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Marina Rodriguez is set to clash with Amanda Lemos in the main event of UFC Vegas 64 this weekend. Rodriguez is ranked No. 3 in the UFC strawweight rankings, while Lemos is at No. 7. The fight was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 280 but was postponed.
Marina Rodriguez stands at 5'6" (168 cm) and has a reach of 65 inches. She last weighed in at 116 pounds against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 272. She won the fight via split decision. She has a UFC record of 6-2-1 and an overall MMA record of 16-2-1.
Amanda Lemos stands at 5'4" (163 cm) and has a similar reach to that of Rodriguez at 65 inches. She last weighed in at 116 pounds against Michelle Waterson at UFC Long Island. She submitted 'The Karate Hottie' via guillotine choke in the second round. She has a UFC record of 7-2-1 and an overall MMA record of 12-2-1.
Marina Rodriguez joined the UFC after winning a contract on Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 2. She faced Maria de Oliveira Neta and finished her via TKO in the second round.
She is currently on a four-fight win streak, with wins over the likes of Amanda Ribas, Michelle Waterson and Mackenzie Dern. Her only career loss was to current strawweight champion Carla Esparza.
Amanda Lemos joined the UFC as a bantamweight and faced Leslie Smith on debut at UFC Fight Night 113. She was finished by Leslie in the second round via TKO.
Following her loss, she dropped to strawweight and went on a five-fight win streak. Her second career loss came at the hands of Jéssica Andrade at UFC Fight Night 205. Lemos was submitted via standing arm-triangle choke in the first round. She followed this loss up with a win over 'The Karate Hottie' in her last fight.
UFC Vegas 64 was supposed to be headlined by Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev, but the fight was removed from the card due to Evloev pulling out in October. Marina Rodriguez vs. Amanda Lemos was then promoted to the main event.
Marina Rodriguez vs. Amanda Lemos: War of the surging strawweights
The bout between Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos will feature two surging strawweights in the top 10 going toe-to-toe. In terms of experience, Rodriguez has the edge with four more fights than Lemos in her total record.
Even though Lemos has one less fight in the UFC than Rodriguez, she has seven wins in total with the promotion, one more than Rodriguez. Lemos has seven wins by knockout, three submission wins and two decision victories.
Rodriguez, on the other hand, has six wins by knockout, one via submission and nine decision victories.
