Rosa vs Aldrich

Who won Rosa vs Aldrich?

JJ Aldrich beat Montana De La Rosa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner JJ Aldrich.

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).

Rosa vs Aldrich stats

Montana De La Rosa stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

JJ Aldrich made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Montana De La Rosa's UFC record stood at 5-5-1, while JJ Aldrich's came in at 9-5-0.

The stats suggested Aldrich had an advantage in power over Rosa, with a 25% knock out percentage over Rosa's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rosa had a massive advantage over Aldrich, boasting a 67% submission rate over Aldrich's 0%.

Montana De La Rosa was the younger woman by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Rosa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Aldrich. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Rosa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights. She had fought 7 more professional rounds, 55 to Aldrich's 48.

Rosa vs Aldrich form

Rosa had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Tatiana Suarez at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Maycee Barber at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Ariane Lipski at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Before that, she had been defeated by Viviane Araujo at UFC Vegas 9 on 5th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Mara Borella at UFC on ESPN+ 25 on 15th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho.

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

In her last fight before this contest, she had defeated Na Liang at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, she had lost to Ariane Lipski at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had won against Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, JJ Aldrich had been fighting more than Montana De La Rosa.

Going to this contest, Montana De La Rosa had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 3 days ago, while JJ Aldrich's last outing had been 8 months and 2 days ago.

Rosa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Aldrich's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rosa vs Aldrich?

Montana De La Rosa was a 33/50 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while JJ Aldrich made her way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.