Harrison vs Vieira

Who won Harrison vs Vieira?

Kayla Harrison beat Ketlen Vieira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 307, on Saturday 5th October 2024 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Kayla Harrison.

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).

Harrison vs Vieira stats

Kayla Harrison stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Ketlen Vieira made her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Kayla Harrison's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Ketlen Vieira marked her 12th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Kayla Harrison's UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Ketlen Vieira's came in at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested Harrison had a large advantage in power over Vieira, boasting a 35% knock out percentage over Vieira's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Harrison had an advantage over Vieira, with a 41% submission rate over Vieira's 29%.

Kayla Harrison was the older woman by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Vieira had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Harrison was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2018, 3 years and 8 months later than Vieira, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 7 less professional rounds, 40 to Vieira's 47.

Harrison vs Vieira form

Harrison had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Holly Holm at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Aspen Ladd at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Larissa Pacheco at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, she had defeated Martina Jindrova at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

She was victorious against Kaitlin Young at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Ketlen Vieira had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Pannie Kianzad at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Raquel Pennington at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Holly Holm at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Miesha Tate at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been defeated by Yana Santos at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kayla Harrison had been fighting more than Ketlen Vieira.

Going to this contest, Kayla Harrison had last fought 1 year and 14 days ago, while Ketlen Vieira's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 5 days ago.

Harrison's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Vieira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Harrison vs Vieira start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Harrison vs Vieira?

Kayla Harrison was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Ketlen Vieira made her way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.