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 19th 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 12-7-0.

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 40 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 34 more professional rounds, 82 to Chiesa's 48.

Ferguson vs Chiesa form

Ferguson had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Bobby Green at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Nate Diaz at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 4th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Michael Chandler at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Beneil Dariush at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Michael Chiesa had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Kevin Holland at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean Brady at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Vicente Luque at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had won against Neil Magny at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had beaten 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tony Ferguson had been fighting more than Michael Chiesa.

Going to this contest, Tony Ferguson had last fought 8 months and 20 days ago, while Michael Chiesa's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 7 days ago.

Ferguson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Chiesa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 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.