Lemos vs Jandiroba

Who won Lemos vs Jandiroba?

Virna Jandiroba beat Amanda Lemos by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Lemos vs Jandiroba stats

Amanda Lemos stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Virna Jandiroba made her way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

This was Amanda Lemos' 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2017. Virna Jandiroba marked her 10th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Amanda Lemos' UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Virna Jandiroba's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Lemos had a massive power advantage over Jandiroba, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Jandiroba's 5%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jandiroba had a massive advantage over Lemos, boasting a 65% submission rate over Lemos' 21%.

Amanda Lemos was the older woman by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Lemos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Jandiroba. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Lemos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2014, 1 year and 1 month later than Jandiroba, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 14 less professional rounds, 38 to Jandiroba's 52.

Lemos vs Jandiroba form

Lemos had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Weili Zhang at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Marina Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Before that, she had been beaten by Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

Jandiroba had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she was victorious against Lupita Godinez at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Marina Rodriguez at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Angela Hill 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 been defeated by Amanda Ribas at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

She had defeated Kanako Murata at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in the United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Amanda Lemos had been fighting more than Virna Jandiroba.

Going to this contest, Amanda Lemos had last fought 11 months and 5 days ago, while Virna Jandiroba's last outing had been 3 months and 24 days ago.

Lemos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Jandiroba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lemos vs Jandiroba start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lemos vs Jandiroba?

Amanda Lemos was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Virna Jandiroba made her way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.