UFC 215 Results: Amanda Nunes - Valentina Shevchenko Headline, RDA Faces Neil Magny & Henry Cejudo Shows Off His Striking

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Main Card (10pm EST., Pay-Per-View)

Best Canadian Fighters - MMA

Amanda Nunes def. #1 Valentina Shevchenko by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) to retain the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title

#10 Rafael Dos Anjos def. #6 Neil Magny by submission via arm triangle choke (3:43, R1)

#2 Henry Cejudo def. #5 Wilson Reis by KO via strikes (0:25, R2)

#10 Ilir Latifi def. #13 Tyson Pedro by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

#8 Jeremy Stephens def. #14 (LW) Gilbert Melendez by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-25)

Preliminary Card (8pm EST., Fox Sports 1)

#13 Ketlen Vieira def. #6 Sara McMann by submission via arm triangle choke (4:16, R2)

Alex White def. Mitch Clarke by TKO via strikes (4:36, R2)

Sarah Moras def. #15 Ashlee Evans-Smith by submission via arm bar (2:51, R1)

Rick Glenn def. Gavin Tucker by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-24, 29-27)

Preliminary Card (7pm EST., UFC Fight Pass)

Arjan Bhullar def. Luis Henrique by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Kajan Johnson def. Adriano Martins by KO via punch (0:49, R3)


Round By Round Recap

Kajan Johnson vs. Adriano Martins

Round One: The round begins with Johnson attacking Martins with a few leg kicks, Martins comes forward and he pops Johnson with a two punch combination. Martins starts cracking Johnson with a few leg kicks of his own, Johnson continues attacking Martins with a variety of kicks. Johnson catches Martins with a side kick to the midsection, Martins comes forward and he nails Johnson with a right. Martins drops a leaping Johnson with a left and he locks in a guillotine choke as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Martins

Round Two: The round begins with Johnson kicking away at Martins, Johnson catches Martins with a jumping front kick to the midsection. Martins starts attacking Johnson with some leg kicks, Johnson goes for a high kick and Martins catches him with a counter right. Johnson then pops Martins with a two punch combination, Johnson starts catching Martins with some leg kicks of his own. Johnson starts attacking Martins with a few high kicks that all get blocked, Martins starts to swing wildly against a moving Johnson. Johnson cracks Martins with a right as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Johnson (Overall Score: 19-19 for Draw)

Round Three: The round begins with Martins attacking Johnson with some leg kicks, Johnson crushes Martins with a right and Martins goes out cold.

Official Result: Kajan Johnson def. Adriano Martins by KO via punch (0:49, R3)

Luis Henrique vs. Arjan Bhullar

Round One: The round begins with Henrique popping Bhullar with a few jabs, Bhullar nails a winging Henrique with a counter right. Henrique starts attacking Bhullar with some leg kicks, Bhullar pops Henrique with a left hook to the chin. Bhullar comes forward and Henrique catches him with a right uppercut, Bhullar goes for the takedown and Henrique stuffs it. Bhullar grabs Henrique and he holds him against the cage wall, the fighters exchange a few knee strikes as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Henrique

Round Two: The round begins with Henrique taking a few swings against Bhullar, Henrique attacks Bhullar with a high kick that gets blocked. Bhullar responds by catching Henrique with a right, Henrique pops an incoming Bhullar with a punching combination. Bhullar drops a kicking Henrique with a counter right, Henrique gets back up and Bhullar holds him against the cage wall. Bhullar scores a takedown on Henrique and he gets side control, Henrique quickly traps Bhullar in his half guard. Bhullar starts attacking Henrique with some ground and pound until the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Bhullar (Overall Score: 19-19 for Draw)

Round Three: The round begins with Henrique jabbing away against Bhullar, Henrique then cracks Bhullar with a kick to the midsection. Henrique also starts cracking Bhullar with some leg kicks, Henrique also starts attacking Bhullar with some combinations. Bhullar grabs Henrique and he holds him against the cage wall, the fighters separate and Bhullar nails Henrique with a right. Henrique takes a few more swings at Bhullar as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Henrique (Final Score: 29-28 for Henrique)

Official Result: Arjan Bhullar def. Luis Henrique by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Mitch Clarke vs. Alex White

Round One: The round begins with Clarke attacking White with some leg kicks, Clarke also pops White with a head kick. White starts landing some lefts in the clinch against Clarke, Clarke lands a knee strike while eating rights to the midsection. Clarke backs up White with a few more head kick attempts, White cracks Clarke with a few lefts to the face. White cracks an incoming Clarke with a three punch combination, Clarke comes forward and he nails White with a right. The fighters clinch and exchange a few strikes as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Clarke

Round Two: The round begins with Clarke attacking White with a few leg kicks, White responds by nailing Clarke with a right. White comes forward and he swings wildly against Clarke, the fighters clinch and exchange some elbow strikes. White catches an incoming Clarke with a front kick to the midsection, White clinches with Clarke and destroys him with a series of elbow strikes. White drops Clarke with a knee strike to the midsection and he allows him to stand up, White chases a backing Clarke while landing a multiple punch combination. White drops Clarke with a left and he allows him to stand up again, Clarke looks for a takedown and White mauls him with more elbow strikes. White drops Clarke with another punching combination and the referee jumps in.

Official Result: Alex White def. Mitch Clarke by TKO via strikes (4:36, R2)

Gavin Tucker vs. Rick Glenn

Round One: The round begins with Glenn nearly catching a spin kicking Tucker in a standing rear naked choke, Tucker starts popping Glenn with a few lefts. Tucker also starts attacking Glenn with some leg kicks, Tucker also attacks Glenn with a head kick that gets blocked. Tucker comes forward and he pops Glenn with a few rights, the fighters clinch and exchange a few strikes. Tucker cracks a clinching attempting Glenn with an elbow strike to the head, Glenn comes forward and swings away at Tucker. Glenn drops Tucker with a left, Tucker gets up and Glenn assaults him with a knee strike to the midsection before separating. Glenn then attacks Tucker with a kick to the midsection, Glenn catches Tucker with a left as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Glenn

Round Two: The round begins with Glenn nailing Tucker with a high kick, Tucker comes forward and swings wildly against Glenn. Glenn scores a takedown on Tucker and he gets the open guard, Glenn transitions to back control on Tucker while landing a bunch of strikes. Tucker scrambles to his feet and Glenn holds him against the cage wall, Glenn nails Tucker with a knee strike followed by an elbow strike. Glenn scores a takedown on Tucker after landing a few lefts, Tucker scrambles to his feet while eating a knee strike. Glenn waits before cracking Tucker with a knee strike to the head, Glenn scores another takedown on Tucker and he gets back control. Tucker scrambles to his feet while eating strikes, Glenn drags Tucker back to the ground and Tucker scrambles back to his feet. Glenn scores yet another takedown on Tucker and he gets the half guard, Glenn attacks Tucker with more strikes as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Glenn (Overall Score: 20-18 for Glenn)

Round Three: The round begins with Glenn cracking Tucker with an uppercut, Tucker eats a knee strike after attempting a spinning back fist against Glenn. Glenn comes forward and continues to swing away at Tucker, Glenn scores a takedown on Tucker and he gets side control. Glenn starts attacking Tucker with some ground and pound, Tucker tries sweeping Glenn and he fails to do so. Glenn goes right back to attacking Tucker with ground and pound, Glenn also nails Tucker with knee strikes to the midsection. Glenn goes back to attacking Tucker with ground and pound, Tucker scrambles to his feet and Glenn nails him with a front kick to the face as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Glenn (Final Score: 30-27 for Glenn)

Official Result: Rick Glenn def. Gavin Tucker by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-24, 29-27)

#15 Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Sarah Moras

Round One: The round begins with the fighters taking a few swings at each other, the fighters clinch and battle for position along the cage wall. Evans-Smith scores a takedown on Moras and she gets side control, Moras scrambles and she gets Evans-Smith in her full guard. Moras catches Evans-Smith in an arm bar and Evans-Smith taps after a long struggle.

Official Result: Sarah Moras def. #15 Ashlee Evans-Smith by submission via arm bar (2:51, R1)

#6 Sara McMann vs. #13 Ketlen Vieira

Round One: The round begins with McMann and Vieira taking a few swings at each other, McMann grabs Vieira and holds her against the cage wall. McMann scores a takedown on Vieira and she gets the full guard, McMann starts attacking Vieira with ground and pound. McMann transitions to the half guard against Vieira, McMann advances to the full mount against Vieira while landing strikes. Vieira rolls for a knee bar as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for McMann

Round Two: The round begins with McMann coming forward and swinging away at Vieira, McMann starts attacking Vieira with some leg kicks as well. McMann goes for the takedown as Vieira attacks her with a plethora of strikes, Vieira spins McMann and puts her against the cage wall. McMann spins Vieira again as the two exchange a few blows, Vieira scores a takedown on McMann and she gets the half guard. Vieira catches McMann in the arm triangle choke to force a tap out.

Official Result: #13 Ketlen Vieira def. #6 Sara McMann by submission via arm triangle choke (4:16, R2)

#8 Jeremy Stephens vs. #15 Gilbert Melendez

Round One: The round begins with Stephens attacking Melendez with some leg kicks, Stephens catches a swinging Melendez with a counter strike combination. Melendez starts keeping Stephens at bay by throwing lots of jabs, Stephens catches Melendez with a right to the midsection. Melendez catches a winging Stephens with a counter left hook, Melendez eats a few strikes before catching Stephens with a right hook, Stephens continues attacking Melendez with some leg kicks that cause him to fall down at one point. Stephens attacks Melendez with a spinning back fist that gets blocked, Stephens drops Melendez again with leg kicks and he kicks away at the legs of a downed Melendez as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-8 for Stephens

Round Two: The round begins with Melendez coming forward and swinging away at Stephens, Melendez then cracks Stephens with a knee strike to the head. Stephens goes back to attacking Melendez with leg kicks, Stephen also starts attacking Melendez with punching combinations. Melendez comes forward and he cracks Melendez with a bunch of lefts, Melendez backs up Melendez with a high kick attempt. Stephen drops Melendez momentarily by landing more leg kicks, Stephens again attacks Melendez with a high kick. Stephens starts catching an incoming Melendez with some rights, Stephens follows that up by nailing Melendez with a two punch combination. Stephens drops Melendez again with a leg kick as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-8 for Stephens (Overall Score: 20-16 for Stephens)

Round Three: The round begins with Stephens nails Melendez with a right to the midsection, Stephens just continues swinging away against Melendez. Stephens catches Melendez with a kick to the midsection, Stephens goes back to attacking Melendez with leg kicks. Stephens just comes forward and attacks Melendez with more rights, Stephens drops Melendez with some more leg kicks and Melendez scrambles to his feet. Stephens then cracks a swinging Melendez with a counter right hook, Stephens eats a knee strike as he attacks Melendez in the midsection. Stephens drops Melendez again by landing a leg kick, Melendez scrambles to his feet and Stephens drops him with another leg kick. Stephens gets top position on a downed Melendez as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-8 for Stephens (Final Score: 30-24 for Stephens)

Official Result: #8 Jeremy Stephens def. #14 (LW) Gilbert Melendez by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-25)

#10 Ilir Latifi vs. #13 Tyson Pedro

Round One: The round begins with Pedro attacking Latifi with a front kick to the midsection, Pedro starts attacking Latifi with some leg kicks. The fighters briefly clinch and exchange strikes, Latifi scores a takedown on Pedro and he gets the north/south position. Pedro scrambles to his feet and the fighters separate, Pedro eats a right before kicking Latifi in the midsection. Latifi scores a takedown on a kicking Pedro and he gets the full guard, Latifi transitions to side control on Pedro. Pedro scrambles to his feet again and Latifi holds him against the cage wall, Latifi goes for the takedown as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Latifi

Round Two: The round begins with Latifi coming forward and nailing Pedro with a punching combination, Pedro attacks Latifi with a front kick. Pedro charges forward and he nails Latifi with a few kicks to the midsection, Latifi recovers and pops Pedro with a two punch combination. Pedro attacks a swinging Latifi with a high kick attempt, Latifi grabs Pedro and he holds him against the cage wall. Latifi scores a takedown on Pedro and he gets the open guard, Latifi gains the half guard as he attacks Pedro with strikes. Pedro scrambles to his feet and Latifi holds him against the cage wall, Latifi cracks Pedro with a few lefts as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Latifi (Overall Score: 20-18 for Latifi)

Round Three: The round begins with Pedro attacking Latifi with some leg kicks, Latifi tries attacking Pedro with punching combinations. Latifi pops an incoming Pedro with a few rights, Pedro responds by backing up Latifi with a right of his own. Pedro then catches Latifi with a two punch combination, Latifi cracks a kicking Pedro with a counter right hook. Latifi scores a takedown on Pedro and he gets the open guard, Latifi transitions to the half guard against Pedro. Pedro traps Latifi in his open guard while eating more strikes, Latifi attacks Pedro with ground and pound as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Latifi (Final Score: 30-27 for Latifi)

Official Result: #10 Ilir Latifi def. #13 Tyson Pedro by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

#2 Henry Cejudo vs. #5 Wilson Reis

Round One: The round begins with Cejudo popping Reis with a right, Cejudo then cracks Reis with a right to the midsection. Cejudo also starts cracking Reis with some leg kicks, Cejudo also starts popping Reis with punching combinations. The fighters exchange rights during a quick striking session, Cejudo comes forward and he cracks Reis with a three punch combination, Cejudo scores a takedown on Reis and he gets back control. Reis eats a few strikes as he scrambles to his feet, Cejudo comes forward and he nails Reis with an overhand right. Cejudo rocks Reis with a head kick followed by a right hook, Cejudo briefly drops an incoming Reis with a right. Cejudo scores a takedown on Reis as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Cejudo

Round Two: The round begins with Reis cracking Cejudo with a short right hook, Cejudo drops Reis with a right and he pounces on him with more strikes until the referee jumps in.

Official Result: #2 Henry Cejudo def. #5 Wilson Reis by KO via strikes (0:25, R2)

#6 Neil Magny vs. #10 Rafael Dos Anjos

Round One: The round begins with Magny jabbing away against Dos Anjos, Dos Anjos drops Magny with a leg kick and he gets side control on the ground. Magny quickly traps Dos Anjos in the half guard while eating some strikes, Dos Anjos starts attacking Magny with some elbow strikes. Dos Anjos regains the side control position against Magny, Dos Anjos quickly advances to the full mount against Magny. Dos Anjos locks in the arm triangle choke and Magny taps out.

Official Result: #10 Rafael Dos Anjos def. #6 Neil Magny by submission via arm triangle choke (3:43, R1)

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title Fight: Amanda Nunes (Champion) vs. #1 Valentina Shevchenko

Round One: The round begins with Shevchenko attacking Nunes with some leg kicks, Nunes start attempting kicks against Shevchenko as well. Shevchenko nails a kicking Nunes with a counter right hook, Nunes starts throwing some power punches towards Shevchenko. Nunes starts catching Shevchenko with some leg kicks of her own, Nunes continues attacking Shevchenko with a variety of kicks. Shevchenko pops a swinging Nunes with a counter right, Nunes comes forward and pops Shevchenko with some punching combinations as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Nunes

Round Two: The round begins with Shevchenko attacking Nunes with some leg kicks, Shevchenko comes forward and swings away at Nunes. Shevchenko catches a swinging Nunes with a knee strike, Shevchenko follows that up by nailing Nunes with a superman punch. Shevchenko nails Nunes with a few rights followed by a takedown attempt, Nunes back up Shevchenko with a high kick attempt. Shevchenko continuously attacks Nunes with superman punch attempts, Nunes starts catching Shevchenko with some leg kicks. Shevchenko pops a swinging Nune with a counter left to the shoulder, Shevchenko attempts a spinning heel kick against Nunes. Shevchenko catches a swinging Nunes with a counter strike combo as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Shevchenko (Overall Score: 19-19 for Draw)

Round Three: The round begins with the two fighters having a brief striking exchange, Shevchenko nails a swinging Nunes with a counter left. Shevchenko attacks Nunes with a superman punch into a leg kick, Nunes starts working the push kick against Shevchenko. Shevchenko comes forward and swings away at Nunes, Shevchenko again cracks a swinging Nunes with a counter left. Shevchenko attacks an incoming Nunes with a knee strike, Nunes responds by catching Shevchenko with a right. Nunes goes for a spinning elbow strike and Shevchenko blocks it, Shevchenko comes forward and lands a two punch combo against Nunes. Nunes backs up Shevchenko with a high kick attempt that gets blocked, Shevchenko exchanges kicks with Nunes before landing a left as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Shevchenko (Overall Score: 29-28 for Shevchenko)

Round Four: The round begins with the fighters exchanging some leg kicks, Nunes catches Shevchenko with a front kick to the midsection. Nunes catches a winging Shevchenko with a counter right, Shevchenko cracks a swinging Nunes with a two strike combination. Shevchenko again cracks a kicking Nunes with a counter strike combination, Shevchenko nails Nunes with a left followed by a knee strike to the midsection. Shevchenko catches a swinging Nunes with another punching combination, Shevchenko again cracks a swinging Nunes with a counter left hook. Shevchenko comes forward and she pops Nunes with a superman punch, Nunes lands a few kicks before Shevchenko pops her with a kick to the midsection. Shevchenko wings away at Nunes as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Shevchenko (Overall Score: 39-37 for Shevchenko)

Round Five: The round begins with Nunes nailing Shevchenko with leg kicks, Shevchenko comes forward and nails Nunes with a punching combination. Shevchenko starts catching Nunes with some leg kicks of her own, Shevchenko continues coming forward and attacking Nunes with lefts. Nunes holds Shevchenko against the cage wall while looking for a takedown, the fighters separate and Shevchenko nails Nunes with a knee strike to the midsection. Shevchenko goes for a takedown and Nunes scrambles at the right time to get back control, Shevchenko scrambles to her feet and Nunes holds her against the cage wall. Nunes scores another takedown on Shevchenko and she gets the half guard, Shevchenko attacks Nunes with strikes while on her back as the round ends.

Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Nunes (Final Score: 48-47 for Shevchenko)

Official Result: Amanda Nunes def. #1 Valentina Shevchenko by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) to retain the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title

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