Tate vs Avila

Who won Tate vs Avila?

Miesha Tate beat Julia Avila by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd December 2023 at Moody Center in Austin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Tate vs Avila stats

Miesha Tate stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Julia Avila made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Julia Avila marked her 6th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Miesha Tate's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Julia Avila's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Avila had a large advantage in power over Tate, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Tate's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tate had a large advantage over Avila, boasting a 37% submission rate over Avila's 13%.

Miesha Tate was the older man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Avila had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tate. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Tate was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Avila, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, 76 to Avila's 30.

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Tate's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tate vs Avila?

Miesha Tate was a 23/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Julia Avila made his way into the ring at 71/100 (-140) with oddsmakers.