Jauregui vs Gomes

Who won Jauregui vs Gomes?

Denise Gomes beat Yazmin Jauregui by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 290, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at T-Mobile Arena 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).

Jauregui vs Gomes stats

Yazmin Jauregui stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Denise Gomes made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Denise Gomes marked her 5th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Yazmin Jauregui's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Denise Gomes' came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Jauregui had a slight advantage in power over Gomes, with a 70% knock out percentage over Gomes' 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Jauregui and Gomes would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Yazmin Jauregui was the older woman by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Jauregui had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gomes. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jauregui was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made her debut in 2018, 1 year and 2 months later than Gomes, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 9 less professional rounds, 20 to Gomes' 29.

Activity check

Jauregui's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Gomes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Jauregui vs Gomes?

Yazmin Jauregui was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Denise Gomes made her way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.