Rosa vs Dumont

Who won Rosa vs Dumont?

Norma Dumont beat Karol Rosa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Norma Dumont.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Rosa vs Dumont stats

Karol Rosa stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Norma Dumont made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

This was Karol Rosa's 11th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Norma Dumont marked her 10th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Karol Rosa's UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Norma Dumont's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Rosa had a large advantage in power over Dumont, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Dumont's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dumont had an advantage over Rosa, with a 25% submission rate over Rosa's 13%.

Karol Rosa was the younger woman by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Dumont had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rosa. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Rosa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Dumont, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 30 more professional rounds, 68 to Dumont's 38.

Rosa vs Dumont form

Norma Dumont had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Danyelle Wolf at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Macy Chiasson at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Aspen Ladd at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had defeated Felicia Spencer at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

She was victorious against Ashlee Evans Smith at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Rosa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Dumont's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rosa vs Dumont?

Karol Rosa was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Norma Dumont made her way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.