Grasso vs Barber

Who won Grasso vs Barber?

Alexa Grasso beat Maycee Barber by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 258, on Saturday 13th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexa Grasso.

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).

Grasso vs Barber stats

Alexa Grasso stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Maycee Barber made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Alexa Grasso's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2016.

Alexa Grasso's UFC record stood at 8-4-1, while Maycee Barber's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Barber had a large advantage in power over Grasso, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Grasso's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barber had a large advantage over Grasso, boasting a 25% submission rate over Grasso's 0%.

Alexa Grasso was the older woman by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Grasso had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Grasso was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Barber, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 19 more professional rounds, 58 to Barber's 39.

Grasso vs Barber form

Alexa Grasso had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Maycee Barber at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Ji Yeon Kim at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Carla Esparza at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

She had been beaten by Tatiana Suarez at UFC Fight Night 129 on 19th May 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile.

Activity check

Grasso's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Barber's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

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