Andrade vs Dern

Who won Andrade vs Dern?

Jessica Andrade beat Mackenzie Dern by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 295, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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).

Andrade vs Dern stats

Jessica Andrade stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Mackenzie Dern made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 7 by submission.

This was Jessica Andrade's 28th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2013. Mackenzie Dern marked her 15th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Jessica Andrade's UFC record stood at 17-11-0, while Mackenzie Dern's came in at 10-5-0.

The stats suggested Andrade had a massive power advantage over Dern, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Dern's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dern had a large advantage over Andrade, boasting a 54% submission rate over Andrade's 33%.

Jessica Andrade was the older woman by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Dern had a height advantage of 3 inches over Andrade. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Andrade was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made her debut in 2011, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Dern, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 25 more professional rounds, 78 to Dern's 53.

Andrade vs Dern form

Andrade had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Marina Rodriguez at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Mackenzie Dern at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Tatiana Suarez at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Before that, she had been beaten by Yan Xiaonan at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.

She had been defeated by Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Mackenzie Dern had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had defeated Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Yan Xiaonan at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she was victorious against Tecia Pennington at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, she had been beaten by Marina Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had won against Virna Jandiroba at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jessica Andrade had last fought 1 year and 21 days ago, while Mackenzie Dern's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 14 days ago.

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Dern's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Andrade vs Dern?

Jessica Andrade was a 39/20 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Mackenzie Dern made her way into the ring at 21/50 (-240) with oddsmakers.