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 won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against 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, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Jennifer Maia at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, she was victorious against Liz Carmouche at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

She had won against Jessica Eye at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago, United States.

Activity check

Shevchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Murphy's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 12 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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