Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley
Women's Strawweight3 rounds scheduled
Josefine Knutsson
Josefine Knutsson
“Thunder”
8-1-0
RESULT

Piera Rodriguez def. Josefine Knutsson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Piera Rodriguez
Piera Rodriguez
“La Fiera”
12-2-0
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States

Piera Rodriguez defeated Josefine Knutsson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley, held Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Fight stats

Josefine Knutsson
Piera Rodriguez
0
Knockdowns
0
26 of 55
Significant strikes
36 of 64
47%
Sig. strike accuracy
56%
67 of 100
Total strikes
85 of 137
0 of 0
Takedowns
8 of 10
—
Takedown accuracy
80%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:17
Control time
10:24
Significant strikes by target
16 of 43
Head
26 of 51
8 of 9
Body
8 of 10
2 of 3
Leg
2 of 3
12 of 30
Distance
12 of 26
14 of 25
Clinch
11 of 16
0 of 0
Ground
13 of 22

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
18 of 30
Sig. str.
19 of 31
31 of 46
Total str.
24 of 36
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:20
Ctrl
3:40
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
6 of 19
Sig. str.
12 of 19
16 of 29
Total str.
21 of 34
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:57
Ctrl
2:39
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
2 of 6
Sig. str.
5 of 14
20 of 25
Total str.
40 of 67
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:05

Judges' Scorecards

Eric Colón
#KnutssonRodriguez
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Sal D'Amato
#KnutssonRodriguez
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Jason Grenier
#KnutssonRodriguez
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Knutsson
–
11
Rodriguez
●30–27 Rodriguez×11
All 11 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Knutsson
100%
Rodriguez
22 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Rodriguez86.4%●29–28 Rodriguez9.1%●29–27 Rodriguez4.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
96%
Rodriguez
R2
86%
Rodriguez
R3
100%
Rodriguez

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

8-1-0
Record
12-2-0
0
Win Streak
3
30
Age
33
5'3"
160 cm
Height
5'3"
160 cm
60"
152 cm
Reach
63"
160 cm
—
Stance
—
Women's Strawweight
Weight Class
Women's Strawweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.24
SLpM
4.04
51%
Str. Acc.
46%
2.13
SApM
3.13
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.60
TD Avg.
4.04
72%
TD Acc.
50%
35%
TD Def.
81%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Josefine Knutsson · 2-2
  • L
    Mileide Simplicio
    OKTAGON 87: SZABOVÁ VS. FERNANDESSat, Apr 25, 2026
    Submission · R1 · 4:55 · Strawweight
  • L
    Piera Rodriguez
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs BuckleySun, Dec 15, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Julia Polastri
    UFC Fight Night: Perez vs TairaSat, Jun 15, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Marnic Mann
    UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Shevchenko 2Sun, Sep 17, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Piera Rodriguez · 3-2
  • W
    Sam Hughes
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs VallejosSat, Mar 14, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Ketlen Souza
    UFC Fight Night: Taira vs ParkSat, Aug 2, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Josefine Knutsson
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs BuckleySun, Dec 15, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Ariane Carnelossi
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs MurphySat, May 18, 2024
    Disqualification · R2 · 3:16 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Gillian Robertson
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs AllenSat, Apr 15, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:21 · Women's Strawweight

Career Averages

Based on 4 fights · 7 fights
66.0
Avg sig. strikes
56.0
1.00
Avg takedowns
3.71
4:16
Avg control time
4:13
124
Career high strikes
107
3
Career high TDs
8

Strike Distribution

Josefine Knutsson
Strike target
Piera Rodriguez
63%
Head
53%
24%
Body
36%
13%
Leg
10%
Josefine Knutsson
Strike position
Piera Rodriguez
69%
Distance
63%
15%
Clinch
29%
16%
Ground
8%