Chookagian vs Maia

Who won Chookagian vs Maia?

Katlyn Chookagian beat Jennifer Maia by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th January 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Katlyn Chookagian.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Chookagian vs Maia stats

Katlyn Chookagian stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jennifer Maia made her way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Katlyn Chookagian's UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Jennifer Maia's came in at 6-6-0.

The stats suggested Maia had a slight advantage in power over Chookagian, with a 21% knock out percentage over Chookagian's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maia had an advantage over Chookagian, with a 26% submission rate over Chookagian's 6%.

Katlyn Chookagian was the same age as Jennifer Maia, at 35 years old.

Chookagian had a height advantage of 5 inches over Maia. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Chookagian was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2014, 4 years and 6 months later than Maia, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 18 less professional rounds, 68 to Maia's 86.

Chookagian vs Maia form

Katlyn Chookagian had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Viviane Araujo at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, she had been beaten by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

She had been defeated by Liz Carmouche at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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Chookagian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Maia's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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