Former Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight champion Jessica Andrade made a statement against Amanda Lemos in UFC Fight Night 205's main event.
After nearly three minutes of back-and-forth action on the feet, Andrade (23-9) locked in an extremely tight standing arm-triangle choke. While Lemos (11-2-1) attempted to fight the submission, she was forced to tap in her first main event bout. The finish came at the 3:13 mark of the first round, and Andrade called for a title shot after the emphatic victory.
Jessica Andrade standing arm-triangles Amanda Lemos pic.twitter.com/MuY9gthuUk
— Takedown Defense (@ChillemThreebo) April 24, 2022
History equaled, as @JessicaMMAPro ties Amanda Nunes for the most wins in women's UFC history (14) #UFCVegas52 pic.twitter.com/AYQwnzhKPa— UFC (@ufc) April 24, 2022
This marks the first standing arm-triangle choke in UFC history.
The co-main event saw UFC lightweight division mainstay Clay Guida go up against Claudio Puelles.
Guida (37-21) came out against Puelles (11-2) with his trademark aggressive pace. This would backfire as Puelles would use his grappling to chain several submissions together, including a tight triangle and armbar. Guida would finally get his arm free, but Puelles snatched a kneebar that forced the veteran to submit. The tap came at 3:01 of the first round.
Claudio Puelles kneebars Clay Guida pic.twitter.com/n3LD8szKJ5
— Takedown Defense (@ChillemThreebo) April 24, 2022
Puelles has now won five straight UFC fights.
In the lone women's flyweight bout of the night, Maycee Barber returned against Montana De La Rosa.
The fight started slowly as Barber (10-2) and De La Rosa (12-7-1) were largely locked in a stalemate against the cage for the bulk of Round 1, but Barber landed the better shots on the feet. The second frame would see De La Rosa find success in the grappling as she took the back of Barber and unsuccessfully look for a rear-naked choke. The third frame would see Barber once again clinch with De La Rosa and score with some sharp strikes throughout. After 15 minutes, all three judges saw the fight 30-27 in Barber's favor.
Barber has won two straight fights.
The night's lone featherweight bout was an entertaining scrap between Lando Vannata and Charles Jourdain.
While Vannata (12-5-2) initially looked to grapple with Jourdain (12-4-1), that didn't stop the Canadian from flooring him with a well-placed punch. During the ensuing scramble, Jourdain locked in a tight one-arm guillotine choke that Vannata was unable to escape. The finish came at just 2:32 of Round 1.
This guillotine from Jourdain was tight #UFCVegas52 pic.twitter.com/4sfw2UDDOv
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 24, 2022
Jourdain is now on a two-fight winning streak.
The main card began with a 190-pound catchweight bout between Jordan Wright and Marc-Andre Barriault.
Wright (12-3, 1 NC) would find an early advantage by taking down Barriault (14-5, 1 NC). However, a second takedown attempt by Wright would land him in a guillotine choke. Barriault cranked with all his might and forced Wright to tap at 2:36 of Round 1.
Barriault locked him up and didn't let go #UFCVegas52 pic.twitter.com/yyJnlQDe4j
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 24, 2022
This is the first submission win for "Power Bar."
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