Suarez Takes a Unanimous Decision Over Jandiroba at UFC Vegas 124

Tatiana Suarez won a unanimous decision over Virna Jandiroba at UFC Vegas 124. It was a strawweight co-main event, and 15 minutes passed without a finish.

The scores and what they mean

The judges had it 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for Suarez. A 30-27 card means that judge gave her all three rounds. A 29-28 card means one judge gave Jandiroba a round.

Suarez won the positional battles and the control time, yet she never put Jandiroba in real danger.

Control without damage

Round one shows how the fight went. Suarez shot for a single-leg, a takedown where one leg is trapped, and held on while Jandiroba hopped on the other foot for a solid 30 seconds. Jandiroba reached the fence in that time and kept her balance.

Suarez could not finish the single-leg. She changed to a double-leg, locked her hands and got to Jandiroba's back, still with her opponent upright. She got the takedown in the final minute, but could do little with it before the bell.

Rounds two and three

Round two began at the fence again, but Jandiroba got free earlier and stayed up. Suarez got her down at the three-minute mark, away from the fence, with two minutes left to work. She had space and time and still did not hurt Jandiroba.

Round three opened with 90 seconds standing. Suarez then pressed the fight to the cage. Jandiroba soon ended up on her back, but the two were tangled awkwardly against the cage.

Both were trying to climb back

Both women wanted a route back to a second shot at strawweight gold. Suarez had lost to Weili Zhang in her title bid. Jandiroba lost to Mackenzie Dern last year, when she was going for the title Zhang had vacated.

Source: Cageside Press