Ricci vs Godinez

Who won Ricci vs Godinez?

Lupita Godinez beat Tabatha Ricci by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 295, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lupita Godinez.

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).

Ricci vs Godinez stats

Tabatha Ricci stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Lupita Godinez made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Tabatha Ricci's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Lupita Godinez's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Ricci had a slight advantage in power over Godinez, with a 11% knock out percentage over Godinez's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ricci had an advantage over Godinez, with a 33% submission rate over Godinez's 18%.

Tabatha Ricci was the younger woman by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Godinez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ricci.

Ricci was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2013, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Godinez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 21 less professional rounds, 26 to Godinez's 47.

Ricci vs Godinez form

Tabatha Ricci had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Jessica Penne at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Polyana Viana at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Maria Oliveira at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Lupita Godinez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Elise Reed at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Emily Ducote at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, she had been beaten by Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

She was victorious against Ariane Carnelossi at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lupita Godinez had been fighting more than Tabatha Ricci.

Going to this contest, Tabatha Ricci had last fought 10 months and 2 days ago, while Lupita Godinez's last outing had been 7 months and 10 days ago.

Ricci's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Godinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ricci vs Godinez?

Tabatha Ricci was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Lupita Godinez made her way into the ring at 11/20 (-180) with oddsmakers.