Kolesnyk vs Ladd

Who won Kolesnyk vs Ladd?

Helena Kolesnyk beat Aspen Ladd by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 2, on Friday 7th April 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Helena Kolesnyk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Kolesnyk vs Ladd stats

Helena Kolesnyk stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Aspen Ladd made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Aspen Ladd marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Helena Kolesnyk's PFL record stood at 4-4-0, while Aspen Ladd's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Ladd had a slight advantage in power over Kolesnyk, with a 60% knock out percentage over Kolesnyk's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kolesnyk had a slight advantage over Ladd, with a 14% submission rate over Ladd's 10%.

Helena Kolesnyk was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Kolesnyk had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ladd.

Kolesnyk was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 months earlier than Ladd, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 30 to Ladd's 43.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Helena Kolesnyk had been fighting more than Aspen Ladd.

Going to this contest, Helena Kolesnyk had last fought 2 years and 23 days ago, while Aspen Ladd's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 15 days ago.

Kolesnyk's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Ladd's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kolesnyk vs Ladd?

Helena Kolesnyk was a 7/2 (+350) underdog going into the contest, while Aspen Ladd made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.