Shevchenko vs Jędrzejczyk

Who won Shevchenko vs Jędrzejczyk?

Valentina Shevchenko beat Joanna Jedrzejczyk by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 231, on Saturday 8th December 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Valentina Shevchenko.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC women’s flyweight championship.

Shevchenko vs Jędrzejczyk stats

Valentina Shevchenko stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk made her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Valentina Shevchenko's UFC record stood at 12-3-1, while Joanna Jedrzejczyk's came in at 10-5-0.

The stats suggested that Shevchenko and Jedrzejczyk have similar power, both with a 27% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shevchenko had a massive advantage over Jedrzejczyk, boasting a 47% submission rate over Jedrzejczyk's 7%.

Valentina Shevchenko was the same age as Joanna Jedrzejczyk, at 36 years old.

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

Shevchenko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2003, 9 years earlier than Jedrzejczyk, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 12 more professional rounds, 81 to Jedrzejczyk's 69.

Shevchenko vs Jędrzejczyk form

Joanna Jedrzejczyk had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Tecia Torres at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

Previous to that, she had lost to Rose Namajunas at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Rose Namajunas at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, she had beaten Jessica Andrade at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

She had defeated Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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Shevchenko's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Jedrzejczyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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