UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld  8 Aug 2026 · Meta APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, US

Carol Foro defeats Gigi Canuto by unanimous decision

Loss Gigi Canuto 7-2-0
Win Carol Foro 10-1-0
Unanimous decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Canuto vs Foro — Women's Strawweight · UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld

Predictions summary

What happened

The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.

Foro chopped at Canuto's lead leg and won the volume and damage battle in the first round.

Canuto answered with a takedown and extended ground control in the second.

Foro worked free from a third-round armbar attempt and rallied to the final horn.

Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in

Case for Canuto

Canuto is a jiu-jitsu-first grappler — UFC.com lists her fighting style as Grappler — and the finishing record backs it: five of her seven professional wins are submissions, including two armbars, a rear-naked choke, a heel hook and a face crank. Her only loss came in an LFA interim title fight in 2023, and she has won three straight since. This is her Octagon debut, so nothing about her appears on the UFC's own stat sheet yet.

Case for Foro

Foro is unbeaten at strawweight, and six of her nine career wins have come by knockout. She earned her UFC place with a unanimous-decision win over Shanelle Dyer on the Contender Series, and that single tracked bout produced 55% striking accuracy behind 58% defence — numbers that fit a fighter built to close distance rather than out-point. Her only loss came in January 2024, and she has won seven in a row since.

What We Were Watching For

  • Canuto has finished five of her seven wins by submission; Foro has finished seven of her nine — whose finishing instinct arrives first.
  • Neither fighter has a UFC bout on record: this is Canuto's Octagon debut, and Foro's only tracked bout is a Contender Series decision.
  • Foro's lone tracked bout produced 55% striking accuracy and 58% defence — the only per-minute numbers either woman brings in.
  • Both are rebuilding off a single loss: Canuto three straight since 2023, Foro seven straight since January 2024.
Records & career stats
Canuto vs Foro
7-1-0
Record
9-1-0
4-1 last 5
Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
5-0 last 5
Brazil
Nationality
Brazil
23
Age
29
1.59 m
Height — Canuto leads
1.57 m
163 cm
Reach — Canuto leads
156 cm
Not published
StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
Not published
86%
Finish rateFinish % — Canuto leadsFinish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
78%
1
Wins by KO/TKOKO wins — Foro leads
6
5
Wins by submissionSub wins — Canuto leads
1
3.73
Sig. strikes landed / minStr / min — Foro leadsSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
7.43
7.07
Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / min — Foro leadsSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
5.70
39%
Striking defenseStrike def. — Foro leadsStriking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
55%
Not published
Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
78%
15:00
Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
15:00

Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Record is as of fight night; career stats, recent form and win totals are the latest on file and may include this fight. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.

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Who Called It?

How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.

Michael Chiesa
Hear it — 3:15

Current pick evidence

Picked: Carol Foro

Fight result: Carol Foro · Decision

Takes Foro over Canuto.

“I'm taking Carol Forro.”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 67.7% 42 20
  • Method Accuracy 50.0% 2 2
  • Round AccuracyNo round picks
  • Underdog Accuracy 14.3% 1 6
View full track record (62 calls)
The MMA Guru
Hear it — 3:05

Current pick evidence

Picked: Carol Foro · KO/TKO

Fight result: Carol Foro · Decision

Takes Foro by knockout, hedging the round.

“Okay, Carol Furrow is getting this one done though by TKO in the later rounds.”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 65.9% 203 105
  • Method Accuracy 52.8% 57 51
  • Round Accuracy 32.4% 12 25
  • Underdog Accuracy 47.2% 17 19
View full track record (308 calls)

Analyst picks: Michael Chiesa Hit; The MMA Guru Hit.

Analyst prediction scorecards
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Michael Chiesa62 resolved calls
Michael Chiesa
Hear it — 3:15

Current pick evidence

Picked: Carol Foro

Fight result: Carol Foro · Decision

Takes Foro over Canuto.

“I'm taking Carol Forro.”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 67.7% 42 20
  • Method Accuracy 50.0% 2 2
  • Round AccuracyNo round picks
  • Underdog Accuracy 14.3% 1 6
View full track record (62 calls)
Historic market Favourite call, market price 66.5%. Foro · to winForo · Dec R3HitNot calledNot called
The MMA Guru308 resolved calls
The MMA Guru
Hear it — 3:05

Current pick evidence

Picked: Carol Foro · KO/TKO

Fight result: Carol Foro · Decision

Takes Foro by knockout, hedging the round.

“Okay, Carol Furrow is getting this one done though by TKO in the later rounds.”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 65.9% 203 105
  • Method Accuracy 52.8% 57 51
  • Round Accuracy 32.4% 12 25
  • Underdog Accuracy 47.2% 17 19
View full track record (308 calls)
Historic market Favourite call, market price 66.5%. Foro · KO/TKOForo · Dec R3HitMissNot called

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