The learning curve has grown exponentially steeper for Erin Blanchfield.
As Blanchfield and Andrade make final preparations in advance of their forthcoming battle at 125 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
23: Years of age for Blanchfield, who was born on May 4, 1999 in Elmwood Park, New Jersey.
3: Blanchfield victories by submission, accounting for 30% of her career total (10). Her methods of choice: one kimura, one guillotine choke and one keylock. Blanchfield owns two other victories by knockout or technical knockout (20%) and five more by decision (50%).
120: Significant strikes landed by Blanchfield in her three-round unanimous decision over Sarah Alpar at UFC Fight Night 192 on Sept. 18, 2021. It established a personal high-water mark for the Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt that stands to this day.
5: Consecutive calendar years in which Blanchfield has fought as a mixed martial artist. She went 3-0 in 2018, 1-1 in 2019, 2-0 in 2020, 2-0 in 2021 and 2-0 in 2022.
.688: Cumulative winning percentage between the four women—McCann, Alpar, J.J. Aldrich and Miranda Maverick—Blanchfield has beaten as a member of the UFC roster. They boast a combined record of 44-20.
31: Years of age for Andrade, who was born on Sept. 25, 1991 in Umuarama, Brazil.
9: Andrade wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 38% of her career total (24). Her list of UFC victims: Cynthia Calvillo, Katlyn Chookagian, Rose Namajunas, Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Jessica Penne. Andrade holds eight other wins by submission (33%) and seven more by decision (29%).
74: Seconds needed for Andrade to put away Juliana Silva with a guillotine choke at Ring of Fire 4 on Aug. 28, 2012. More than a decade later, it remains the fastest finish of her career.
42: Rounds completed by Andrade across her 33 professional appearances. She has gone the distance on 10 different occasions and carries a 7-3 record in those bouts.
144: Combined victories between the nine women—Valentina Shevchenko, Rose Namajunas, Weili Zhang, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Raquel Pennington, Marion Reneau, Liz Carmouche, Jennifer Maia and Kinberly Tanaka Novaes—who have defeated Andrade. They sport a .725 cumulative winning percentage at 144-54-2.