Grasso vs Shevchenko III

Who won Grasso vs Shevchenko III?

Valentina Shevchenko beat Alexa Grasso by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 306, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 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.

Grasso vs Shevchenko III stats

Alexa Grasso stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Valentina Shevchenko made her way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Alexa Grasso's 14th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2016. Valentina Shevchenko marked her 18th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Alexa Grasso's UFC record stood at 8-5-1, while Valentina Shevchenko's came in at 14-3-1.

The stats suggested Shevchenko had a slight advantage in power over Grasso, with a 35% knock out percentage over Grasso's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shevchenko had an advantage over Grasso, with a 30% submission rate over Grasso's 13%.

Alexa Grasso was the younger woman by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Grasso had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Grasso was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2012, 9 years and 7 months later than Shevchenko, whose first professional fight was in 2003. She had fought 30 less professional rounds, 61 to Shevchenko's 91.

Grasso vs Shevchenko III form

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

In her last fight leading up to 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.

Activity check

Grasso's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 years, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Shevchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Grasso vs Shevchenko III start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Grasso vs Shevchenko III?

Alexa Grasso was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Valentina Shevchenko made her way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.