Grasso vs Barber

Who won Grasso vs Barber?

Alexa Grasso beat Maycee Barber by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 258, on Saturday 13th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexa Grasso.

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).

Grasso vs Barber stats

Alexa Grasso stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Maycee Barber made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Alexa Grasso's UFC record stood at 8-3-1, while Maycee Barber's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Barber had a large advantage in power over Grasso, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Grasso's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barber had a large advantage over Grasso, boasting a 25% submission rate over Grasso's 0%.

Alexa Grasso was the older woman by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Grasso had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Grasso was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Barber, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 14 more professional rounds, 53 to Barber's 39.

Grasso vs Barber form

Alexa Grasso had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had drawn with Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission 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 Viviane Araujo at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

She was victorious against Maycee Barber at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 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 before 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, Maycee Barber had been fighting more than Alexa Grasso.

Going to this contest, Alexa Grasso had last fought 10 months and 8 days ago, while Maycee Barber's last outing had been 4 months and 15 days ago.

Grasso's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 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.

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