Rodriguez vs Dern

Who won Rodriguez vs Dern?

Marina Rodriguez beat Mackenzie Dern by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 39, on Saturday 9th October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Marina Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Rodriguez vs Dern stats

Marina Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mackenzie Dern made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 6 by submission.

This was Marina Rodriguez's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018.

Marina Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 7-4-2, while Mackenzie Dern's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a massive power advantage over Dern, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Dern's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dern had a massive advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 60% submission rate over Rodriguez's 7%.

Marina Rodriguez was the older woman by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dern. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rodriguez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Dern, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 14 more professional rounds, 61 to Dern's 47.

Rodriguez vs Dern form

Marina Rodriguez had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Virna Jandiroba at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Mackenzie Dern at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Mackenzie Dern had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been defeated by Yan Xiaonan at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she was victorious against Tecia Torres at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Marina Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had won against Virna Jandiroba at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Randa Markos at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marina Rodriguez had been fighting more than Mackenzie Dern.

Going to this contest, Marina Rodriguez had last fought 11 months and 20 days ago, while Mackenzie Dern's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 25 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Dern's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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