Lipski vs Gatto

Who won Lipski vs Gatto?

Ariane da Silva beat Melissa Gatto by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov, on Saturday 1st July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ariane da Silva.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Lipski vs Gatto stats

Ariane da Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Melissa Gatto made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Melissa Gatto marked her 5th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Ariane da Silva's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Melissa Gatto's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Lipski had an advantage in power over Gatto, with a 40% knock out percentage over Gatto's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gatto had a large advantage over Lipski, boasting a 50% submission rate over Lipski's 20%.

Ariane da Silva was the older woman by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Lipski was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Gatto, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 24 more professional rounds, 54 to Gatto's 30.

Activity check

Gatto's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lipski vs Gatto?

Ariane da Silva was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Melissa Gatto made her way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.