Stoliarenko vs Carolina

Who won Stoliarenko vs Carolina?

Luana Carolina beat Julija Stoliarenko by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Stoliarenko vs Carolina stats

Julija Stoliarenko stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws and 10 by submission.

Luana Carolina made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Julija Stoliarenko's UFC record stood at 2-6-0, while Luana Carolina's came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Carolina had a large advantage in power over Stoliarenko, boasting a 22% knock out percentage over Stoliarenko's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Stoliarenko had a massive advantage over Carolina, boasting a 91% submission rate over Carolina's 11%.

Julija Stoliarenko was the older woman by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Stoliarenko had a height advantage of 1 inch over Carolina. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Stoliarenko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Carolina, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 6 more professional rounds, 41 to Carolina's 35.

Stoliarenko vs Carolina form

Julija Stoliarenko had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Molly McCann at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, she had lost to Chelsea Chandler at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Jessica Rose Clark at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Alexis Davis at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been defeated by Julia Avila at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Luana Carolina had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had defeated Ivana Petrovic at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Joanne Calderwood at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Molly McCann at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at 02 Arena, London.

Before that, she was victorious against Lupita Godinez at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

She had won against Poliana Botelho at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Julija Stoliarenko had been fighting more than Luana Carolina.

Going to this contest, Julija Stoliarenko had last fought 9 months and 24 days ago, while Luana Carolina's last outing had been 10 months and 15 days ago.

Stoliarenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Carolina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Stoliarenko vs Carolina?

Julija Stoliarenko was a 63/100 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Luana Carolina made her way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.