Kowalkiewicz vs Juarez

Who won Kowalkiewicz vs Juarez?

Karolina Kowalkiewicz beat Silvana Gomez Juarez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 281, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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 Juarez stats

Karolina Kowalkiewicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Silvana Gomez Juarez made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz's UFC record stood at 9-7-0, while Silvana Gomez Juarez's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Juarez had a massive power advantage over Kowalkiewicz, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Kowalkiewicz's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kowalkiewicz had a slight advantage over Juarez, with a 23% submission rate over Juarez's 18%.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was the younger woman by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Kowalkiewicz had 1-inch reach advantage.

Kowalkiewicz was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 2 years and 1 month later than Juarez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. She had fought 23 more professional rounds, 57 to Juarez's 34.

Kowalkiewicz vs Juarez form

Karolina Kowalkiewicz had beaten 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Felice Herrig at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Jessica Penne at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Yan Xiaonan at UFC on ESPN+ 26 on 22nd February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Before that, she had been defeated by 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.

She had lost to Jessica Andrade at UFC 228 on 8th September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Activity check

Kowalkiewicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Juarez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kowalkiewicz vs Juarez?

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was a 91/100 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Silvana Gomez Juarez made her way into the ring at 91/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.