Venue & Event Details
Event: UFC Fight Night 261: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
Location: Farmasi Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Time: Prelims approx. 4:20 p.m. ET (1:20 p.m. PT)
Division: Women’s Strawweight (115 lbs), 3 rounds
Weather Forecast (Rio de Janeiro)
Temperature: ~78°F (26°C)
Conditions: Humid, partly cloudy
Impact: None – indoor arena
Injury Report
Julia Polastri: Healthy, no reported issues.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz: Healthy, cleared to fight.
Fighter Matchups
Julia Polastri (Brazil, 27 years old)
Record: 13-5 (1-2 UFC)
Height/Reach: 5’2”, 63.5” reach
Style: Pressure striker with BJJ background
Strikes Landed: 5.62 per min, 55% accuracy
Takedown Defense: 58%
Last Fight: Loss to Loopy Godinez (UD, June 2025)
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (Poland, 39 years old)
Record: 16-9 (9-9 UFC)
Height/Reach: 5’3”, 64” reach
Style: Veteran kickboxer, durable, decision-heavy
Strikes Landed: 5.54 per min, 43% accuracy
Last Fight: Loss to Denise Gomes (UD, May 2025)
Notable: Former title challenger vs Joanna Jędrzejczyk (2016)
Key Battle: Polastri’s forward pressure and volume vs. Kowalkiewicz’s jab, clinch, and veteran savvy.
Records & Recent Form
Polastri: 1-2 UFC, win over Cory McKenna, losses to Knutsson & Godinez.
Kowalkiewicz: 4-fight win streak (2022–23), but now on 2-fight skid vs Lucindo & Gomes.
Both fighters’ last 5 bouts have gone to decision.
Series History
First meeting between the two.
Betting Trends
Polastri: 4 of last 5 fights went to decision.
Kowalkiewicz: Last 5 fights all went to decision; 12 career decision wins.
UFC Rio crowd typically boosts Brazilian fighters’ performance.
Public money leaning heavily on Polastri (Tapology picks: 81% Polastri).
FIGHT ODDS
Julia Polastri – 450
Karolina Kowalkiewicz + 325
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, October 10, 2025
