Fiorot vs Namajunas

Who won Fiorot vs Namajunas?

Manon Fiorot beat Rose Namajunas by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac, on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Manon Fiorot.

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).

Fiorot vs Namajunas stats

Manon Fiorot stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rose Namajunas made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Manon Fiorot's 8th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Rose Namajunas marked her 17th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Manon Fiorot's UFC record stood at 7-1-0, while Rose Namajunas' came in at 11-6-0.

The stats suggested Fiorot had a massive power advantage over Namajunas, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Namajunas' 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Namajunas had a massive advantage over Fiorot, boasting a 45% submission rate over Fiorot's 0%.

Manon Fiorot was the older woman by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Fiorot had a height advantage of 2 inches over Namajunas. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Fiorot was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 5 years and 5 months later than Namajunas, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 23 less professional rounds, 41 to Namajunas' 64.

Fiorot vs Namajunas form

Namajunas had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Weili Zhang at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Jessica Andrade at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Jessica Andrade at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, she had defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

She was victorious against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Fiorot's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 day. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Namajunas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fiorot vs Namajunas?

Manon Fiorot was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Rose Namajunas made her way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.