Shevchenko vs Murphy

Who won Shevchenko vs Murphy?

Valentina Shevchenko beat Lauren Murphy by knockout in the 4th round during the co-main event of UFC 266, on Saturday 25th September 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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).

This contest was for the UFC Women’s Flyweight championship.

Shevchenko vs Murphy stats

Valentina Shevchenko stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Lauren Murphy made her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Valentina Shevchenko's 17th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015.

Valentina Shevchenko's UFC record stood at 13-3-1, while Lauren Murphy's came in at 8-6-0.

The stats suggested Murphy had a large advantage in power over Shevchenko, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Shevchenko's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shevchenko had a large advantage over Murphy, boasting a 35% submission rate over Murphy's 7%.

Valentina Shevchenko was the younger woman by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Murphy had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Shevchenko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2003, 7 years and 1 month earlier than Murphy, whose first professional fight was in 2010. She had fought 26 more professional rounds, 86 to Murphy's 60.

Shevchenko vs Murphy form

Shevchenko had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had drawn with Alexa Grasso at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Alexa Grasso at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Taila Santos at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, she had beaten Lauren Murphy 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, United States.

She had defeated Jessica Andrade at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

Shevchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Murphy's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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