Dern vs Hill

Who won Dern vs Hill?

Mackenzie Dern beat Angela Hill by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2, on Saturday 20th May 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mackenzie Dern.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Dern vs Hill stats

Mackenzie Dern stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 7 by submission.

Angela Hill made her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Mackenzie Dern's 15th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Angela Hill marked her 27th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Mackenzie Dern's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Angela Hill's came in at 13-14-0.

The stats suggested Hill had a massive power advantage over Dern, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Dern's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dern had a massive advantage over Hill, boasting a 58% submission rate over Hill's 0%.

Mackenzie Dern was the younger woman by 9 years, at 31 years old.

Dern had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hill. Despite this, Hill had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Dern was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2016, 2 years and 2 months later than Hill, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 41 less professional rounds, 53 to Hill's 94.

Dern vs Hill form

Mackenzie Dern had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Tecia Pennington at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, she had beaten Virna Jandiroba at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Randa Markos at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Angela Hill had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she was victorious against Emily Ducote at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Lupita Godinez at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Virna Jandiroba at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

She had been beaten by Tecia Pennington at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Mackenzie Dern had last fought 2 years, 5 months and 12 days ago, while Angela Hill's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 10 days ago.

Dern's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dern vs Hill?

Mackenzie Dern was a 29/50 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Angela Hill made her way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.