Polastri vs Godinez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:15 PM UTC , which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:15 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Polastri vs Godinez?

Julia Polastri was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Lupita Godinez made her way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.