Chris Weidman vs Demian Maia — Fight recap

Chris Weidman defeated Demian Maia by unanimous decision over three rounds on January 28, 2012, with referee Herb Dean officiating. Weidman controlled the fight through superior wrestling, landing 58 significant strikes at 34% accuracy while successfully executing 4 of 6 takedown attempts for 66% efficiency and accumulating 1:38 of control time.

Maia, despite matching Weidman's output with 51 significant strikes at 30% accuracy, was unable to establish his grappling game, failing all seven takedown attempts and generating zero control time. The bout reflected a classic middleweight matchup between Weidman's well-rounded approach and Maia's defensive wrestling struggles, with the judges favoring Weidman's positional dominance and takedown success.

The victory positioned Weidman as a rising contender in the middleweight division.