Fiorot vs Blanchfield

Who won Fiorot vs Blanchfield?

Manon Fiorot beat Erin Blanchfield by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Manon Fiorot.

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).

Fiorot vs Blanchfield stats

Manon Fiorot stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Erin Blanchfield made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Erin Blanchfield marked her 8th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Manon Fiorot's UFC record stood at 7-0-0, while Erin Blanchfield's came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Fiorot had a massive power advantage over Blanchfield, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Blanchfield's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blanchfield had a massive advantage over Fiorot, boasting a 33% submission rate over Fiorot's 0%.

Manon Fiorot was the older woman by 9 years, at 35 years old.

Fiorot had a height advantage of 3 inches over Blanchfield. Despite this, Blanchfield had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Fiorot was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 2 months later than Blanchfield, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 4 less professional rounds, 36 to Blanchfield's 40.

Fiorot vs Blanchfield form

Erin Blanchfield had beaten 5 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Taila Santos at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, she had beaten Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Molly McCann at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, she was victorious against JJ Aldrich at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had won against Miranda Maverick at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Fiorot's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Blanchfield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Fiorot vs Blanchfield start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:00 AM UTC , which was 12:00 AM EST or 9:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Fiorot vs Blanchfield?

Manon Fiorot was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Erin Blanchfield made her way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.