Who won Andrade vs Blanchfield?
Erin Blanchfield beat Jessica Andrade by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield, 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 loses 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, with 2 of those wins by knock out and 3 by submission.
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 42 more professional rounds, 72 to Blanchfield's 30.
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 lost to Weili Zhang at UFC on ESPN+ 15 on 31st August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, China.
Previous to that, she had defeated Rose Namajunas at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Going into that contest, she had beat Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 228 on 8th September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States.
Before that, she had won against Tecia Torres at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.
She had beat Claudia Gadelha at UFC Fight Night 117 on 22nd September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.
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Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 6 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
Blanchfield's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 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.
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