Shevchenko vs Maia

Who won Shevchenko vs Maia?

Valentina Shevchenko beat Jennifer Maia by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 255, on Saturday 21st November 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of 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 Maia stats

Valentina Shevchenko stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jennifer Maia made her way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 loses and 1 draw, with 4 of those wins by knock out and 5 by submission.

The stats suggested Shevchenko had a slight advantage in power over Maia, with a 32% knock out percentage over Maia's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shevchenko had a slight advantage over Maia, with a 37% submission rate over Maia's 28%.

Valentina Shevchenko was the older woman by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Shevchenko had a height advantage of 1 inch over Maia. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Shevchenko was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2003, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Maia, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 2 less professional rounds, 81 to Maia's 83.

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Shevchenko's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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