Shevchenko vs Andrade

Who won Shevchenko vs Andrade?

Valentina Shevchenko beat Jessica Andrade by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 261, on Saturday 24th April 2021 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

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 Andrade stats

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

Jessica Andrade made her way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Valentina Shevchenko's 18th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Jessica Andrade marked her 29th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Valentina Shevchenko's UFC record stood at 14-3-1, while Jessica Andrade's came in at 17-12-0.

The stats suggested Andrade had a slight advantage in power over Shevchenko, with a 38% knock out percentage over Shevchenko's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shevchenko had a slight advantage over Andrade, with a 35% submission rate over Andrade's 33%.

Valentina Shevchenko was the older woman by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Shevchenko had a height advantage of 4 inches over Andrade. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Shevchenko was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2003, 8 years and 4 months earlier than Andrade, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 12 more professional rounds, 91 to Andrade's 79.

Shevchenko vs Andrade form

Shevchenko had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Alexa Grasso at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at The Sphere, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had drawn with Alexa Grasso at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Alexa Grasso at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Taila Santos at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

She had defeated Lauren Murphy 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, United States.

Jessica Andrade had stopped 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she was victorious against Katlyn Chookagian at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Rose Namajunas at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Weili Zhang at UFC on ESPN+ 15 on 31st August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, China.

Before that, she had won against Rose Namajunas at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She had beaten Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 228 on 8th September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Valentina Shevchenko had last fought 9 months and 27 days ago, while Jessica Andrade's last outing had been 4 years, 8 months and 24 days ago.

Shevchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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