Namajunas vs Cortez

Who won Namajunas vs Cortez?

Rose Namajunas beat Tracy Cortez by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th July 2024 at Ball Arena in Denver.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 in favor of the winner Rose Namajunas.

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 Cortez stats

Rose Namajunas stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Tracy Cortez made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Rose Namajunas' 18th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014. Tracy Cortez marked her 6th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Rose Namajunas' UFC record stood at 12-6-0, while Tracy Cortez's came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Namajunas had a slight advantage in power over Cortez, with a 17% knock out percentage over Cortez's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Namajunas had a massive advantage over Cortez, boasting a 42% submission rate over Cortez's 9%.

Rose Namajunas was the older woman by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Cortez had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Namajunas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Cortez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 30 more professional rounds, 67 to Cortez's 37.

Namajunas vs Cortez form

Namajunas had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this 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.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, she had won against 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.

Before that, she had beaten 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.

She had defeated 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.

Activity check

Namajunas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Cortez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Namajunas vs Cortez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 AM UTC , which was 12:40 AM EST or 9:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Namajunas vs Cortez?

Rose Namajunas was a 2/5 (-260) favourite going into the contest, while Tracy Cortez made her way into the ring at 19/10 (+200) with oddsmakers.