McMann vs Rosa

Who won McMann vs Rosa?

Sara McMann beat Karol Rosa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night Columbus, on Saturday 26th March 2022 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sara McMann.

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).

McMann vs Rosa stats

Sara McMann stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Karol Rosa made her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Karol Rosa marked her 11th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Sara McMann's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Karol Rosa's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Rosa had an advantage in power over McMann, with a 27% knock out percentage over McMann's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McMann had a large advantage over Rosa, boasting a 42% submission rate over Rosa's 13%.

Sara McMann was the older woman by 14 years, at 44 years old.

McMann had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rosa. Despite this, Rosa had a 1-inch reach advantage.

McMann was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2011, 9 months earlier than Rosa, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 22 less professional rounds, 46 to Rosa's 68.

McMann vs Rosa form

Karol Rosa had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Pannie Kianzad at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on 10th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Irene Aldana at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Yana Santos at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Norma Dumont at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Lina Lansberg at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Rosa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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