Calvillo vs Godinez

Who won Calvillo vs Godinez?

Lupita Godinez beat Cynthia Calvillo by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 287, on Saturday 8th April 2023 at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lupita Godinez.

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).

Calvillo vs Godinez stats

Cynthia Calvillo stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Lupita Godinez made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Cynthia Calvillo's UFC record stood at 6-6-1, while Lupita Godinez's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Calvillo had a slight advantage in power over Godinez, with a 22% knock out percentage over Godinez's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Calvillo had an advantage over Godinez, with a 33% submission rate over Godinez's 13%.

Cynthia Calvillo was the older woman by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Calvillo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Godinez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Calvillo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Godinez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 5 less professional rounds, 42 to Godinez's 47.

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Godinez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Calvillo vs Godinez?

Cynthia Calvillo was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Lupita Godinez made her way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.