Dumont vs Chandler

Who won Dumont vs Chandler?

Norma Dumont beat Chelsea Chandler by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Norma Dumont.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Dumont vs Chandler stats

Norma Dumont stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Chelsea Chandler made her way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Norma Dumont's 10th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Chelsea Chandler marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Norma Dumont's UFC record stood at 8-2-0, while Chelsea Chandler's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Chandler had a massive power advantage over Dumont, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Dumont's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dumont had a slight advantage over Chandler, with a 22% submission rate over Chandler's 20%.

Norma Dumont was the older woman by 34 years, at 34 years old.

Chandler had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dumont. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Dumont was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Chandler, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 16 more professional rounds, 38 to Chandler's 22.

Dumont vs Chandler form

Norma Dumont had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Karol Rosa at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Danyelle Wolf at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Macy Chiasson at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, she had defeated Aspen Ladd at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

She was victorious against Felicia Spencer at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

Dumont's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dumont vs Chandler?

Norma Dumont was a 33/50 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Chelsea Chandler made her way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.