Kowalkiewicz vs Belbita

Who won Kowalkiewicz vs Belbita?

Karolina Kowalkiewicz beat Diana Belbita by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

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).

Kowalkiewicz vs Belbita stats

Karolina Kowalkiewicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Diana Belbita made her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz's UFC record stood at 9-7-0, while Diana Belbita's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Belbita had a massive power advantage over Kowalkiewicz, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Kowalkiewicz's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Belbita had a slight advantage over Kowalkiewicz, with a 27% submission rate over Kowalkiewicz's 20%.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was the older woman by 11 years, at 38 years old.

Belbita had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kowalkiewicz. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Kowalkiewicz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2012, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Belbita, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 8 more professional rounds, 57 to Belbita's 49.

Kowalkiewicz vs Belbita form

Karolina Kowalkiewicz had beaten 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Jessica Andrade at UFC 228 on 8th September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Jodie Esquibel at UFC Fight Night 118 on 21st October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland.

Before that, she had been defeated by Claudia Gadelha at UFC 212 on 3rd June 2017 by submission in the 1st round at HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She had lost to Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

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Kowalkiewicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Belbita's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kowalkiewicz vs Belbita?

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Diana Belbita made her way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.