Yanez vs Mauldin

Who won Yanez vs Mauldin?

Lisa Mauldin beat Desiree Yanez by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 7, on Friday 4th August 2023 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

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).

Yanez vs Mauldin stats

Desiree Yanez stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Lisa Mauldin made her way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Desiree Yanez's PFL record stood at 1-1-0, while Lisa Mauldin's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Yanez had a large advantage in power over Mauldin, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Mauldin's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mauldin had a slight advantage over Yanez, with a 20% submission rate over Yanez's 14%.

Desiree Yanez was the same age as Lisa Mauldin, at 34 years old.

Mauldin had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yanez.

Yanez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2018, 26 days earlier than Mauldin, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 5 more professional rounds, 28 to Mauldin's 23.

Yanez vs Mauldin form

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

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Helen Peralta at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 5 on 24th February 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Universal Studios, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Whittany Pyles at LFA 127 on 25th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, Commerce.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Mitzi Merry at LFA 96 on 4th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Before that, she had been beaten by Sam Hughes at LFA 81 on 31st January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa.

She had defeated Kaytlin Neil at LFA 66 on 10th May 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Maverik Center, West Valley City.

Activity check

Yanez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Mauldin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Yanez vs Mauldin?

Desiree Yanez was a 4/9 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Lisa Mauldin made her way into the ring at 31/20 (+140) with oddsmakers.