Maverick vs Young

Who won Maverick vs Young?

Miranda Maverick beat Shanna Young by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th November 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Maverick vs Young stats

Miranda Maverick stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Shanna Young made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Miranda Maverick's 10th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Shanna Young marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Miranda Maverick's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Shanna Young's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Young had an advantage in power over Maverick, with a 25% knock out percentage over Maverick's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maverick had an advantage over Young, with a 56% submission rate over Young's 38%.

Miranda Maverick was the younger woman by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Young had a height advantage of 4 inches over Maverick. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Maverick was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 1 year and 7 months later than Young, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 1 more professional rounds, 46 to Young's 45.

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Maverick's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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

What were the odds on Maverick vs Young?

Miranda Maverick was a 3/25 (-830) favourite going into the contest, while Shanna Young made her way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.