Maia vs Araujo

Who won Maia vs Araujo?

Viviane Araujo beat Jennifer Maia by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza, on Saturday 14th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Viviane Araujo.

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).

Maia vs Araujo stats

Jennifer Maia stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Viviane Araujo made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Jennifer Maia's UFC record stood at 6-6-0, while Viviane Araujo's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Araujo had a slight advantage in power over Maia, with a 27% knock out percentage over Maia's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Araujo had an advantage over Maia, with a 36% submission rate over Maia's 24%.

Jennifer Maia was the younger woman by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Araujo had 4-inch reach advantage.

Maia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made her debut in 2009, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Araujo, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 40 more professional rounds, 86 to Araujo's 46.

Maia vs Araujo form

Jennifer Maia had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Casey O’Neill at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, she had beaten Maryna Moroz at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Before that, she had been beaten by Katlyn Chookagian at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Jessica Eye at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Viviane Araujo had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had been defeated by Amanda Ribas at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Alexa Grasso at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she was victorious against Andrea Lee at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

She had won against Roxanne Modafferi at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jennifer Maia had been fighting more than Viviane Araujo.

Going to this contest, Jennifer Maia had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 10 days ago, while Viviane Araujo's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 24 days ago.

Maia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Araujo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Maia vs Araujo?

Jennifer Maia was a 12/25 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Viviane Araujo made her way into the ring at 6/4 (+140) with oddsmakers.