Shevchenko vs Chookagian

Who won Shevchenko vs Chookagian?

Valentina Shevchenko beat Katlyn Chookagian by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC 247, on Saturday 8th February 2020 at Toyota Center in Houston.

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.

This was Valentina Shevchenko's 17th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015.

Valentina Shevchenko's UFC record stood at 13-3-1, 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 18 more professional rounds, 86 to Chookagian's 68.

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 7 years, 8 months and 12 days ago, while Katlyn Chookagian's last outing had been 7 years, 10 months and 28 days ago.

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