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. Rose Namajunas marked her 16th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Jessica Andrade's UFC record stood at 17-10-0, while Rose Namajunas' came in at 11-5-0.

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 same age as Rose Namajunas, 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 16 more professional rounds, 75 to Namajunas' 59.

Andrade vs Namajunas form

Andrade had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 228 on 8th September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Tecia Torres at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.

Going into that contest, she had defeated 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.

Before that, she had lost to Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States.

She was victorious against Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night 104 on 4th February 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

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 beaten by Manon Fiorot at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, she had won 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.

Before that, she had beaten 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.

She had defeated 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jessica Andrade had last fought 5 years, 10 months and 16 days ago, while Rose Namajunas' last outing had been 10 months and 22 days ago.

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Namajunas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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