Paula vs Oliveira

Who won Paula vs Oliveira?

Maria Oliveira beat Gloria de Paula by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett, on Saturday 18th June 2022 at Moody Center in Austin.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Maria Oliveira.

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).

Paula vs Oliveira stats

Gloria de Paula stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Maria Oliveira made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Oliveira had a massive power advantage over Paula, boosting at 58% knock out percentage over Paula's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oliveira had a slight advantage over Paula, with a 8% submission rate over Paula's 0%.

Gloria de Paula was the older woman by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Oliveira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Paula. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Paula was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2017, 1 year and 9 months later than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 9 less professional rounds, 29 to Oliveira's 38.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Maria Oliveira had been fighting more than Gloria de Paula.

Going to this contest, Gloria de Paula had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 24 days ago, while Maria Oliveira's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 1 day ago.

What were the odds on Paula vs Oliveira?

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