Murphy vs Tate

Who won Murphy vs Tate?

Lauren Murphy beat Miesha Tate by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 16th July 2022 at UBS Arena in Long Island, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Lauren Murphy.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Murphy vs Tate stats

Lauren Murphy stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Miesha Tate made her way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Lauren Murphy's UFC record stood at 8-6-0, while Miesha Tate's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Murphy had a massive power advantage over Tate, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Tate's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tate had a large advantage over Murphy, boasting a 37% submission rate over Murphy's 7%.

Lauren Murphy was the older woman by 3 years, at 41 years old.

Tate had a height advantage of 1 inch over Murphy. Despite this, she had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Murphy was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2010, 2 years and 6 months later than Tate, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She had fought 16 less professional rounds, 60 to Tate's 76.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lauren Murphy had been fighting more than Miesha Tate.

Going to this contest, Lauren Murphy had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 4 days ago, while Miesha Tate's last outing had been 3 years, 4 months and 9 days ago.

Murphy's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Tate's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Murphy vs Tate?

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