Jandiroba vs Godinez

Who won Jandiroba vs Godinez?

Virna Jandiroba beat Lupita Godinez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Virna Jandiroba.

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).

Jandiroba vs Godinez stats

Virna Jandiroba stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Lupita Godinez made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Virna Jandiroba's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Lupita Godinez's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Godinez had a slight advantage in power over Jandiroba, with a 8% knock out percentage over Jandiroba's 5%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jandiroba had a massive advantage over Godinez, boasting a 68% submission rate over Godinez's 17%.

Virna Jandiroba was the older woman by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Jandiroba had a height advantage of 1 inch over Godinez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jandiroba was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 5 years earlier than Godinez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 3 more professional rounds, 50 to Godinez's 47.

Jandiroba vs Godinez form

Lupita Godinez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Tabatha Ricci at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Elise Reed at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Emily Ducote at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

She had lost to Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Activity check

Godinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 months and 4 days. 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 Jandiroba vs Godinez?

Virna Jandiroba was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Lupita Godinez made her way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.