Loopy Godinez emerged with a somewhat surprising unanimous decision victory over Ketlen Veira tonight at UFC Fight Night 290 after a hard fought three-rounder.

Round One

One-two for Godinez. Low kick for Souza. Godinez thought about a takedown for a moment, but backed off it.

Knee to the body from Godinez in close. Left hand for her. Souza threatens with an uppercut attempt.

Rip to the body for Souza. Fast flurry of punches from Souza. Punch for Godinez. Low kick from Souza and then a spinning kick upstairs.

Knee lands to the head from Godinez. One-two for her and Souza firing back.

Glancing right hand from Souza. Godinez clinches up, but Souza breaks away. Left hand from Souza and Godinez responds.

One-two for Godinez. Short left for Souza. Straight punches from Souza come off the guard.

Nice punch from Godinez. She tries for a takedown, but Souza shakes it off. Uppercut from Souza. She works it again. Godinez nose is bloodied at this stage.

Souza with a punch and a kick behind it. Godinez trying to work a takedown, but Souza scrambles back up immediately late in the round.

Round Two

Grazing punches from Souza. Souza light on her feet and lands a low kick. Godinez drives forward with punches to get into the clinch, but Souza reverses against the cage.

Knee to the thigh from Godinez. Souza backs away now. Jab for Godinez. Solid one-two for Souza.

Leg kick for Souza. Now an inside leg kick. Good left hand for Godinez. Another left connects.

Two straight punches from Souza. Three-piece combo for Godinez. Godinez trying for a takedown, but again it doesn’t pay off.

Jab for Godinez. Godinez tries for a single-leg, then switches to a series of punches instead.

Jab for Souza. And again. Godinez times a takedown nicely, but Souza deals with it well and gets back up.

Solid right hand from Godinez. Two punches and an uppercut from Souza. Godinez lands. Souza with snappier punches in return.

Round Three

Punch for Godinez. She gets a left hand. Souza lands in return. Souza elbowing as they briefly clinch up.

Godinez with a nice takedown feint to set up a few punches. A couple of punches and high kick from Godinez now.

Godinez follows that up with a nice takedown in the center of the Octagon. She’s been wanting this all fight long. She’s stuck in Souza’s full guard though and might well need a finish to win here.

Body-head combo for Godinez and then a series of short hammerfists. There’s a lull and now there’s just 90 seconds left.

Souza doing her best to lock Godinez’s offense down here. Godinez with an elbow. Final 10 seconds as Souza manages to kick Godinez off and return to her feet. Souza looks for a kick.

Decision

The scorecards are in and it’s Godinez who emerges with a unanimous decision victory (29-28 x3). Souza might well feel hard done by there as she seemed to have the better of the striking action in the first couple of rounds and dished out more damage overall.