Ngannou, who suffered a loss to Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight title in January, attempted just 46 strikes. Felder, who usually fights at lightweight, picked at him with kicks and elbows, but Perry's blows were more forceful. 28 - 29. Herb Dean. The two unofficially combined for 33 significant strikes landed, as Lewis took a dreadful decision over a pathetically tepid Ngannou, who has now lost two straight and his stock has cratered. Fight!” in hopes of an actual fight. Dustin Poirier wants the fight, but will Tony Ferguson get Michael Chandler instead?



Lewis, 33, improves to 8-1 in his past nine fights. The problem was, he had nothing to counter.

Ngannou scarcely threw punches, and Lewis tried keeping him at bay with kicks. 4 of 21 11 of 24 19% 45% 1 of 16 0 of 8 2 of 4 5 of 8 5:00 Round 3 should’ve produced urgency from Ngannou, and yet... it didn’t really happen. The bout was promoted as a grudge match, and Lewis (20-5) actually shoved Ngannou (11-3) during a stare down on Friday -- but there was almost no action once the fight started. Lewis, of Houston, appeared to be nursing a back injury and was hesitant to engage. The two sides negotiated for hours, before Chiesa agreed to forfeit 30 percent of his purse. Lewis scored first with a body kick, and avoided Ngannou’s left hand. The finish came at the 52-second mark, shortly after Pettis hurt Chiesa with a right hand to the chin. The Final Punching Stats For Ngannou vs. Lewis UFC 226 Atrocity Are In. Method: Almost nine minutes into the fight, Ngannou was credited with only 17 strikes attempted. 6 of 18 4 of 15 33% 26% 5 of 17 0 of 9 1 of 1 3 of 5 0 of 0 1 of 1 5 of 16 4 of 15 1 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 Round 3 Francis Ngannou . Welterweights Mike Perry (12-3) and Paul Felder (15-4) put together an instant classic on the main card, with Perry ultimately claiming a narrow split decision win.

Pettis, of Milwaukee, picks up his first win of the year. After rocking Chiesa with the punch, Pettis jumped into a guillotine attempt, but lost his grip and ended up on the bottom. For some reason, fans at the T-Mobile Arena booed a minute into the fight.

Light heavyweight Khalil Rountree (7-2) knocked out professional kickboxing veteran Gokhan Saki (1-2) with a devastating straight left hand at 1:36 of the opening round. And Joe Rogan called it the worst heavyweight fight of all-time. The scorecards ended up not mattering, though, because Costa (12-0) got off the canvas in Round 2 and went on the attack, hurting Hall (13-9) with a left hook and then face-planting him with a flurry that was punctuated by a body shot. For Perry, 26, it's his first appearance as a member of Jackson Wink MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the same gym as former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Ngannou landed a left hand but got kneed a couple of times by Lewis shortly thereafter. The most in depth stats to help you pick and win your bet at UFC 226. Before round 2, Lewis complained to his corner of back problems, something he’s dealt with frequently in recent times. Considered the next big thing at heavyweight at the start of the year, Ngannou falls to 0-2 in 2018. Junichiro Kamijo 3 Round:

Check out the Bloody Elbow staff’s picks and predictions for UFC 253. Perry slammed a left hook into Felder's right temple late in the second round, opening a deep cut.

Well. Paulo Costa came back from a second-round knockdown to remain undefeated by stopping Uriah Hall in a bad-blood middleweight fight, getting the TKO at 2:38. Considered the next big thing at heavyweight at the start of the year, Ngannou falls to 0-2 in 2018. He threw a couple of surprisingly athletic jumping switch kicks, but otherwise was looking to counter. The fight played out almost entirely as a standup affair. Herb Dean had seen enough and told both of them to engage, in a rare double warning for timidity. Perry takes split decision over Felder in bloody battle. An accidental head-butt opened a small cut near Felder's hairline, which wouldn't be the last cut he suffered. Lewis has won two in a row, and this was such a bad fight that they didn’t bother with a post-fight interview. Lewis threw a high kick that was way off target. Derrick Lewis . The crowd chanted “Fight! Ngannou started out in southpaw stance. Derrick Lewis . Time: Rountree was considered a slight underdog, but the result feels like a significant upset -- particularly with how decorated a kickboxer Saki is. It was the fourth UFC win for Costa, all by knockout. It's the fifth knockout win of Rountree's career, and he improves to 3-2 in the UFC. Decision - Unanimous Details: