Durability: Buckley finished 3× on record
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The stored numbers are close enough that this is a fight about execution and adjustments rather than one obvious mismatch.
Volume against volume: 5.7 and 5.2 significant strikes per minute. Defense and accuracy, not output, separate them.
Supporting evidenceGrappling: 2 takedowns / 15 vs 87% defense
| Attribute | Fiorot | Blanchfield |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 34 | 24 |
| Height | 5′7″ | 5′4″ |
| Reach | 65″ | 66″ |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Rank | #3 Women's Flyweight | #5 Women's Flyweight |
Highlighted rows mark a meaningful factual difference, not an advantage. Unpublished values stay unpublished.
Blanchfield averages 2 takedowns per 15 minutes; Fiorot has stopped 87% of attempts on record.
Favors FiorotBlanchfield has finished 50% of archived wins (0 KO/TKO, 3 submission).
Favors Blanchfield5.7 and 5.2 significant strikes per minute: similar output, so accuracy (42% vs 44%) decides the exchanges.
Read the first two minutes for who is willing to lead and who is countering; the stored numbers do not flag a lopsided early-round finisher.
With the stored numbers close, the middle rounds come down to adjustments: who solves the opening read first, with strike defense at 66% and 58%.
Scheduled for five rounds: 25 minutes changes the pace math, and a fighter who banks two early rounds can afford to manage the fourth.
