Rodriguez vs Dern

Who won Rodriguez vs Dern?

Marina Rodriguez beat Mackenzie Dern by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 39, on Saturday 9th October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Marina Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Rodriguez vs Dern stats

Marina Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mackenzie Dern made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 6 by submission.

This was Marina Rodriguez's 14th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Mackenzie Dern marked her 15th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Marina Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 7-5-2, while Mackenzie Dern's came in at 10-5-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a massive power advantage over Dern, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Dern's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dern had a massive advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 60% submission rate over Rodriguez's 7%.

Marina Rodriguez was the older woman by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dern. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rodriguez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Dern, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 11 more professional rounds, 64 to Dern's 53.

Rodriguez vs Dern form

Rodriguez had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Amanda Ribas at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Carla Esparza at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Before that, she had drawn with Cynthia Calvillo at UFC on ESPN 7 on 7th December 2019 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Capital One Arena, Washington D.C..

She had drawn with Randa Markos at UFC Fight Night 137 on 22nd September 2018 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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