Julianna Pena vs Kayla Harrison Prediction: who will be stronger?

Julianna Pena vs Kayla Harrison: Prediction for the Match on June 8, 2025

Prediction for the MMA match, which will be held on June 8. Who will be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Julianna Pena: form and statistics

Julianna Peña has been fighting in the UFC since 2013, both losing and winning, but her success has come more recently. In 2021, she suddenly choked out Amanda Nunes (being beaten mercilessly beforehand), became champion, then lost to her in a rematch, and after she finished her career, she regained the belt in a fight with Raquel Penington.

The fight was a controversial one, with Pena winning by a controversial split decision (although she lost the last two rounds cleanly) and has not been back in the cage since.

Kayla Harrison: form and statistics

Kayla Harrison, a two-time Olympic judo champion, began her professional MMA career in 2018, has managed to win the PFL title in that time and has been touted as one of the top female mixed martial arts stars in the world.

Harrison has only one defeat in her entire career (quite a sensational one, it must be said - at the hands of Larissa Pacheco in the final of the 2022 PFL Women's Lightweight Tournament). She signed to the UFC last year and has already had two fights, both of which she won by submission over Holly Holm and a decision over Ketlen Vieira.

Julianna Pena vs Kayla Harrison match prediction 8 June 2025

Honestly, you can't see any chance of the reigning champion winning against the Kayla Harrison machine even with the most advanced optics. Harrison is both physically stronger, and Peña's defence against Pena's takedowns is abysmal, with only 23% success rate. And when the fight goes to the ground (probably almost immediately), it will be over for Julianna.

Our main prediction: is W2 for a coefficient of 1.18 in the betway bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: is W2 for a coefficient 1.17 in the 1xbet bookmaker.