Rodriguez vs Lemos

Who won Rodriguez vs Lemos?

Amanda Lemos beat Marina Rodriguez by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th November 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Rodriguez vs Lemos stats

Marina Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Amanda Lemos made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

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

Marina Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 7-4-2, while Amanda Lemos' came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Lemos had an advantage in power over Rodriguez, with a 58% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lemos had an advantage over Rodriguez, with a 25% submission rate over Rodriguez's 6%.

Marina Rodriguez was the same age as Amanda Lemos, at 36 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lemos. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Rodriguez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 8 months later than Lemos, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 25 more professional rounds, 61 to Lemos' 36.

Rodriguez vs Lemos form

Rodriguez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Mackenzie Dern at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Amanda Ribas at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had lost to Carla Esparza at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Activity check

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Lemos' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Lemos?

Marina Rodriguez was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Amanda Lemos made her way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.