Nunes vs Dudakova

Who won Nunes vs Dudakova?

Viktoriya Dudakova beat Istela Nunes by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Nunes vs Dudakova stats

Istela Nunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Viktoriya Dudakova made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Istela Nunes' UFC record stood at 0-4-0, while Viktoriya Dudakova's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Nunes had an advantage in power over Dudakova, with a 33% knock out percentage over Dudakova's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dudakova had a massive advantage over Nunes, boasting a 67% submission rate over Nunes' 0%.

Istela Nunes was the older woman by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Dudakova had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nunes.

Nunes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Dudakova, whose first professional fight was in 2020. She had fought 12 more professional rounds, 28 to Dudakova's 16.

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Nunes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nunes vs Dudakova?

Istela Nunes was a 31/20 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Viktoriya Dudakova made her way into the ring at 13/25 (-190) with oddsmakers.