Namajunas vs Blanchfield

Who won Namajunas vs Blanchfield?

Erin Blanchfield beat Rose Namajunas by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd November 2024 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Erin Blanchfield.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Namajunas vs Blanchfield stats

Rose Namajunas stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Erin Blanchfield made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Rose Namajunas' 17th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014. Erin Blanchfield marked her 8th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Rose Namajunas' UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Erin Blanchfield's came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Blanchfield had a slight advantage in power over Namajunas, with a 17% knock out percentage over Namajunas' 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Namajunas had a slight advantage over Blanchfield, with a 38% submission rate over Blanchfield's 33%.

Rose Namajunas was the older woman by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Namajunas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Blanchfield. Despite this, Blanchfield had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Namajunas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Blanchfield, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 24 more professional rounds, 64 to Blanchfield's 40.

Namajunas vs Blanchfield form

Namajunas had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Weili Zhang at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Jessica Andrade at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Jessica Andrade at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, she had defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

She was victorious against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Erin Blanchfield had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had been beaten by Manon Fiorot at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Taila Santos at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had defeated Molly McCann at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

She was victorious against JJ Aldrich at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Erin Blanchfield had been fighting more than Rose Namajunas.

Going to this contest, Rose Namajunas had last fought 4 years and 21 days ago, while Erin Blanchfield's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 15 days ago.

Namajunas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Blanchfield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Namajunas vs Blanchfield start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Namajunas vs Blanchfield?

Rose Namajunas was a 11/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Erin Blanchfield made her way into the ring at 18/25 (-160) with oddsmakers.