Maverick vs Horth

Who won Maverick vs Horth?

Miranda Maverick beat Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th December 2024 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Miranda Maverick.

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).

Maverick vs Horth stats

Miranda Maverick stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels made her way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Miranda Maverick's 11th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Miranda Maverick's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Wessels had a massive power advantage over Maverick, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Maverick's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maverick had a large advantage over Wessels, boasting a 50% submission rate over Wessels' 29%.

Miranda Maverick was the younger woman by 7 years, at 27 years old.

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

Maverick was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Wessels, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 24 more professional rounds, 49 to Wessels' 25.

Maverick vs Horth form

Miranda Maverick had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Dione Barbosa at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Andrea Lee at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Priscila Cachoeira at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, she had lost to Jasmine Jasudavicius at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

She was victorious against Shanna Young at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Maverick's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Wessels' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Maverick vs Horth start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:50 AM UTC , which was 7:50 PM EST or 4:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:50 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Maverick vs Horth?

Miranda Maverick was a 3/25 (-830) favourite going into the contest, while Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels made her way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.