Gilbert Burns made sure people would remember his name, dominating Tyron Woodley for five rounds in the main event of UFC on ESPN 9 Saturday night.
The card marked the return of the promotion to Las Vegas for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Burns controlled Woodley, sweeping all five rounds on all three scorecards from the judges. The win was his sixth in a row overall and fifth at welterweight.
Complete results from the event are below:
Gilbert Burns def. Tyron Woodley via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-44)
Augusto Sakai def. Blagoy Ivanov via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
Billy Quarantillo def. Spike Carlyle via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Roosevelt Roberts def. Brok Weaver via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:26 of Round 2
Mackenzie Dern def. Hannah Cifers via submission (kneebar) at 2:36 of Round 1
Katlyn Chookagian def. Antonina Shevchenko via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)
Daniel Rodriguez def. Gabriel Green via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Jamahal Hill def. Klidson Abreu via TKO (strikes) at 1:51 of Round 1
Brandon Royval def. Tim Elliott via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:18 of Round 2
Casey Kenney def. Louis Smolka via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:03 of Round 1
Chris Gutierrez def. Vince Morales via TKO (leg kicks) at 4:27 of Round 2
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