Who won Hill vs Gomes?
Angela Hill beat Denise Gomes by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis, on Saturday 4th November 2023 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Angela Hill.
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).
Hill vs Gomes stats
Angela Hill stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Denise Gomes made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.
This was Angela Hill's 25th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014. Denise Gomes marked her 5th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.
Angela Hill's UFC record stood at 12-13-0, while Denise Gomes' came in at 3-2-0.
The stats suggested Gomes had a massive power advantage over Hill, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Hill's 33%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Hill and Gomes would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.
Angela Hill was the older woman by 15 years, at 39 years old.
Hill had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gomes. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Hill was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Gomes, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 59 more professional rounds, 88 to Gomes' 29.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Denise Gomes had been fighting more than Angela Hill.
Going to this contest, Angela Hill had last fought 7 years, 5 months and 21 days ago, while Denise Gomes' last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 8 days ago.
What were the odds on Hill vs Gomes?
Angela Hill was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Denise Gomes made her way into the ring at 33/50 (-150) with oddsmakers.
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