Shevchenko vs Grasso

Who won Shevchenko vs Grasso?

Alexa Grasso beat Valentina Shevchenko by submission in the 4th round during the co-main event of UFC 285, on Saturday 4th March 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Women’s Flyweight championship.

Shevchenko vs Grasso stats

Valentina Shevchenko stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Alexa Grasso made her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Valentina Shevchenko's 17th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Alexa Grasso marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Valentina Shevchenko's UFC record stood at 13-3-1, while Alexa Grasso's came in at 8-4-1.

The stats suggested Shevchenko had a slight advantage in power over Grasso, with a 35% knock out percentage over Grasso's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shevchenko had a large advantage over Grasso, boasting a 30% submission rate over Grasso's 7%.

Valentina Shevchenko was the older woman by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Grasso had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Shevchenko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made her debut in 2003, 9 years and 7 months earlier than Grasso, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 28 more professional rounds, 86 to Grasso's 58.

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Shevchenko had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Jennifer Maia at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Liz Carmouche at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Before that, she was victorious against Jessica Eye at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago, United States.

She had won against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

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Shevchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Shevchenko vs Grasso?

Valentina Shevchenko was a 11/100 (-910) favourite going into the contest, while Alexa Grasso made her way into the ring at 23/4 (+580) with oddsmakers.