Andrade vs Murphy

Who won Andrade vs Murphy?

Jessica Andrade beat Lauren Murphy by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 283, on Saturday 21st January 2023 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced as 30-25, 30-25, 30-26 in favor of the winner Jessica Andrade.

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).

Andrade vs Murphy stats

Jessica Andrade stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Lauren Murphy made her way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 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 Lauren Murphy's came in at 8-6-0.

The stats suggested Murphy had an advantage in power over Andrade, with a 50% knock out percentage over Andrade's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Andrade had a large advantage over Murphy, boasting a 35% submission rate over Murphy's 6%.

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

Murphy had a height advantage of 4 inches over Andrade. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Andrade was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made her debut in 2011, 1 year and 2 months later than Murphy, whose first professional fight was in 2010. She had fought 15 more professional rounds, 75 to Murphy's 60.

Andrade vs Murphy form

Andrade had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Yan Xiaonan at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

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

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

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

Lauren Murphy had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she was victorious against Miesha Tate at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Previous to that, she had been defeated by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Joanne Calderwood at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, she had beaten Liliya Shakirova at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had defeated Barb Honchak at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale on 1st December 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Park Theatre, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jessica Andrade had last fought 11 months and 21 days ago, while Lauren Murphy's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 11 days ago.

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Murphy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Andrade vs Murphy?

Jessica Andrade was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Lauren Murphy made her way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.