Cowan vs Horth

Who won Cowan vs Horth?

Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels beat Hailey Cowan by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Cowan vs Horth stats

Hailey Cowan stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Hailey Cowan's UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Wessels had an advantage in power over Cowan, with a 60% knock out percentage over Cowan's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wessels had an advantage over Cowan, with a 40% submission rate over Cowan's 20%.

Hailey Cowan was the younger woman by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Cowan had a height advantage of 2 inches over Wessels. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Cowan's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Wessels', having had 2 more fights, and made her debut in 2018, 2 months later than Wessels, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 3 less professional rounds, 22 to Wessels' 25.

Activity check

Cowan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cowan vs Horth?

Hailey Cowan was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels made her way into the ring at 59/100 (-170) with oddsmakers.