Katlyn Chookagian is favored against Jennifer Maia at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze on Saturday, January 15 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of five fights on the main card on ESPN/ ESPN+. Chookagian is 16-4 in her career, while Maia is 19-7-1 in her career. There are a total of 11 fights on the card, with five on ESPN/ESPN+ and six on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze. Let’s look at the bout between Chookagian and Maia and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, January 15 with 11 fights, with five on ESPN/ESPN+ and six on ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze Bettin
Katlyn Chookagian (16-4, 9-4 UFC)
Chookagian came into the UFC with a record of 7-0 and she has nine wins and four losses in the UFC. In her last six fights, she has four wins and two losses. She defeated Jennifer Maia by unanimous decision, Antonina Shevchenko by unanimous decision, Cynthia Calvillo by unanimous decision, and Viviane Araújo by unanimous decision; while losing to Valentina Shevchenko by TKO and Jessica Andrade by TKO. Chookagian has been a pro since 2014 and she has two wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. She has two first round finishes.
Jennifer Maia (19-7-1, 4-3 UFC)
Maia came into the UFC with a record of 15-4-1 and she has four wins and three losses in the UFC. She defeated Alexis Davis by unanimous decision, Roxanne Modafferi by unanimous decision, Joanne Calderwood by armbar submission, and Jessica Eye by unanimous decision; while losing to Liz Carmouche by unanimous decision, Katlyn Chookagian by unanimous decision, and Valentina Shevchenko by unanimous decision. Maia has been a pro since 2009 and she has four wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. She has six first round finishes.
Maia said this to quintoquartobr.com about her upcoming fight against Chookagian, “I've matured a lot from the other fight for today, and I’ve already gone through the toughest opponent in the division who is the champion. So, I just have to let go of my game and impose myself all the time during the fight, not giving space to the opponent. I look at every fight as the most important fight, so my total focus is to have a great fight coming out victorious in this fight and then I think about what's ahead.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Chookagian 4.57 / Maia 3.80
Striking Accuracy: Chookagian 35% / Maia 38%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Chookagian 4.37 / Maia 3.97
Defense: Chookagian 62% / Maia 55%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Chookagian 0.25 / Maia 0.29
Takedown Accuracy: Chookagian 15% / Maia 50%
Takedowns defended: Chookagian 52% / Maia 53%
Submission average: Chookagian 0.4 / Maia 0.1
UFC Picks
These two met at UFC 244 and it was Chookagian winning a unanimous decision. It is hard to see anything other than a similar outcome this time around. Chookagian simply landed more strikes and did more damage in their first fight and she used her height and reach advantage throughout the fight. The only real chance for Maia is to find a way to get inside and get Chookagian on the ground. The key in this fight is Chookagian stuffing Maia’s takedown attempts. If that happens then Chookagian is going to get this win. I am not thrilled about laying almost 2-1 on Chookagian but that seems to be the best option. I do think you could hedge a little bit and try and get a big price on Maia winning by submission. You can get almost 12-1 on that prop and that would definitely be a nice return if Maia pulled off the upset. Taking Chookagian to win and then hedging with Maia winning by submission is the strategy for this fight.
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze Card & Odds
| DATE | FIGHTERS | MONEY LINE |
| 1/15 | Calvin Kattar | +186 |
| Giga Chikadze | -240 |
| 1/15 | Jennifer Maia | +146 |
| Katlyn Chookagian | -185 |
| 1/15 | Bill Algeo | +105 |
| Joanderson Brito | -135 |
| 1/15 | Rogerio Bontorin | +132 |
| Brandon Royval | -166 |
| 1/15 | Brian Kelleher | +131 |
| Saidyokub Kakhramonov | -165 |
| 1/15 | Ramiz Brahimaj | -110 |
| Court McGee | -120 |
| 1/15 | Jake Collier | -125 |
| Chase Sherman | -105 |
| 1/15 | Viacheslav Borshchev | -190 |
| Dakota Bush | +150 |
| 1/15 | Vanessa Demopoulos | -135 |
| Silvana Gomez Juarez | +105 |
| 1/15 | TJ Brown | +146 |
| Gabriel Benitez | -185 |
| 1/15 | Joseph Holmes | -155 |
| Jamie Pickett | +124 |
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