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 18th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Julianna Pena marked her 12th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Valentina Shevchenko's UFC record stood at 14-3-1, while Julianna Pena's came in at 8-4-0.

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 2 years, at 37 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 47 more professional rounds, 91 to Pena's 44.

Shevchenko vs Peña form

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.

Julianna Pena had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, she had been defeated by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on FOX 23 on 28th January 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Pepsi Center, Denver, United States.

She had defeated Cat Zingano at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Valentina Shevchenko had been fighting more than Julianna Pena.

Going to this contest, Valentina Shevchenko had last fought 4 years, 7 months and 5 days ago, while Julianna Pena's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 27 days ago.

Shevchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Pena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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