Hill vs Pinheiro

Who won Hill vs Pinheiro?

Angela Hill beat Luana Pinheiro by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th May 2024 at UFC Apex 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).

Hill vs Pinheiro stats

Angela Hill stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Luana Pinheiro made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Angela Hill's 25th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014. Luana Pinheiro marked her 5th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Angela Hill's UFC record stood at 12-13-0, while Luana Pinheiro's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Hill had an advantage in power over Pinheiro, with a 31% knock out percentage over Pinheiro's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pinheiro had a massive advantage over Hill, boasting a 45% submission rate over Hill's 0%.

Angela Hill was the older woman by 9 years, at 39 years old.

Pinheiro had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hill. Despite this, she had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Hill was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 2 years and 5 months earlier than Pinheiro, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 63 more professional rounds, 88 to Pinheiro's 25.

Hill vs Pinheiro form

Angela Hill had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Denise Gomes at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, she had lost to Mackenzie Dern at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Emily Ducote at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, she had defeated Lupita Godinez at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

She had been beaten by Virna Jandiroba at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Pinheiro's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Hill vs Pinheiro start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:15 PM UTC , which was 7:15 PM EST or 4:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:15 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hill vs Pinheiro?

Angela Hill was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Luana Pinheiro made her way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.