Anthony Hernandez believed cardio and tempo could be the distinction in opposition to Michel Pereira and whereas the stoppage could have come later than he anticipated, his normal sentiment proved correct.
It took him almost 5 full rounds, however Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) received the job carried out inside the space as he completed Pereira (31-12 MMA, 9-3 UFC) with strikes Saturday within the UFC Combat Night time 245 important occasion. The stoppage got here at 2:22 of Spherical 5 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Hernandez repeatedly took down Pereira, landed ground-and-pound and ultimately exhausted the Brazilian. Pereira’s protection was nearly sufficient to outlive for everything of the struggle, however nearly doesn’t depend.
FLUFFY IS RELENTLESS 😤@ILoveBamf delivers a TKO win in his first UFC important occasion! #UFCVegas99 pic.twitter.com/jIYDmpfFGg
— UFC (@ufc) October 20, 2024
The victory marks Hernandez’s first UFC important occasion win. The victory was his sixth in a row and his fifth stoppage in that stretch.
Pereira has an eight-fight profitable streak snapped. His earlier loss was to Diego Sanchez by disqualification in February 2020.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Combat Night time 245 outcomes embody:
- Anthony Hernandez def. Michel Pereira by way of TKO (strikes) – Spherical 5, 2:22
- Rob Font def. Kyler Phillips by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Charles Johnson def. Su Mudaerji by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Cameron Smotherman def. Jake Hadley by way of unanimous choice (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)
- Darren Elkins def. Daniel Pineda by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Asu Almabayev def. Matheus Nicolau by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jean Matsumoto def. Brad Katona by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Joselyne Edwards def. Tamires Vidal by way of submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 3, 4:33
- Elise Reed def, Jessica Penne by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Melissa Martinez def. Alice Ardelean by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Austen Lane def. Robelis Despaigne by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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