Jessica Andrade defeated Lauren Murphy via a unanimous decision at the UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Brazilian MMA fighter, who is a former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion, smashed her opponent and defeated her in all the criteria. Jessica Andrade realized 237 strikes, of which 231 were significant. She also succeeded to record the sole takedown in the match and saved 15 attempts from her opponent.
Jessica Andrade dominated from the first to the last minute and was close to realizing a knockout of Lauren Murphy, but her corner did not throw the towel. Thus, Jessica Andrade ultimately secured a lopsided unanimous decision win with a pair of 30-25 scorecards, which denotes two separate rounds ended with 10-8 scores, with the third official giving the fight a 30-26.
“Okay so basically every minute I’ve spent in Rio — besides these 15 right here — has been fantastic. The fight was a beat down but not the way I imagined it”, said Lauren Murphy after the loss. “Thankfully I’m all good, nose is a little busted up and my head needs rest, but I’ll be fine in a few days. I’m glad my corner didn’t stop the fight. [To be honest] I thought the ref was going to stop it in the second round but the bell rang before he decided to. Either way, I was grateful for the chance to keep fighting. My head and nose will heal with rest, and my heart will heal with time”, added she.
Jessica Andrade has a personal MMA record of 24-9-0 (W-L-D). She hopes for a rematch with Zhang Weili, but also is open to flyweight title bout.
Lauren Murphy has a personal MMA record of 16-6-0 (W-L-D).
