Lucie Pudilova

Overview

Eleven UFC fights, ten of them going the distance, and only one of those ended with the scorecards in her favor twice over. Lucie Pudilova is a Women's Flyweight from Pribram, Czechia, who fights out of SBG Ireland and sits at 3-8 in the UFC (14-10 across all promotions).

The record looks lopsided, and some of that is closeness. Two of her UFC losses were split decisions, against Irene Aldana and Joselyne Edwards. She almost never gets finished: one submission loss in eleven fights.

But the results have trended the wrong way. She carries a three-fight losing streak into her next bout.

UFC Career

Pudilova debuted in March 2017 against Lina Lansberg and lost a unanimous decision. She answered with back-to-back unanimous decision wins over Ji Yeon Kim and Sarah Moras, her longest win streak in the UFC.

The next stretch was rough. She dropped four of five, including the lone stoppage of her UFC run: a second-round submission to Antonina Shevchenko at 1:20 in August 2019. Her other losses in that run were a split decision to Aldana, a unanimous decision to Liz Carmouche and a unanimous decision to Justine Kish.

Then came the best night of her career. In August 2022 at UFC 278, she stopped Wu Yanan by TKO in the second round at 4:04. It's her only finish in the UFC.

The streak since then is three straight losses: Edwards (split decision), Ailin Perez (unanimous decision) and Luana Carolina (unanimous decision).

Seven of her eight UFC losses went to the judges.

Fighting Style

Lucie Pudilova is hard to take down and rarely shoots for takedowns herself. She stays on her feet, and opponents have had little success changing that.

As a striker, she lands and absorbs at a typical UFC rate and defends about as well as most. Her accuracy is the weak spot, since fewer of her shots connect than for most fighters here. Her submission attempts are typical, so she isn't a fighter who hunts for finishes off her back.

That fits the fight list. Her UFC fights usually go the distance, with ten of her eleven ending on the scorecards or with her opponent winning by stoppage. Her one stoppage win was a second-round TKO, not a first-round finish.

Notable Wins

• Wu Yanan — KO/TKO, round 2 (4:04), UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards (2022)
• Sarah Moras — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros (2018)
• Ji Yeon Kim — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia (2017)

Quick Facts

• Division: Women's Flyweight
• UFC record: 3-8
• Professional record (all promotions): 14-10-0
• UFC debut: 2017
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'8" / 67.5"
• Team: SBG Ireland
• Born: Pribram, Czechia