Andrade vs Blanchfield

Who won Andrade vs Blanchfield?

Erin Blanchfield beat Jessica Andrade by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Andrade vs Blanchfield stats

Jessica Andrade stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Erin Blanchfield made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Jessica Andrade's 27th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2013.

Jessica Andrade's UFC record stood at 17-10-0, while Erin Blanchfield's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Andrade had an advantage in power over Blanchfield, with a 38% knock out percentage over Blanchfield's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Andrade had a slight advantage over Blanchfield, with a 33% submission rate over Blanchfield's 30%.

Jessica Andrade was the older woman by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Blanchfield had a height advantage of 3 inches over Andrade. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Andrade was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made her debut in 2011, 6 years and 6 months earlier than Blanchfield, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 40 more professional rounds, 75 to Blanchfield's 35.

Andrade vs Blanchfield form

Andrade had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Lauren Murphy at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, she had beaten Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

She was victorious against Katlyn Chookagian at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Erin Blanchfield had beaten 5 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Taila Santos at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, she had beaten Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Molly McCann at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, she was victorious against JJ Aldrich at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had won against Miranda Maverick at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Erin Blanchfield had been fighting more than Jessica Andrade.

Going to this contest, Jessica Andrade had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 5 days ago, while Erin Blanchfield's last outing had been 8 months ago.

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Blanchfield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Andrade vs Blanchfield?

Jessica Andrade was a 87/100 (-110) favourite going into the contest, while Erin Blanchfield made her way into the ring at 19/20 (-110) with oddsmakers.