Kianzad vs Chiasson

Who won Kianzad vs Chiasson?

Macy Chiasson beat Pannie Kianzad by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 16th March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Kianzad vs Chiasson stats

Pannie Kianzad stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Macy Chiasson made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Pannie Kianzad's UFC record stood at 5-5-0, while Macy Chiasson's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Chiasson had a slight advantage in power over Kianzad, with a 25% knock out percentage over Kianzad's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chiasson had a large advantage over Kianzad, boasting a 25% submission rate over Kianzad's 0%.

Pannie Kianzad was the same age as Macy Chiasson, at 32 years old.

Chiasson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kianzad. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Kianzad was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 5 years and 6 months earlier than Chiasson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 37 more professional rounds, 66 to Chiasson's 29.

Kianzad vs Chiasson form

Pannie Kianzad had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, she had won against Lina Lansberg at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Raquel Pennington at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Alexis Davis at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

She had been defeated by Macy Chiasson at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Kianzad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Chiasson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kianzad vs Chiasson?

Pannie Kianzad was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Macy Chiasson made her way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.