Shevchenko vs Murphy

Who won Shevchenko vs Murphy?

Valentina Shevchenko beat Lauren Murphy by during the co-main event of UFC 266, on Saturday 25th September 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Valentina Shevchenko.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC women’s flyweight championship.

Shevchenko vs Murphy stats

Valentina Shevchenko stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Lauren Murphy made her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Murphy had a large advantage in power over Shevchenko, boosting at 57% knock out percentage over Shevchenko's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shevchenko had a large advantage over Murphy, boasting at 35% submission rate over Murphy's 7%.

Valentina Shevchenko was the younger woman by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Murphy had 3-inch reach advantage.

Shevchenko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2003, 7 years and 1 month earlier than Murphy, whose first professional fight was in 2010. She had fought 16 more professional rounds, 76 to Murphy's 60.

Shevchenko vs Murphy form

Shevchenko had won 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had defeated Jessica Andrade at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, she had defeated Jennifer Maia at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beat Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, she had won against Liz Carmouche at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

She had beat Jessica Eye at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago, United States.

Lauren Murphy had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had defeated Miesha Tate at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Joanne Calderwood at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, she had won against Liliya Shakirova at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had defeated Barb Honchak at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale on 1st December 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Park Theatre, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Valentina Shevchenko had been fighting more than Lauren Murphy.

Going to this contest, Valentina Shevchenko had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 6 days ago, while Lauren Murphy's last outing had been 8 months and 14 days ago.

Shevchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Murphy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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