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 5 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 21 more professional rounds, 81 to Murphy's 60.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Valentina Shevchenko had last fought 5 years, 7 months and 21 days ago, while Lauren Murphy's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 12 days ago.

Shevchenko's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Murphy's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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