Erin Blanchfield Submits Jessica Andrade at UFC Vegas 69
Erin Blanchfield’s win over Jéssica Andrade was a major milestone—but it happened on February 18, 2023, at Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield in Las Vegas, not on a recent card. Blanchfield submitted the former strawweight champion with a rear-naked choke at 1:37 of Round 2, according to the official event results.
The finish in Las Vegas
The flyweight main event ended at 1:37 of the second round when Blanchfield secured the rear-naked choke. MMA Fighting reported that she also received a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.
The victory became an important step in Blanchfield’s rise in the women’s flyweight division. It was a specific result against a former champion; claims that it guaranteed an immediate title opportunity were premature.
What followed
Blanchfield followed the Andrade win with a unanimous-decision victory over Taila Santos in August 2023. In March 2024, she lost a unanimous decision to Manon Fiorot. She returned to the win column against Rose Namajunas in November 2024, then submitted Tracy Cortez by rear-naked choke in November 2025.
That later record puts the 2023 Andrade finish in context: it was a breakout victory in a contender’s development, not a guarantee of a title shot. Blanchfield continued to face top-level opposition, with both setbacks and significant wins shaping her path through MMA.
Sources
- Andrade vs. Blanchfield official results
- MMA Fighting: Vegas 69 post-fight bonuses
- Blanchfield vs. Santos results
- Blanchfield vs. Fiorot results
- Blanchfield vs. Namajunas results
- Blanchfield vs. Cortez results
