Shevchenko vs Peña

Who won Shevchenko vs Peña?

Valentina Shevchenko beat Julianna Pena by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC on FOX 23, on Saturday 28th January 2017 at Pepsi Center in Denver.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Shevchenko vs Peña stats

Valentina Shevchenko stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Julianna Pena made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Valentina Shevchenko's 17th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Julianna Pena marked her 11th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Valentina Shevchenko's UFC record stood at 13-3-1, while Julianna Pena's came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Pena had a slight advantage in power over Shevchenko, with a 38% knock out percentage over Shevchenko's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Shevchenko and Pena would have been pretty equal, both with a 38% submission rate.

Valentina Shevchenko was the older woman by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Pena had a height advantage of 1 inch over Shevchenko. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Shevchenko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2003, 6 years earlier than Pena, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 44 more professional rounds, 86 to Pena's 42.

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