Fairn vs Cavalcanti

Who won Fairn vs Cavalcanti?

Jacqueline Cavalcanti beat Zarah Fairn by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac, on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jacqueline Cavalcanti.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Fairn vs Cavalcanti stats

Zarah Fairn stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jacqueline Cavalcanti made her way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Jacqueline Cavalcanti marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Zarah Fairn's UFC record stood at 0-4-0, while Jacqueline Cavalcanti's came in at 4-0-0.

The stats suggested Fairn had a slight advantage in power over Cavalcanti, with a 67% knock out percentage over Cavalcanti's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Fairn and Cavalcanti would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Zarah Fairn was the older woman by 11 years, at 38 years old.

Fairn was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 11 years and 10 months later than Cavalcanti, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 4 less professional rounds, 23 to Cavalcanti's 27.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jacqueline Cavalcanti had been fighting more than Zarah Fairn.

Going to this contest, Zarah Fairn had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 20 days ago, while Jacqueline Cavalcanti's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 20 days ago.

Fairn's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Cavalcanti's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fairn vs Cavalcanti?

Zarah Fairn was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Jacqueline Cavalcanti made her way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.