Chiesa vs Magny

Who won Chiesa vs Magny?

Michael Chiesa beat Neil Magny by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Island 8, on Wednesday 20th January 2021 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Chiesa vs Magny stats

Michael Chiesa stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 11 by submission.

Neil Magny made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Michael Chiesa's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Neil Magny marked his 34th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Michael Chiesa's UFC record stood at 14-7-0, while Neil Magny's came in at 22-12-0.

The stats suggested that Chiesa and Magny have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chiesa had a massive advantage over Magny, boasting a 65% submission rate over Magny's 0%.

Michael Chiesa was the same age as Neil Magny, at 37 years old.

Magny had a height advantage of 2 inches over Chiesa. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Chiesa was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Magny, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 54 less professional rounds, 54 to Magny's 108.

Chiesa vs Magny form

Michael Chiesa had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kevin Holland at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Sean Brady at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Vicente Luque at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had won against Neil Magny at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had beaten Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh, United States.

Activity check

Chiesa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Magny's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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