Horth vs Hardy

Who won Horth vs Hardy?

Veronica Macedo beat Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd December 2023 at Moody Center in Austin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Veronica Macedo.

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).

Horth vs Hardy stats

Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Veronica Macedo made her way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels' UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Veronica Macedo's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Wessels had a massive power advantage over Macedo, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Macedo's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wessels had a slight advantage over Macedo, with a 33% submission rate over Macedo's 29%.

Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels was the older woman by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Wessels had a height advantage of 3 inches over Macedo. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Wessels was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 2 years later than Macedo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 15 less professional rounds, 19 to Macedo's 34.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels had been fighting more than Veronica Macedo.

Going to this contest, Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels had last fought 11 months and 29 days ago, while Veronica Macedo's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 9 days ago.

Wessels' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Macedo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Horth vs Hardy?

Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Veronica Macedo made her way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.