LONDON – Kaue Fernandes beat Guram Kutateladze with a unanimous decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 255 at The O2 in London.
Take a look inside the fight with Fernandes, who swept the judges’ scorecards against an opponent who was roughly a 5-1 betting favorite.
Kaue Fernandes def. Guram Kutateladze
Result: Kaue Fernandes def. Guram Kutateladze via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Updated records: Fernandes (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Kutateladze (13-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Key stats: Fernandes outstruck Kutateladze 79-36.
Fernandes on the fight’s key moment
“I know that he’s a warrior, but I was a little bit surprised that he could take it. I was a little surprised by how he kept moving forward and controlling the center of the octagon. I thought that the fight was going to play out a little bit more in the center, but he was able to back me up a little bit.”
Dominant from start to finish! 💪
That’s now back-to-back wins for Kauê Fernandes!
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Fernandes on Khamzat Chimaev, Ilia Topuria in Kutateladze’s corner
“He trains at a great team with champions, but I’m also at a great team with champions. I’m with Andre Pederneiras and Jose Aldo, Leo Santos … It creates a lot of hype around it, but the corners are not going in there to fight. But it does add to it.”
Fernandes on what he wants next
“I have a few names, but I’m still on my first UFC contract so I want to get more acclimated here and keep winning a little bit more. Maybe with one more win I’ll say a name.”
“I need to show Dana White my skills to prove I’m coming [for] the rankings.”
Kauê Fernandes kicks off #UFCLondon with his best performance to date, defeating Guram Kutateladze by Unanimous Decision.
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To hear more from Fernandes, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 255.
