Who won Namajunas vs Blanchfield?
Rose Namajunas is set to face the challenge of Erin Blanchfield in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd November 2024 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
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' 16th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014.
Rose Namajunas' UFC record stood at 11-5-0, while Erin Blanchfield's came in at 6-1-0.
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 7 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, 59 to Blanchfield's 35.
Namajunas vs Blanchfield form
Rose Namajunas had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.
In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Tracy Cortez at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Ball Arena, Denver, United States.
Previous to that, she had beaten Amanda Ribas at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, she had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.
Before that, she had been beaten by Carla Esparza at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
She had defeated Weili Zhang at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.
Erin Blanchfield had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.
In her last fight before this contest, she had been defeated 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 was victorious 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 won against 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 beaten Molly McCann at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
She had defeated 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 3 months and 21 days ago, while Erin Blanchfield's last outing had been 7 months and 4 days ago.
Namajunas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.
Blanchfield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 30 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 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 57/50 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Erin Blanchfield made her way into the ring at 7/10 (-140) with oddsmakers.
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