McCann vs Thainara

Who won McCann vs Thainara?

Alexia Thainara beat Molly McCann by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC London, on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at O2 Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

McCann vs Thainara stats

Molly McCann stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Alexia Thainara made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Molly McCann's 14th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Alexia Thainara marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Molly McCann's UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Alexia Thainara's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested McCann had a massive power advantage over Thainara, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Thainara's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Thainara had a massive advantage over McCann, boasting a 55% submission rate over McCann's 7%.

Molly McCann was the older woman by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Thainara had a 1-inch reach advantage.

McCann was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 3 years earlier than Thainara, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 22 more professional rounds, 49 to Thainara's 27.

McCann vs Thainara form

McCann had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Bruna Brasil at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, she had won against Diana Belbita at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Julija Stoliarenko at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, she had been defeated by Erin Blanchfield at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

She had beaten Hannah Goldy at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

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McCann's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What time did McCann vs Thainara 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 8:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on McCann vs Thainara?

Molly McCann was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Alexia Thainara made her way into the ring at 47/100 (-210) with oddsmakers.