Grasso vs Namajunas

When is Grasso vs Namajunas?

Alexa Grasso could potentially take on Rose Namajunas, in Spring 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Grasso vs Namajunas stats

Alexa Grasso would step into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Rose Namajunas would make her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knock out and 5 by submission.

The stats suggest Grasso would have a slight advantage in power over Namajunas, with a 25% knock out percentage over Namajunas' 18%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Namajunas would have a massive advantage over Grasso, boosting at 45% submission rate over Grasso's 13%.

Alexa Grasso is the younger woman by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Grasso has 1-inch reach advantage.

Grasso is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 17 days earlier than Namajunas, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She has fought 4 more professional rounds, 53 to Namajunas' 49.

Grasso vs Namajunas form

Alexa Grasso has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she drew 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 defeated Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by split draw in the 4th round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beat 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 won against Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in the 1st round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

She had beat Maycee Barber at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

In her last fight, she 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 beaten 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 defeated 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 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.

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 recent activity, Alexa Grasso has been fighting more than Rose Namajunas.

Alexa Grasso last fought 2 months and 17 days ago, while Rose Namajunas' last outing was 3 months and 1 day ago.

Grasso's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 20 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Namajunas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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