Lee vs Barber

Who won Lee vs Barber?

Maycee Barber beat Andrea Lee by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night San Antonio, on Saturday 25th March 2023 at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Maycee Barber.

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).

Lee vs Barber stats

Andrea Lee stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Maycee Barber made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Andrea Lee's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018.

Andrea Lee's UFC record stood at 5-8-0, while Maycee Barber's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Barber had a large advantage in power over Lee, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Lee's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lee had an advantage over Barber, with a 38% submission rate over Barber's 18%.

Andrea Lee was the older woman by 9 years, at 35 years old.

Lee had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barber. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Lee was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Barber, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 23 more professional rounds, 62 to Barber's 39.

Lee vs Barber form

Lee had lost to all of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Montana De La Rosa at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Miranda Maverick at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Natalia Silva at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, she had lost to Maycee Barber at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

She had been beaten by Viviane Araujo at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Barber had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Amanda Ribas at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Andrea Lee at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, she was victorious against Jessica Eye at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She had won against Montana De La Rosa at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andrea Lee had been fighting more than Maycee Barber.

Going to this contest, Andrea Lee had last fought 1 month and 16 days ago, while Maycee Barber's last outing had been 4 months and 15 days ago.

Lee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Barber's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lee vs Barber?

Andrea Lee was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Maycee Barber made her way into the ring at 7/20 (-290) with oddsmakers.