Namajunas vs Andrade

Who won Namajunas vs Andrade?

Rose Namajunas beat Jessica Andrade by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 251, on Saturday 11th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rose Namajunas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Namajunas vs Andrade stats

Rose Namajunas stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jessica Andrade made her way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Jessica Andrade marked her 27th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in July 2013.

Rose Namajunas' UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Jessica Andrade's came in at 17-10-0.

The stats suggested Andrade had a large advantage in power over Namajunas, boasting a 35% knock out percentage over Namajunas' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Namajunas had a large advantage over Andrade, boasting a 63% submission rate over Andrade's 35%.

Rose Namajunas was the younger woman by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Namajunas had a height advantage of 4 inches over Andrade. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Namajunas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 3 months later than Andrade, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 21 less professional rounds, 54 to Andrade's 75.

Namajunas vs Andrade form

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

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Amanda Ribas at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Carla Esparza at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, she had beaten Weili Zhang at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

She had defeated Weili Zhang at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Jessica Andrade had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been defeated by Tatiana Suarez at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Yan Xiaonan at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Lauren Murphy at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She had won against Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jessica Andrade had been fighting more than Rose Namajunas.

Going to this contest, Rose Namajunas had last fought 26 days ago, while Jessica Andrade's last outing had been 8 months and 13 days ago.

Namajunas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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