Grasso vs Kim

Who won Grasso vs Kim?

Alexa Grasso beat Ji Yeon Kim by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 8, on Saturday 29th August 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexa Grasso.

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).

Grasso vs Kim stats

Alexa Grasso stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ji Yeon Kim made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Alexa Grasso's UFC record stood at 8-3-1, while Ji Yeon Kim's came in at 3-7-0.

The stats suggested Grasso had an advantage in power over Kim, with a 36% knock out percentage over Kim's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kim had a massive advantage over Grasso, boasting a 33% submission rate over Grasso's 0%.

Alexa Grasso was the younger woman by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Kim had a height advantage of 2 inches over Grasso. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Grasso was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 11 months earlier than Kim, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 7 more professional rounds, 53 to Kim's 46.

Grasso vs Kim form

Alexa Grasso had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Maycee Barber at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Ji Yeon Kim at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Carla Esparza at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

She had been beaten by Tatiana Suarez at UFC Fight Night 129 on 19th May 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile.

Kim had lost to all of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been defeated by Joselyne Edwards at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Molly McCann at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been defeated by Alexa Grasso at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had lost to Antonina Shevchenko at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ji Yeon Kim had been fighting more than Alexa Grasso.

Going to this contest, Alexa Grasso had last fought 2 years and 23 days ago, while Ji Yeon Kim's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 19 days ago.

Grasso's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 30 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Kim's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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