Carmouche vs Velasquez

Who won Carmouche vs Velasquez?

Liz Carmouche beat Juliana Velasquez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 1, on Thursday 4th April 2024 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Liz Carmouche.

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).

Carmouche vs Velasquez stats

Liz Carmouche stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Juliana Velasquez made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Liz Carmouche's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Juliana Velasquez's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Carmouche had an advantage in power over Velasquez, with a 45% knock out percentage over Velasquez's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Carmouche had an advantage over Velasquez, with a 25% submission rate over Velasquez's 8%.

Liz Carmouche was the older woman by 3 years, at 40 years old.

Velasquez had 1-inch reach advantage.

Carmouche was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Velasquez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 29 more professional rounds, 76 to Velasquez's 47.

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Carmouche's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Carmouche vs Velasquez?

Liz Carmouche was a 11/20 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Juliana Velasquez made her way into the ring at 13/10 (+140) with oddsmakers.