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 28th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2013.

Jessica Andrade's UFC record stood at 17-11-0, 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 33 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 18 more professional rounds, 78 to Murphy's 60.

Andrade vs Murphy form

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

In her last fight leading up to 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 won against 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 beaten 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 defeated Tecia Pennington at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.

She was victorious against 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.

Lauren Murphy had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won 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 beaten 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 beaten 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 defeated 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 was victorious against 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, Lauren Murphy had been fighting more than Jessica Andrade.

Going to this contest, Jessica Andrade had last fought 5 years, 1 month and 4 days ago, while Lauren Murphy's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 19 days ago.

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Murphy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 15 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.