Suarez vs Rosa

Who won Suarez vs Rosa?

Tatiana Suarez beat Montana De La Rosa by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Suarez vs Rosa stats

Tatiana Suarez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Montana De La Rosa made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Montana De La Rosa marked her 12th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Tatiana Suarez's UFC record stood at 7-0-0, while Montana De La Rosa's came in at 6-5-1.

The stats suggested Suarez 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 large advantage over Suarez, boasting a 67% submission rate over Suarez's 38%.

Tatiana Suarez was the older woman by 4 years, at 33 years old.

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

Suarez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2014, 1 month earlier than Rosa, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 37 less professional rounds, 21 to Rosa's 58.

Suarez vs Rosa form

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

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to 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, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Ariane da Silva at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

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

Before that, 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.

She had been defeated by Andrea Lee at UFC on ESPN+ 12 on 22nd June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville.

Activity check

Rosa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Suarez vs Rosa?

Tatiana Suarez was a 3/25 (-830) favourite going into the contest, while Montana De La Rosa made her way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.