Croden vs Cavalcanti

Who won Croden vs Cavalcanti?

Jacqueline Cavalcanti beat Melissa Croden by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of LFA 157, on Friday 21st April 2023 at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jacqueline Cavalcanti.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Croden vs Cavalcanti stats

Melissa Croden stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jacqueline Cavalcanti made her way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Melissa Croden's LFA record stood at 1-1-0, while Jacqueline Cavalcanti's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Croden had a slight advantage in power over Cavalcanti, with a 75% knock out percentage over Cavalcanti's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Croden had a large advantage over Cavalcanti, boasting a 25% submission rate over Cavalcanti's 0%.

Melissa Croden was the younger woman by 26 years, at years old.

Croden was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2019, 4 years and 6 months later than Cavalcanti, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 2 more professional rounds, 20 to Cavalcanti's 18.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jacqueline Cavalcanti had been fighting more than Melissa Croden.

Going to this contest, Melissa Croden had last fought 11 months and 28 days ago, while Jacqueline Cavalcanti's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 14 days ago.

What were the odds on Croden vs Cavalcanti?

Melissa Croden was a 19/20 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Jacqueline Cavalcanti made her way into the ring at 3/4 (-130) with oddsmakers.