Kowalkiewicz vs Lucindo

Who won Kowalkiewicz vs Lucindo?

Iasmin Lucindo beat Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 301, on Saturday 4th May 2024 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Iasmin Lucindo.

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).

Kowalkiewicz vs Lucindo stats

Karolina Kowalkiewicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Iasmin Lucindo made her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Karolina Kowalkiewicz's 17th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Iasmin Lucindo marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz's UFC record stood at 9-8-0, while Iasmin Lucindo's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Lucindo had a massive power advantage over Kowalkiewicz, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Kowalkiewicz's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lucindo had a slight advantage over Kowalkiewicz, with a 20% submission rate over Kowalkiewicz's 19%.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was the older woman by 16 years, at 38 years old.

Kowalkiewicz had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lucindo.

Kowalkiewicz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Lucindo, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 12 more professional rounds, 60 to Lucindo's 48.

Kowalkiewicz vs Lucindo form

Karolina Kowalkiewicz had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Diana Belbita at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Silvana Gomez Juarez at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, she was victorious against Felice Herrig at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had lost to Jessica Penne at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

Kowalkiewicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Lucindo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Kowalkiewicz vs Lucindo start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:20 AM UTC , which was 9:20 PM EST or 6:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:20 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kowalkiewicz vs Lucindo?

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Iasmin Lucindo made her way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.