UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Full Fight Results
Middleweight Sean Strickland put on a stellar performance in a dominant decision win over Uriah Hall to cap off an better than expected UFC Vegas 33 on Saturday, July 31, at the UFC Apex. Strickland used a power jab to piece up Hall, who had little answers to Strickland’s fundamentally sound gameplan.
The 10-fight card was shredded by late cancellations in the week leading up to the event, but there were plenty of noteworthy performances including Cheyanne Buys’ tremendous knockout of Gloria de Paula in the co-main event.
Check back next week for more analysis from the Fight Night Picks team leading up to UFC 265, featuring Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane dueling for the interim heavyweight title.
Results
Welterweight
Philip Rowe (+140) def. Orion Cosce by knockout (R2, 4:21)
Props: by knockout (+549); under 2.5 (-127)
Matt’s pick: Cosce; Craig’s pick: Cosce
Flyweight
Zarrukh Adashev (+114) def. Ryan Benoit by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Props: by decision (+180); over 2.5 (-174)
Matt’s pick: Benoit; Craig’s pick: Benoit
Women’s Strawweight
Jinh Yu Frey (+133) def. Ashley Yoder by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Props: by decision (+198); over 2.5 (-403)
Matt’s pick: Yoder; Craig’s pick: Yoder
Featherweight
Danny Chavez (-101) vs. Kai Kamaka III (-122) ends in majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
Props: over 2.5 (-214)
Matt’s pick: Chavez; Craig’s pick: Chavez
Lightweight
Chris Gruetzemacher (+252) def. Rafa Garcia by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Props: by decision (+452); over 2.5 (-127)
Matt’s pick: Garcia; Craig’s pick: Garcia
Welterweight
Jason Witt (+212) def. Bryan Barberena by majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-28)
Props: by decision (+496); over 2.5 (+122)
Matt’s pick: Barberena; Craig’s pick: Barberena
Featherweight
Melsik Baghdasaryan (-152) def. Collin Anglin by knockout (R2, 1:50)
Props: by knockout (+246); under 1.5 (+185)
Matt’s pick: Anglin; Craig’s pick: Anglin
Welterweight
Jared Gooden (+153) def. Niklas Stolze by knockout (R1, 1:08)
Props: by knockout (+541); under 1.5 (+205)
Matt’s pick: Stolze; Craig’s pick: Stolze
Women’s Strawweight
Cheyanne Buys (-161) def. Gloria de Paula by knockout (R1, 1:00)
Props: by knockout (+828); under 1.5 (+400)
Matt’s pick: Buys; Craig’s pick: Buys
Middleweight
Sean Strickland (-205) def. Uriah Hall by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 49-46)
Props: by decision (+228); over 4.5 (+125)
Matt’s pick: Hall; Craig’s pick: Hall
Scorecard
Total Fights: 10
Ended by decision: 5
Ended by submission:
Ended by knockout: 4
Ended in draw: 1
Matt’s picks: 1-8-1 (2021: 175-119-7); Craig’s picks: 1-8-1 (2021: 170-124-7)
Underdogs: 6-3-1
Biggest underdog winner: Chris Gruetzemacher (+252)
Biggest prop hit: Cheyanne Buys by knockout (+828)
Performance bonuses ($50,000 each): Cheyanne Buys, Melsik Baghdasaryan, Bryan Barberena, Jason Witt