Who won Chookagian vs Maia?
Katlyn Chookagian beat Jennifer Maia by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th January 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Katlyn Chookagian.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).
Chookagian vs Maia stats
Katlyn Chookagian stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
Jennifer Maia made her way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.
Katlyn Chookagian's UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Jennifer Maia's came in at 6-6-0.
The stats suggested Maia had a slight advantage in power over Chookagian, with a 21% knock out percentage over Chookagian's 13%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maia had an advantage over Chookagian, with a 26% submission rate over Chookagian's 6%.
Katlyn Chookagian was the same age as Jennifer Maia, at 36 years old.
Chookagian had a height advantage of 5 inches over Maia. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Chookagian was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2014, 4 years and 6 months later than Maia, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 18 less professional rounds, 68 to Maia's 86.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jennifer Maia had been fighting more than Katlyn Chookagian.
Going to this contest, Katlyn Chookagian had last fought 4 years, 8 months and 26 days ago, while Jennifer Maia's last outing had been 4 years and 3 days ago.
Chookagian's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.
Maia's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
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