Jailton Malhadinho will not have fond memories of UFC Vegas 113. At the event held this Saturday (7), the Brazilian struggled against Rizvan Kuniev and was neutralized for three rounds. Unable to impose his takedown game, the Bahian, who was much lighter, was outmatched in the striking exchanges and ended up losing by unanimous decision.
While the result was terrible for Malhadinho, the fight itself didn't please the fans. The fight lasted the stipulated 15 minutes, with a good portion of it taking place in the clinch and against the cage. As a result, the fighters remained more entangled than actually delivering good strikes in the octagon. The most impactful blows came from the Russian, who made use of his advantageous physique.
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It's true that Rizvan didn't attack much, but he did create danger with elbows and straight punches. Jailton tried to attack, but he struggled, didn't open up his game, and didn't pose a threat to his opponent.
Watch the highlights of Kuniev's victory against Malhadinho.
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Got the job done ✅
Rizvan Kuniev secures the UD victory!
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Malhadinho lost to Kuniev in the UFC. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
UFC Vegas 113 results
MAIN CARD
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Mario Bautista defeated Brazilian Vinicius Lokdog by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:46 of round 2.
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Kyoji Horiguchi defeated Amir Albazi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Rizvan Kuniev defeated Jailton Malhadinho by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Michał Oleksiejczuk defeated Marc-André Barriault by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Farid Basharat defeated Jean Matsumoto by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Dustin Jacoby defeated Julius Walker by technical knockout (punches) at 1:42 of round 2.
PRELIMINARY CARD
Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Daniil Donchenko defeated Alex Morono by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Nikolay Veretennikov defeated Niko Price by technical knockout (punches) at 1:42 of round 1.
Strawweight (up to 52,1 kg): Ketlen Esquentadinha defeated Bruna Brasil by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Javid Basharat defeated Gianni Vasquez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Wang Cong defeated Eduarda Ronda by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Jakub Wikłacz defeated Muin Gafurov by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:59 of round 3.
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Klaudia Syguła defeated Priscila Pedrita by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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