Charriere vs Zecchini

Who won Charriere vs Zecchini?

Morgan Charriere beat Manolo Zecchini by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac, on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Charriere vs Zecchini stats

Morgan Charriere stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Manolo Zecchini made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Morgan Charriere's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Morgan Charriere's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Manolo Zecchini's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Zecchini had an advantage in power over Charriere, with a 73% knock out percentage over Charriere's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Charriere had a slight advantage over Zecchini, with a 17% submission rate over Zecchini's 9%.

Morgan Charriere was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Zecchini had a height advantage of 1 inch over Charriere.

Charriere was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 8 months later than Zecchini, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 55 more professional rounds, 76 to Zecchini's 21.

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Charriere's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Charriere vs Zecchini?

Morgan Charriere was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Manolo Zecchini made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.