McCann vs Stoliarenko

Who won McCann vs Stoliarenko?

Julija Stoliarenko beat Molly McCann by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura, on Saturday 22nd July 2023 at O2 Arena in London.

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).

McCann vs Stoliarenko stats

Molly McCann stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Julija Stoliarenko made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws and 9 by submission.

This was Molly McCann's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018.

Molly McCann's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Julija Stoliarenko's came in at 2-6-0.

The stats suggested McCann had a massive power advantage over Stoliarenko, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Stoliarenko's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Stoliarenko had a massive advantage over McCann, boasting a 90% submission rate over McCann's 0%.

Molly McCann was the older woman by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Stoliarenko had a height advantage of 3 inches over McCann. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

McCann was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2015, 3 years and 1 month later than Stoliarenko, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 7 more professional rounds, 48 to Stoliarenko's 41.

McCann vs Stoliarenko form

McCann had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Julija Stoliarenko at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Erin Blanchfield at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Going into that contest, she had won against Hannah Goldy at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, she had beaten Luana Carolina at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at 02 Arena, London.

She had defeated Ji Yeon Kim at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

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McCann's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 7 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McCann vs Stoliarenko?

Molly McCann was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Julija Stoliarenko made her way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.