Jessica Andrade vs Mackenzie Dern Picks and Prediction – 11/12/2023

On Saturday evening November 11th, Jessica Andrade squares off against Mackenzie Dern in this Women's Strawweight Fight. The bout will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Dern is two inches taller than Andrade, and will have a 1-inch reach advantage over her. Be ready for all the best UFC action with our UFC Picks.

Mackenzie Dern comes into this contest with a fight record of 13-3-0 with 0 knockouts and 7 submissions. Dern is 8-3 since joining the UFC back in 2018, and has yet to be knocked out or submitted. One out of those three losses also ended in a majority decision. That majority decision defeat came against Yan Xiaonan, which was a very close fight. Xiaonan out-landed Dern 126-66 in significant strikes, but lost the takedown battle 3-0 and the knockdown battle 1-0. The judges obviously favored the busier fighter in that bout, but Dern responded well in her next fight. She was able to take care of Angela Hill via a unanimous decision back in May of this year, and now sees her name back on a title fight card. Mackenzie Dern fights out of the RVCA camp.

Jessica Andrade has a fight record of 14-12-0, with 9 knockouts and 8 submissions. The former Strawweight champion hasn't held the belt since 2019, but will be looking to get back to her winning ways. Since holding that belt, she has gone just 4-6 through her last 10 UFC fights. She is also currently on a 3-fight losing streak, with her last win coming in April of 2022. In her most recent fight, she was submitted by Tatiana Suarez in round 2, and she was most-likely losing on all of the judges' scorecards. Andrade will be looking to establish a big win on Saturday as her time in the UFC is slowing fading away. Jessica "Bate Estaca" Andrade fights out of the Parana Vale Tudo camp.