Macedo vs Miller

Who won Macedo vs Miller?

Veronica Macedo beat Juliana Miller by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 286, on Saturday 18th March 2023 at o2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Veronica Macedo.

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).

Macedo vs Miller stats

Veronica Macedo stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Juliana Miller made her way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Veronica Macedo's 9th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2016. Juliana Miller marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Veronica Macedo's UFC record stood at 4-5-0, while Juliana Miller's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Miller had an advantage in power over Macedo, with a 33% knock out percentage over Macedo's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Miller had a massive advantage over Macedo, boasting a 67% submission rate over Macedo's 33%.

Veronica Macedo was the older woman by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Miller had a height advantage of 3 inches over Macedo. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Macedo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Miller, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She had fought 25 more professional rounds, 40 to Miller's 15.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Juliana Miller had been fighting more than Veronica Macedo.

Going to this contest, Veronica Macedo had last fought 7 years and 25 days ago, while Juliana Miller's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 7 days ago.

What were the odds on Macedo vs Miller?

Veronica Macedo was a 63/20 (+320) underdog going into the contest, while Juliana Miller made her way into the ring at 6/25 (-420) with oddsmakers.