Petrovic vs Carolina

Who won Petrovic vs Carolina?

Luana Carolina beat Ivana Petrovic by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims 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 Luana Carolina.

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).

Petrovic vs Carolina stats

Ivana Petrovic stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Luana Carolina made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Ivana Petrovic's UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Luana Carolina's came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Petrovic had a large advantage in power over Carolina, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Carolina's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Petrovic had an advantage over Carolina, with a 33% submission rate over Carolina's 13%.

Ivana Petrovic was the younger woman by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Petrovic had a height advantage of 2 inches over Carolina. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Petrovic was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2021, 6 years and 6 months later than Carolina, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 18 less professional rounds, 17 to Carolina's 35.

Petrovic vs Carolina form

Luana Carolina had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Joanne Calderwood at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Molly McCann at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at 02 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, she had won against Lupita Godinez at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had beaten Poliana Botelho at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

She had been defeated by Ariane Lipski at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Carolina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Petrovic vs Carolina?

Ivana Petrovic was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Luana Carolina made her way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.