Andrade vs Rodriguez

Who won Andrade vs Rodriguez?

Jessica Andrade beat Marina Rodriguez by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 300, on Saturday 13th April 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jessica Andrade.

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 Rodriguez stats

Jessica Andrade stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Marina Rodriguez made her way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, 7 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. Marina Rodriguez marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Jessica Andrade's UFC record stood at 17-10-0, while Marina Rodriguez's came in at 7-4-2.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage in power over Andrade, with a 41% knock out percentage over Andrade's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Andrade had a large advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 32% submission rate over Rodriguez's 6%.

Jessica Andrade was the younger woman by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 5 inches over Andrade. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Andrade was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made her debut in 2011, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 14 more professional rounds, 75 to Rodriguez's 61.

Andrade vs Rodriguez form

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

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Mackenzie Dern at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Amanda Ribas at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, she had lost to Carla Esparza at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

She had drawn with Cynthia Calvillo at UFC on ESPN 7 on 7th December 2019 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Capital One Arena, Washington D.C..

Activity check

Andrade's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Andrade vs Rodriguez?

Jessica Andrade was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Marina Rodriguez made her way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.