Dumont vs Chandler

Who won Dumont vs Chandler?

Norma Dumont beat Chelsea Chandler by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Norma Dumont.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Dumont vs Chandler stats

Norma Dumont stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Chelsea Chandler made her way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Norma Dumont's UFC record stood at 7-2-0, while Chelsea Chandler's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Chandler had a massive power advantage over Dumont, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Dumont's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dumont had a slight advantage over Chandler, with a 22% submission rate over Chandler's 20%.

Norma Dumont was the older woman by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Chandler had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dumont. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Dumont was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Chandler, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 16 more professional rounds, 35 to Chandler's 19.

Dumont vs Chandler form

Norma Dumont had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Karol Rosa at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Danyelle Wolf at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Macy Chiasson at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, she had defeated Aspen Ladd at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

She was victorious against Felicia Spencer at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

Dumont's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dumont vs Chandler?

Norma Dumont was a 33/50 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Chelsea Chandler made her way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.