Aldrich vs Lipski

Who won Aldrich vs Lipski?

Ariane Lipski beat JJ Aldrich by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th March 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ariane Lipski.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Aldrich vs Lipski stats

JJ Aldrich stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ariane Lipski made her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

JJ Aldrich's UFC record stood at 9-5-0, while Ariane Lipski's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Lipski had a large advantage in power over Aldrich, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Aldrich's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lipski had a large advantage over Aldrich, boasting a 21% submission rate over Aldrich's 0%.

JJ Aldrich was the older woman by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Lipski had a height advantage of 1 inch over Aldrich. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Aldrich was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2014, 10 months later than Lipski, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 6 less professional rounds, 48 to Lipski's 54.

Aldrich vs Lipski form

JJ Aldrich had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, she had been beaten by Maycee Barber at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

She had defeated Polyana Viana at UFC 227 on 4th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Staples Center, Los Angeles.

Activity check

Aldrich's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Lipski's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Aldrich vs Lipski?

JJ Aldrich was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Ariane Lipski made her way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.