Murphy vs Andrade

Who won Murphy vs Andrade?

Lerone Murphy beat Douglas Andrade by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Island 8, on Wednesday 20th January 2021 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lerone Murphy.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Murphy vs Andrade stats

Lerone Murphy stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Douglas Andrade made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Lerone Murphy's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Douglas Andrade marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Lerone Murphy's UFC record stood at 6-0-1, while Douglas Andrade's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Andrade had a slight advantage in power over Murphy, with a 73% knock out percentage over Murphy's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Andrade had a slight advantage over Murphy, with a 4% submission rate over Murphy's 0%.

Lerone Murphy was the younger man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Murphy had a height advantage of 2 inches over Andrade. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Murphy was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 10 months later than Andrade, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 44 less professional rounds, 34 to Andrade's 78.

Murphy vs Andrade form

Murphy remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Joshua Culibao at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gabriel Santos at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

Before that, he was victorious against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

He had won against Douglas Andrade at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Andrade had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Sergey Morozov at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Gaetano Pirrello at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Lerone Murphy at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he was victorious against Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Rob Font at UFC 213 on 8th July 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lerone Murphy had been fighting more than Douglas Andrade.

Going to this contest, Lerone Murphy had last fought 2 months and 7 days ago, while Douglas Andrade's last outing had been 2 years, 5 months and 13 days ago.

Murphy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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