Lee vs Maverick

Who won Lee vs Maverick?

Miranda Maverick beat Andrea Lee by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 298, on Saturday 17th February 2024 at Honda Center in Anaheim.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Miranda Maverick.

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 Maverick stats

Andrea Lee stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Miranda Maverick made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Andrea Lee's UFC record stood at 5-7-0, while Miranda Maverick's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Lee had an advantage in power over Maverick, with a 23% knock out percentage over Maverick's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maverick had an advantage over Lee, with a 58% submission rate over Lee's 38%.

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

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

Lee was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Maverick, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 16 more professional rounds, 59 to Maverick's 43.

Lee vs Maverick form

Lee had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Natalia Silva at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated 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.

Before that, she had won against Cynthia Calvillo at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Antonina Shevchenko at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Miranda Maverick had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had defeated Priscila Cachoeira at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Jasmine Jasudavicius at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Going into that contest, she was victorious against Shanna Young at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had won against Sabina Mazo at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been beaten by Erin Blanchfield at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Andrea Lee had last fought 8 months and 14 days ago, while Miranda Maverick's last outing had been 9 months and 4 days ago.

Lee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Maverick's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 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 Maverick?

Andrea Lee was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Miranda Maverick made her way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.