Lee vs Rosa II

Who won Lee vs Rosa II?

Montana De La Rosa beat Andrea Lee by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Montana De La Rosa.

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 Rosa II stats

Andrea Lee stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Montana De La Rosa made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Andrea Lee's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Montana De La Rosa marked her 12th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Andrea Lee's UFC record stood at 5-8-0, while Montana De La Rosa's came in at 6-5-1.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rosa had a large advantage over Lee, boasting a 67% submission rate over Lee's 38%.

Andrea Lee was the older woman by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Rosa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lee. Despite this, she had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Lee was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2014, 13 days later than Rosa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 4 more professional rounds, 62 to Rosa's 58.

Lee vs Rosa II 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.

Montana De La Rosa had stopped 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to JJ Aldrich at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Tatiana Suarez at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Maycee Barber at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Ariane da Silva at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

She had lost to Viviane Araujo at UFC Vegas 9 on 5th September 2020 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 Montana De La Rosa.

Going to this contest, Andrea Lee had last fought 11 months and 5 days ago, while Montana De La Rosa's last outing had been 9 months and 17 days ago.

Lee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Rosa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Lee vs Rosa II start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:40 PM UTC , which was 6:40 PM EST or 3:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lee vs Rosa II?

Andrea Lee was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Montana De La Rosa made her way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.