Chiesa vs Magny

Who won Chiesa vs Magny?

Michael Chiesa beat Neil Magny by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Island 8, on Wednesday 20th January 2021 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Chiesa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Chiesa vs Magny stats

Michael Chiesa stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 11 by submission.

Neil Magny made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Michael Chiesa's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Neil Magny marked his 33rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Michael Chiesa's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Neil Magny's came in at 22-11-0.

The stats suggested that Chiesa and Magny have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chiesa had a massive advantage over Magny, boasting a 65% submission rate over Magny's 0%.

Michael Chiesa was the younger man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Magny had a height advantage of 2 inches over Chiesa. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Chiesa was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Magny, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 59 less professional rounds, 48 to Magny's 107.

Chiesa vs Magny form

Michael Chiesa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Diego Sanchez at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Carlos Condit at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had lost to Anthony Pettis at UFC 226 on 7th July 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas.

He had been beaten by Kevin Lee at UFC Fight Night 112 on 25th June 2017 by submission in the 1st round at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City.

Magny had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Robbie Lawler at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Anthony Rocco Martin at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jingliang Li at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He had defeated Craig White at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27th May 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Neil Magny had been fighting more than Michael Chiesa.

Going to this contest, Michael Chiesa had last fought 4 years, 7 months and 27 days ago, while Neil Magny's last outing had been 4 years and 23 days ago.

Chiesa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Magny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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