Chiesa vs Anjos

Who won Chiesa vs Anjos?

Michael Chiesa beat Rafael dos Anjos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 24, on Saturday 25th January 2020 at PNC Arena in Raleigh.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Chiesa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Chiesa vs Anjos stats

Michael Chiesa stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 11 by submission.

Rafael dos Anjos made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Michael Chiesa's 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Rafael dos Anjos marked his 36th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2008.

Michael Chiesa's UFC record stood at 13-7-0, while Rafael dos Anjos' came in at 21-15-0.

The stats suggested Anjos had an advantage in power over Chiesa, with a 17% knock out percentage over Chiesa's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chiesa had a massive advantage over Anjos, boasting a 69% submission rate over Anjos' 34%.

Michael Chiesa was the younger man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Chiesa had a height advantage of 5 inches over Anjos. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Chiesa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 10 months later than Anjos, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 89 less professional rounds, 51 to Anjos' 140.

Chiesa vs Anjos form

Rafael dos Anjos had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Michael Chiesa at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Leon Edwards at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by submission in the 4th round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester.

Before that, he had been defeated by Kamaru Usman at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Colby Covington at UFC 225 on 9th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at United Center, Chicago.

Activity check

Chiesa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Anjos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

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