Rodriguez vs Dern

Who won Rodriguez vs Dern?

Marina Rodriguez beat Mackenzie Dern by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 39, on Saturday 9th October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Marina Rodriguez.

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).

Rodriguez vs Dern stats

Marina Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mackenzie Dern made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 6 by submission.

This was Marina Rodriguez's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in September 2018.

Marina Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 7-4-2, while Mackenzie Dern's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a massive power advantage over Dern, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Dern's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dern had a massive advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 60% submission rate over Rodriguez's 7%.

Marina Rodriguez was the older woman by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dern. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rodriguez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Dern, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 14 more professional rounds, 61 to Dern's 47.

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Rodriguez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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