Lee vs Barber

Who won Lee vs Barber?

Maycee Barber beat Andrea Lee by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night San Antonio, on Saturday 25th March 2023 at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Maycee Barber.

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).

Lee vs Barber stats

Andrea Lee stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Maycee Barber made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Andrea Lee's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018.

Andrea Lee's UFC record stood at 5-8-0, while Maycee Barber's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Barber had a large advantage in power over Lee, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Lee's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lee had an advantage over Barber, with a 38% submission rate over Barber's 18%.

Andrea Lee was the older woman by 9 years, at 35 years old.

Lee had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barber. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Lee was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Barber, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 23 more professional rounds, 62 to Barber's 39.

Lee vs Barber form

Lee 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 lost to Viviane Araujo at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Cynthia Calvillo at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Antonina Shevchenko at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, she had been beaten by Roxanne Modafferi at UFC Vegas 10 on 12th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

Barber had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she was victorious against Montana De La Rosa 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 Miranda Maverick at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Alexa Grasso at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Gillian Robertson at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at TD Garden, Boston.

She had defeated JJ Aldrich at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andrea Lee had been fighting more than Maycee Barber.

Going to this contest, Andrea Lee had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 27 days ago, while Maycee Barber's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 18 days ago.

Lee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Barber's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lee vs Barber?

Andrea Lee was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Maycee Barber made her way into the ring at 7/20 (-290) with oddsmakers.