Chookagian vs Fiorot

Who won Chookagian vs Fiorot?

Manon Fiorot beat Katlyn Chookagian by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 280, on Saturday 22nd October 2022 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Manon Fiorot.

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 Fiorot stats

Katlyn Chookagian stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Manon Fiorot made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Katlyn Chookagian's UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Manon Fiorot's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Fiorot had a massive power advantage over Chookagian, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Chookagian's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chookagian had a slight advantage over Fiorot, with a 6% submission rate over Fiorot's 0%.

Katlyn Chookagian was the older woman by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Chookagian had a height advantage of 2 inches over Fiorot. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Chookagian was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Fiorot, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 32 more professional rounds, 68 to Fiorot's 36.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Katlyn Chookagian had last fought 3 years, 8 months and 3 days ago, while Manon Fiorot's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 2 days ago.

Chookagian's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Fiorot's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Chookagian vs Fiorot?

Katlyn Chookagian was a 187/100 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Manon Fiorot made her way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.