Godinez vs Reed

Who won Godinez vs Reed?

Lupita Godinez beat Elise Reed by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2, on Saturday 16th September 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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).

Godinez vs Reed stats

Lupita Godinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Elise Reed made her way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Lupita Godinez's 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021.

Lupita Godinez's UFC record stood at 7-5-0, while Elise Reed's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Reed had an advantage in power over Godinez, with a 29% knock out percentage over Godinez's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Godinez had a slight advantage over Reed, with a 10% submission rate over Reed's 0%.

Lupita Godinez was the same age as Elise Reed, at 31 years old.

Reed had a height advantage of 1 inch over Godinez. Despite this, she had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Godinez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2018, 6 years and 2 months later than Reed, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 22 more professional rounds, 50 to Reed's 28.

Godinez vs Reed form

Lupita Godinez had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Loma Lookboonmee at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Luana Carolina at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Silvana Gomez Juarez at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Jessica Penne at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Vanessa Demopoulos at LFA 94 on 30th October 2020 by majority decision in their LFA Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Elise Reed had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she was victorious against Jinh Yu Frey at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been defeated by Loma Lookboonmee at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, she had won against Melissa Martinez at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had lost to Sam Hughes at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Cory McKenna at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Elise Reed had been fighting more than Lupita Godinez.

Going to this contest, Lupita Godinez had last fought 2 years, 9 months and 22 days ago, while Elise Reed's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 8 days ago.

Godinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Reed's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Godinez vs Reed?

Lupita Godinez was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Elise Reed made her way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.