Velasquez vs Mauldin

Who won Velasquez vs Mauldin?

Juliana Velasquez beat Lisa Mauldin by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of PFL 4, on Thursday 13th June 2024 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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).

Velasquez vs Mauldin stats

Juliana Velasquez stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Lisa Mauldin made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Juliana Velasquez's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Lisa Mauldin marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Juliana Velasquez's PFL record stood at 1-1-0, while Lisa Mauldin's came in at 2-2-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mauldin had a large advantage over Velasquez, boasting a 33% submission rate over Velasquez's 8%.

Juliana Velasquez was the older woman by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Mauldin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Velasquez. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Velasquez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Mauldin, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 24 more professional rounds, 49 to Mauldin's 25.

Velasquez vs Mauldin form

Mauldin had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Dakota Ditcheva at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Desiree Yanez at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Helen Peralta at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 5 on 24th February 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Before that, she had been beaten by Whittany Pyles at LFA 127 on 25th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, Commerce.

She had defeated Mitzi Merry at LFA 96 on 4th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Activity check

Mauldin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Velasquez vs Mauldin start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:25 PM UTC , which was 5:25 PM EST or 2:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:25 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Velasquez vs Mauldin?

Juliana Velasquez was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Lisa Mauldin made her way into the ring at 16/5 (+320) with oddsmakers.