Ferguson vs Chiesa

Who won Ferguson vs Chiesa?

Michael Chiesa beat Tony Ferguson by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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).

Ferguson vs Chiesa stats

Tony Ferguson stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Michael Chiesa made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws and 10 by submission.

This was Tony Ferguson's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Michael Chiesa marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Tony Ferguson's UFC record stood at 15-9-0, while Michael Chiesa's came in at 13-7-0.

The stats suggested Ferguson had a massive power advantage over Chiesa, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Chiesa's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chiesa had a massive advantage over Ferguson, boasting a 63% submission rate over Ferguson's 32%.

Tony Ferguson was the older man by 4 years, at 41 years old.

Chiesa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ferguson. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Ferguson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 months earlier than Chiesa, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 82 to Chiesa's 51.

Ferguson vs Chiesa form

Michael Chiesa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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.

Previous to that, he had beaten Diego Sanchez at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Carlos Condit at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had lost to Anthony Pettis at UFC 226 on 7th July 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas.

He had been beaten by Kevin Lee at UFC Fight Night 112 on 25th June 2017 by submission in the 1st round at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City.

Activity check

Ferguson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Chiesa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ferguson vs Chiesa start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:10 PM UTC , which was 4:10 PM EST or 1:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ferguson vs Chiesa?

Tony Ferguson was a 19/5 (+380) underdog going into the contest, while Michael Chiesa made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.