Nunes vs Dudakova

Who won Nunes vs Dudakova?

Viktoriya Dudakova beat Istela Nunes by during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Viktoriya Dudakova.

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).

Nunes vs Dudakova stats

Istela Nunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Viktoriya Dudakova made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Istela Nunes' UFC record stood at 0-4-0, while Viktoriya Dudakova's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Nunes had an advantage in power over Dudakova, with a 33% knock out percentage over Dudakova's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dudakova had a massive advantage over Nunes, boasting a 67% submission rate over Nunes' 0%.

Istela Nunes was the older woman by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Dudakova had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nunes.

Nunes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Dudakova, whose first professional fight was in 2020. She had fought 12 more professional rounds, 28 to Dudakova's 16.

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Nunes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. 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 Nunes vs Dudakova?

Istela Nunes was a 31/20 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Viktoriya Dudakova made her way into the ring at 13/25 (-190) with oddsmakers.