Murphy vs Moura

Who won Murphy vs Moura?

Eduarda Moura beat Lauren Murphy by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th July 2025 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Eduarda Moura.

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).

Murphy vs Moura stats

Lauren Murphy stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Eduarda Moura made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Lauren Murphy's 15th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014. Eduarda Moura marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Lauren Murphy's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Eduarda Moura's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Murphy had an advantage in power over Moura, with a 50% knock out percentage over Moura's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moura had a massive advantage over Murphy, boasting a 45% submission rate over Murphy's 6%.

Lauren Murphy was the older woman by 10 years, at 41 years old.

Moura had a height advantage of 1 inch over Murphy. Despite this, she had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Murphy was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 11 years and 9 months earlier than Moura, whose first professional fight was in 2022. She had fought 40 more professional rounds, 63 to Moura's 23.

Murphy vs Moura form

Lauren Murphy had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Jessica Andrade at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, she had won against Miesha Tate at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Joanne Calderwood at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

She had defeated Liliya Shakirova at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Murphy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Moura's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Murphy vs Moura start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:15 AM UTC , which was 8:15 PM EST or 5:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:15 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Murphy vs Moura?

Lauren Murphy was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Eduarda Moura made her way into the ring at 9/50 (-560) with oddsmakers.