New Striking Record Created by Yana Kunitskaya in Women’s UFC Bantamweight History
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A women’s bantamweight bout featured on UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik. Here, eighth-ranked contender, Yana Kunitskaya, took on Julija Stoliarenko in what turned out to be a one-sided annihilation.
‘Foxy’ maintained double-digit minutes of control time over Stoliarenko. She kept her pinned to the cage and the ground for much of the fifteen-minute contest.
En route, the bantamweight contender landed 209 strikes across three rounds to average almost seventy strikes per round. In contrast, her opponent registered a paltry thirty strikes. As a result, the fight earned a spot in the UFC history books for the highest strike differential in the women’s 135 pounds category.
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.@YanaKunitskaya1's+179 total strike differential (209 vs. 30) vs. Stoliarenko at #UFCVegas6 is the largest ever in women's bantamweight history. pic.twitter.com/YYZr1OYIvV
— UFC News (@UFCNews) August 9, 2020
Yana Kunitskaya promises to become stronger in wrestling
Kunitskaya shed light on her wrestling game in the post-fight octagon side chat and vowed to strengthen it even more.
She said, “Everyone thinks that I am striker and because I started with striking. I think I have big potential in wrestling. My body have big shoulders. I have good strength so I will try to improve on this part and will try to be more rounded. And maybe in the future it will be my strongest part.” (via UFC News)
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This has been Kunitskaya’s training plan right from the start, as she revealed that she kept working on her striking too.
The eighth-ranked bantamweight said, “Yeah, I was focused in a lot of things that was missing before in the wrestling game and the striking game too.”
Given her inclination to improve as a wrestler and her stupendous success as a striker, she may have sent a warning to the bantamweight division that she intends to be a serious threat. On the other side, Stoliarenko will want to forget her UFC debut, which ended her five-fight win streak. The 27-year-old will be eager to get a win in the promotion quickly.
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The Lithuanian fighter made the move after a solitary Invicta FC fight where she claimed the vacant bantamweight championship. This stat makes Kunitskaya’s win even more dominant considering she took down a former champion.
What did you make of the history-making women’s bantamweight bout on UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik?
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Sources: Yana Kunitskaya-Fight History, Julija Stoliarenko-Fight History, UFC News-Twitter, UFC News-Twitter