On the finish of 5 rounds, Yan Xiaonan proved she might fend off Mackenzie Dern’s relentless grappling assault and do sufficient to persuade two of three judges she was the victor in UFC Vegas 61’s essential occasion.
Xiaonan survived a dicey fifth spherical the place she appeared in serious trouble as Mackenzie Dern hunted for submissions from high place within the UFC APEX headliner in Las Vegas. That last-second surge produced only one 10-8 rating from judges whereas the opposite two awarded Xiaonan the 10-9, in response to official scorecards launched by the UFC after the occasion.
Veteran judges Junichiro Kamijo, Sal D’Amato and Mike Bell scored the five-round combat. Take a look at the official scorecard under.
Kamijo, D’Amato and Bell agreed on each spherical in addition to the fifth, awarding Xiaonan Rounds 1, 3 and 4 by a 10-9 margin whereas Dern took Rounds 2 and 5. Had been it not for Bell’s 10-8, the combat would have been unanimously scored for Xiaonan by a tally of 48-47. However the 10-8 for Dern resulted in a draw on Bell’s card, leading to a majority determination.
Xiaonan snapped a two-fight skid on Saturday whereas Dern has gone 2-2 in her previous 4 outings.
UFC Vegas 61 aired dwell on ESPN+.
