Andrade vs Dern

Who won Andrade vs Dern?

Jessica Andrade beat Mackenzie Dern by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 295, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Andrade vs Dern stats

Jessica Andrade stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Mackenzie Dern made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 7 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 Mackenzie Dern's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Andrade had a massive power advantage over Dern, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Dern's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dern had a large advantage over Andrade, boasting a 54% submission rate over Andrade's 33%.

Jessica Andrade was the older woman by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Dern had a height advantage of 3 inches over Andrade. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Andrade was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made her debut in 2011, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Dern, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 28 more professional rounds, 75 to Dern's 47.

Andrade vs Dern form

Andrade had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against 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.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, she had defeated 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.

She had been beaten by Rose Namajunas at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Mackenzie Dern had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she was victorious against Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, she had won against Tecia Torres at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, 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.

She had beaten Virna Jandiroba at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jessica Andrade had last fought 2 years and 3 days ago, while Mackenzie Dern's last outing had been 11 months and 6 days ago.

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Dern's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Andrade vs Dern?

Jessica Andrade was a 39/20 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Mackenzie Dern made her way into the ring at 21/50 (-240) with oddsmakers.