Shevchenko vs Chookagian

Who won Shevchenko vs Chookagian?

Valentina Shevchenko beat Katlyn Chookagian by during the co-main event of UFC 247, on Saturday 8th February 2020 at Toyota Center in Houston.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Valentina Shevchenko.

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).

This contest was for the UFC women’s flyweight championship.

Shevchenko vs Chookagian stats

Valentina Shevchenko stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Katlyn Chookagian made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Valentina Shevchenko's UFC record stood at 12-3-1, while Katlyn Chookagian's came in at 11-6-0.

The stats suggested Shevchenko had a large advantage in power over Chookagian, boasting a 28% knock out percentage over Chookagian's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shevchenko had a massive advantage over Chookagian, boasting a 39% submission rate over Chookagian's 0%.

Valentina Shevchenko was the older woman by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Chookagian had a height advantage of 4 inches over Shevchenko. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Shevchenko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made her debut in 2003, 11 years and 2 months earlier than Chookagian, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 13 more professional rounds, 81 to Chookagian's 68.

Shevchenko vs Chookagian form

Shevchenko had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Jessica Eye at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

Before that, she had lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by split decision in their championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

She was victorious against Julianna Pena at UFC on FOX 23 on 28th January 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Pepsi Center, Denver, United States.

Katlyn Chookagian had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Jennifer Maia at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Viviane Araujo at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had been defeated by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Valentina Shevchenko had last fought 4 years, 10 months and 10 days ago, while Katlyn Chookagian's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 3 days ago.

Shevchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Chookagian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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