Budd vs Ladd

Who won Budd vs Ladd?

Aspen Ladd beat Julia Budd by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship, on Friday 25th November 2022 at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden in New York.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Aspen Ladd.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Budd vs Ladd stats

Julia Budd stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Aspen Ladd made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Aspen Ladd marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Julia Budd's PFL record stood at 2-3-0, while Aspen Ladd's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Ladd had a large advantage in power over Budd, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Budd's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ladd had a slight advantage over Budd, with a 11% submission rate over Budd's 6%.

Julia Budd was the older woman by 12 years, at 41 years old.

Budd had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ladd. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Budd was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Ladd, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 19 more professional rounds, 62 to Ladd's 43.

Budd vs Ladd form

Julia Budd had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Genah Fabian at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Kaitlin Young at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Dayana Silva at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she had defeated Jessy Miele at Bellator 244 on 21st August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

She had been beaten by Cris Cyborg at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

Budd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Ladd's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Budd vs Ladd?

Julia Budd was a 33/20 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Aspen Ladd made her way into the ring at 21/50 (-250) with oddsmakers.