Luana Carolina’s Accurate Striking Extended Her Winning Run
Luana Carolina defeated Lucie Pudilova by unanimous decision in Las Vegas on July 20, 2024. Two judges scored their UFC contest 29–28 and the third returned 30–27, giving Carolina a third consecutive victory inside the promotion.
An early cut established the pattern
Carolina opened a cut above Pudilova’s right eye during the first round. Her more active, accurate striking kept the Czech fighter from consistently finding the range she wanted.
Pudilova continued moving forward throughout the fifteen-minute contest. Carolina answered that pressure with intercepting strikes and a broader variety of attacks, disrupting her opponent’s attempts to get inside and build sustained offense.
The streak began a year earlier
Carolina had defeated Ivana Petrović by unanimous decision on July 1, 2023. She followed that result with a stoppage of Julija Stoliarenko on February 3, 2024, finishing with strikes at 4:52 of the third round.
The Pudilova fight therefore brought a different route to victory from her previous appearance. Rather than securing another late finish, Carolina maintained her advantage through the final horn and received every judge’s vote.
The result in each fighter’s campaign
The victory made Carolina 6–3 in UFC competition and gave her five wins across her previous seven appearances. It was also her second victory of 2024.
For Pudilova, the decision represented a third consecutive defeat after winning her return to the UFC in 2022. The contrasting trajectories emerged from a contest Carolina controlled primarily through the effectiveness and variety of her striking.
