Fiorot vs Blanchfield

Who won Fiorot vs Blanchfield?

Manon Fiorot beat Erin Blanchfield by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Manon Fiorot.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Fiorot vs Blanchfield stats

Manon Fiorot stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Erin Blanchfield made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Manon Fiorot's UFC record stood at 7-0-0, while Erin Blanchfield's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Fiorot had a massive power advantage over Blanchfield, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Blanchfield's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blanchfield had a massive advantage over Fiorot, boasting a 33% submission rate over Fiorot's 0%.

Manon Fiorot was the older woman by 10 years, at 34 years old.

Fiorot had a height advantage of 3 inches over Blanchfield. Despite this, Blanchfield had 2-inch reach advantage.

Fiorot's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Blanchfield's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 2 months later than Blanchfield, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 1 more professional rounds, 36 to Blanchfield's 35.

Fiorot vs Blanchfield form

Fiorot had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Rose Namajunas at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, she had beaten Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Jennifer Maia at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States.

Before that, she was victorious against Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had won against Tabatha Ricci at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Erin Blanchfield had beaten 5 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had beaten Taila Santos at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, she had defeated Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she was victorious against Molly McCann at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, she had won against JJ Aldrich at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Miranda Maverick at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Erin Blanchfield had been fighting more than Manon Fiorot.

Going to this contest, Manon Fiorot had last fought 7 months and 22 days ago, while Erin Blanchfield's last outing had been 7 months and 29 days ago.

Fiorot's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Blanchfield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Fiorot vs Blanchfield start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC , which was 12:00 AM EST or 9:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Fiorot vs Blanchfield?

Manon Fiorot was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Erin Blanchfield made her way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.