McKenna vs Polastri

Who won McKenna vs Polastri?

Julia Polastri beat Cory McKenna by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Julia Polastri.

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).

McKenna vs Polastri stats

Cory McKenna stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Julia Polastri made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Cory McKenna's 6th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Julia Polastri marked her 2nd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Cory McKenna's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Julia Polastri's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Polastri had a slight advantage in power over McKenna, with a 33% knock out percentage over McKenna's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that McKenna and Polastri would have been pretty equal, both with a 25% submission rate.

Cory McKenna was the younger woman by 2 years, at 24 years old.

McKenna had a height advantage of 1 inch over Polastri. Despite this, Polastri had a 5-inch reach advantage.

McKenna was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 5 months later than Polastri, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 16 less professional rounds, 28 to Polastri's 44.

McKenna vs Polastri form

Cory McKenna had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Jaqueline Amorim at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Cheyanne Buys at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Miranda Granger at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Elise Reed at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

She had defeated Kay Hansen at UFC Vegas 14 on 14th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

McKenna's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 11 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Polastri's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did McKenna vs Polastri start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on McKenna vs Polastri?

Cory McKenna was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Julia Polastri made her way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.