Amanda vs Ardelean

Who won Amanda vs Ardelean?

Alice Ardelean beat Rayanne dos Santos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 31st May 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alice Ardelean.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Amanda vs Ardelean stats

Rayanne dos Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Alice Ardelean made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Rayanne dos Santos' 3rd fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2023. Alice Ardelean marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Rayanne dos Santos' UFC record stood at 0-3-0, while Alice Ardelean's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Ardelean had a large advantage in power over Santos, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Santos' 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had an advantage over Ardelean, with a 57% submission rate over Ardelean's 44%.

Rayanne dos Santos was the younger woman by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Ardelean had a height advantage of 1 inch over Santos. Despite this, she had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Santos was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 1 year and 10 months later than Ardelean, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 12 more professional rounds, 50 to Ardelean's 38.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alice Ardelean had been fighting more than Rayanne dos Santos.

Going to this contest, Rayanne dos Santos had last fought 1 year ago, while Alice Ardelean's last outing had been 7 months and 20 days ago.

Santos' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 30 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Ardelean's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Amanda vs Ardelean start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:00 PM UTC , which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Amanda vs Ardelean?

Rayanne dos Santos was a 9/20 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Alice Ardelean made her way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.