{
  "url": "https://www.axis-athlete.org/fighters/alexa-grasso-ufc-285",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-09-07",
  "article": {
    "slug": "alexa-grasso-ufc-285",
    "athlete": "Alexa Grasso",
    "title": "Alexa Grasso’s 2023 Title Win and September Split Draw Against Valentina Shevchenko",
    "description": "Mexican-born Alexa Grasso submitted Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 285 and retained the women’s flyweight title in their September rematch.",
    "dek": "Grasso capitalized on a spinning attack to win the championship, then kept the title after a split draw at the first Noche UFC.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Two meetings with Shevchenko",
        "paragraphs": [
          {
            "text": "Mexican-born Alexa Grasso challenged Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC women’s flyweight championship at UFC 285 on March 4, 2023. After Shevchenko attempted a spinning attack, Grasso took her back and secured a submission. The finish came at 4 minutes, 34 seconds of the fourth round at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, giving Grasso the title.",
            "claim_ids": [
              "AG1-1",
              "AG2-1",
              "AG2-3",
              "AG3-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "text": "Grasso and Shevchenko met again on September 16, 2023, at the first Noche UFC event, which celebrated Mexican Independence Day. Grasso scored a knockdown in the second round, and the fight ended in a split draw.",
            "claim_ids": [
              "AG2-2",
              "AG3-2",
              "AG3-3"
            ]
          },
          {
            "text": "Because the rematch was scored a draw, Grasso retained the UFC women’s flyweight championship.",
            "claim_ids": [
              "AG3-3"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "source_ids": [
      "AG1",
      "AG2",
      "AG3"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "AG1",
      "url": "https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-285",
      "title": "UFC 285: Jones vs Gane"
    },
    {
      "id": "AG2",
      "url": "https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-womens-flyweight-title-lineage",
      "title": "UFC Women’s Flyweight Title Lineage"
    },
    {
      "id": "AG3",
      "url": "https://www.ufc.com/news/rematch-timeline-alexa-grasso-vs-maycee-barber-ufc-seattle",
      "title": "Rematch Timeline: Alexa Grasso vs Maycee Barber"
    }
  ]
}