Shevchenko vs Carmouche

Who won Shevchenko vs Carmouche?

Valentina Shevchenko beat Liz Carmouche by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 14, on Saturday 10th August 2019 at Antel Arena in Montevideo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Valentina Shevchenko.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC women’s flyweight championship.

Shevchenko vs Carmouche stats

Valentina Shevchenko stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Liz Carmouche made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Valentina Shevchenko's UFC record stood at 12-3-1, while Liz Carmouche's came in at 5-5-0.

The stats suggested Carmouche had an advantage in power over Shevchenko, with a 46% knock out percentage over Shevchenko's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shevchenko had a large advantage over Carmouche, boasting a 41% submission rate over Carmouche's 15%.

Valentina Shevchenko was the younger woman by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Carmouche had a height advantage of 1 inch over Shevchenko. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Shevchenko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2003, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Carmouche, whose first professional fight was in 2010. She had fought 5 more professional rounds, 81 to Carmouche's 76.

Shevchenko vs Carmouche form

Shevchenko had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Jessica Eye at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

Before that, she had lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by split decision in their championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

She was victorious against Julianna Pena at UFC on FOX 23 on 28th January 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Pepsi Center, Denver, United States.

Carmouche had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Ilima Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 5th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten DeAnna Bennett at Bellator 294 on 21st April 2023 by submission in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she was victorious against Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 278 on 22nd April 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

She had won against Kana Watanabe at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Liz Carmouche had been fighting more than Valentina Shevchenko.

Going to this contest, Valentina Shevchenko had last fought 4 years, 10 months and 18 days ago, while Liz Carmouche's last outing had been 6 months and 19 days ago.

Shevchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Carmouche's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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