Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm turned in a dominant performance against Yana Santos.
The women’s bantamweight bout was the UFC on ESPN 43 co-main event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, and it was one that Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) shined on the mat and in the clinch. After 15 minutes of dominance, judges turned in scores of 30-26, 30-27, and 30-27.
Santos (14-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) came out aggressive and put Holm against the fence early. The pro-Holm crowd poured in a number of chants for the former champ as she attempted worked through multiple first-round clinch positions. In space, both fighters landed their share of strikes, but it was mostly a round of wrestling. With 30 seconds remaining, Holm completed a takedown to end the round in top position.
