William Gomis walked away with the victory Saturday in front of his home country crowd, though many viewers disagreed with the decision.
On the UFC Fight Night 243 main card, Gomis (13-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) defeated an aggressive Joanderson Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) in their featherweight bout at Accor Arena in Paris (via X):
As close as it can get 👀@WilliamGomisMMA takes the split decision victory! #UFCParis pic.twitter.com/MpYK3ssvrZ
— UFC (@ufc) September 28, 2024
Brito was highly aggressive particularly in the first half of the fight. He winged punches with massive heat behind them as Gomis largely tried to avoid the blows. Brito nearly pulled off a successful guillotine choke but the end-of-first-round bell blocked it.
Brito continued his aggression in the second with his cardio holding up well. Gomis found success in Round 3, and ultimately it was enough to sway the judges’ scorecards in his favor.
The decision was debated online with the majority of fans and media scoring the fight 29-28 for Brito, according to MMA Decisions. At the time of publication, 10 of 13 media members submitted scorecards for Brito while 90 percent of fans also had it for the Brazilian.
Gomis maintains his perfect UFC resume that also includes wins over Jarno Errens, Francis Marshall, and Yanis Ghemmouri.
Brito, meanwhile, has a five-fight winning streak snapped.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 243 results include:
- William Gomis def. Joanderson Brito via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Bryan Battle def. Kevin Jousset via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:47
- Morgan Charriere def. Gabriel Miranda via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:27
- Fares Ziam def. Matt Frevola via knockout (knee) – Round 3, 2:59
- Ion Cutelaba def. Ivan Erslan via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Oumar Sy def. Da Woon Jung via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Ludovit Klein def. Roosevelt Roberts via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Taylor Lapilus def. Vince Morales via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Ailin Perez def. Darya Zheleznyakova via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:52
- Daniel Barez def. Victor Altamirano via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Nora Cornolle via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Chris Duncan def. Bolaji Oki via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 3:34
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 243.
