Andrade vs Namajunas

Who won Andrade vs Namajunas?

Jessica Andrade beat Rose Namajunas by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 237, on Saturday 11th May 2019 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC women’s strawweight championship.

Andrade vs Namajunas stats

Jessica Andrade stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Rose Namajunas made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 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 Rose Namajunas' came in at 10-5-0.

The stats suggested Andrade had an advantage in power over Namajunas, with a 32% knock out percentage over Namajunas' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Namajunas had a large advantage over Andrade, boasting a 63% submission rate over Andrade's 37%.

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

Namajunas had a height advantage of 4 inches over Andrade. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Andrade was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made her debut in 2011, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Namajunas, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 21 more professional rounds, 75 to Namajunas' 54.

Andrade vs Namajunas 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 Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

She had been beaten by 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.

Namajunas had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had been defeated by Carla Esparza at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, she was victorious against Weili Zhang at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Going into that contest, she had won against Weili Zhang at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, she had beaten Jessica Andrade at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had lost to Jessica Andrade 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jessica Andrade had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 9 days ago, while Rose Namajunas' last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 20 days ago.

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Namajunas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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