Overview

• Referee Marc Goddard awarded a standing TKO at 2:56 of Round 3 after Polastri hurt Kowalkiewicz with a flush head kick and follow-up punches.
• Polastri controlled the early rounds with heavy body kicks, clinch knees, and sustained flurries that repeatedly put Kowalkiewicz in trouble.
• The finish came on the prelims at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro as part of the ESPN+/Fight Pass broadcast.
• Polastri improved her UFC mark to 2-2 with the victory, rebounding from a unanimous decision loss in March.
• Kowalkiewicz, a former strawweight title challenger, dropped to 9-10 in the UFC and extended her losing streak to three.