Ducote vs Godinez

Who won Ducote vs Godinez?

Lupita Godinez beat Emily Ducote by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2, on Saturday 20th May 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lupita Godinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Ducote vs Godinez division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Ducote vs Godinez stats

Emily Ducote stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Lupita Godinez made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Emily Ducote's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Lupita Godinez's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Ducote had an advantage in power over Godinez, with a 25% knock out percentage over Godinez's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ducote had a large advantage over Godinez, boasting a 33% submission rate over Godinez's 11%.

Emily Ducote was the same age as Lupita Godinez, at 30 years old.

Ducote had 1-inch reach advantage.

Ducote was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Godinez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 15 more professional rounds, 62 to Godinez's 47.

Activity check

Ducote's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ducote vs Godinez?

Emily Ducote was a 11/2 (+550) underdog going into the contest, while Lupita Godinez made her way into the ring at 1/10 (-1000) with oddsmakers.