Hill vs Gomes

Who won Hill vs Gomes?

Angela Hill beat Denise Gomes by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis, on Saturday 4th November 2023 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Angela Hill.

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).

Hill vs Gomes stats

Angela Hill stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Denise Gomes made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Angela Hill's 27th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014. Denise Gomes marked her 7th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Angela Hill's UFC record stood at 13-14-0, while Denise Gomes' came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Gomes had a massive power advantage over Hill, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Hill's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Hill and Gomes would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Angela Hill was the older woman by 15 years, at 40 years old.

Hill had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gomes. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Hill was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Gomes, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 60 more professional rounds, 94 to Gomes' 34.

Hill vs Gomes form

Angela Hill had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Emily Ducote at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Lupita Godinez at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Virna Jandiroba at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

She had been defeated by Tecia Pennington at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Activity check

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Gomes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hill vs Gomes?

Angela Hill was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Denise Gomes made her way into the ring at 33/50 (-150) with oddsmakers.