Brandon Moreno defeats Amir Albazi via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night | Mixed Martial Arts News

Mexico's former champion Moreno scored 49-46, 50-45, 50-45 against Iraq's Albazi, who was on a six-fight winning streak.

Brandon Moreno used his crisp boxing to end Amir Albazi's six-fight winning streak and win via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Through three rounds on Saturday evening, former flyweight world champion Albazi (17-2) dominated in significant strikes and finished with a 132-63 lead in that category. Albazi's vision in his right eye was significantly impaired early in the fight.

The jury scored it 49-46, 50-45, 50-45.

“I feel like a new guy, a new person,” said Moreno (22-8-2), who bounced back from consecutive losses.

Erin Blanchfield won a decision over former strawweight world champion Rose Namajunas in the women's flyweight co-main event. The jury scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47. Blanchfield (13-2) used her wrestling moves to stifle Namajunas' (14-7) powerful punching power in the final 15 minutes of play.

Brazilian Brendson Ribeiro defeated Caio Machado by a split decision in a light heavyweight bout. The jury scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28. Both men exchanged shots, but neither could find the volume necessary to end the fight. Ribeiro (16-7) earned his first UFC win while Machado (8-4-1) remains winless in the promotion.

Jasmine Jasudavicius (12-3) thrilled the Edmonton crowd with a third-round D'arce choke submission against Ariane da Silva (17-10) in the women's flyweight division. Jasudavicius has won four of her last five fights, marking the fifth finish of her MMA career. Da Silva has lost two in a row.

Middleweight Dustin Stoltzfus caused a surprise against Canadian Marc-Andre Barriault with a TKO in the first round. Stoltzfus (16-6) earned his first win in nearly a year. Barriault (16-9) suffered its third straight loss.

Welterweight Mike Malott opened the main card with a unanimous decision win over Trevin Giles. The judges had a score of 30-27, 29-28, 29-28. Malott (11-2-1) won for the sixth time in his seven fights since December 2020. Giles (16-7) has lost three fights in a row.