Grasso vs Shevchenko II

Who won Grasso vs Shevchenko II?

Alexa Grasso drew with Valentina Shevchenko by split draw in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2, on Saturday 16th September 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 47-47, meaning it was a split draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC women’s strawweight championship.

Grasso vs Shevchenko II stats

Alexa Grasso stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Valentina Shevchenko made her way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Alexa Grasso's UFC record stood at 8-3-1, while Valentina Shevchenko's came in at 12-3-1.

The stats suggested Shevchenko had a slight advantage in power over Grasso, with a 35% knock out percentage over Grasso's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shevchenko had an advantage over Grasso, with a 30% submission rate over Grasso's 13%.

Alexa Grasso was the younger woman by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Grasso had 1-inch reach advantage.

Grasso was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2012, 9 years and 7 months later than Shevchenko, whose first professional fight was in 2003. She had fought 28 less professional rounds, 53 to Shevchenko's 81.

Grasso vs Shevchenko II form

Alexa Grasso had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to 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.

Shevchenko had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she was victorious against Jessica Eye at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

Before that, she had been defeated by Amanda Nunes at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by split decision in their championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

She had defeated Julianna Pena at UFC on FOX 23 on 28th January 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Pepsi Center, Denver, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alexa Grasso had been fighting more than Valentina Shevchenko.

Going to this contest, Alexa Grasso had last fought 2 years and 23 days ago, while Valentina Shevchenko's last outing had been 4 years, 10 months and 10 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.

Shevchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Grasso vs Shevchenko II?

Alexa Grasso was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Valentina Shevchenko made her way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.