UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Branch Results

Sports Editor

March 22 2018 2 min read

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Branch
Sept 16, 2017
PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Branch

(click on fighter’s name for detailed scouting report)

(fighter ranking based on our exclusive Performance Based Ranking system – click fighter’s rank to check out the list)

Main Card (FS1/TSN2 – 10:00 pm Eastern)

Middleweights:
Luke Rockhold (15-3, #4 ranked middleweight)**WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (STRIKES) – ROUND 2 (4:05)
David Branch (21-3, #22 ranked middleweight)

Welterweights:
Mike Perry (10-1, #29 ranked welterweight)**WINNER VIA KO (KNEE) – ROUND 1 (1:19)
Alex Reyes (12-2)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

Middleweights:
Hector Lombard (34-7-1, 2 NC, #20 ranked middleweight)
Anthony Smith (27-12, #28 ranked middleweight)**WINNER VIA TKO (PUNCHES) – ROUND 3 (2:33)

Lightweights:
Gregor Gillespie (9-0, #54 ranked lightweight)**WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (ARM TRIANGLE) – ROUND 2 (2:11)
Jason Gonzalez (11-3, #76 ranked lightweight)

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT

Welterweights:
Kamaru Usman (10-1, #21 ranked welterweight)**WINNER VIA KO (PUNCH) – ROund 1 (2:48)
Sergio Moraes (12-3-1, #28 ranked welterweight)

Heavyweights:
Justin Ledet (8-0, 1 NC, #19 ranked heavyweight)**WINNER VIA SPLIT DECISION (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Zu Anyanwu (14-4)

Prelims (FS1/Fight Network – 8:00 pm Eastern)

Lightweights:
Tony Martin (12-3, #32 ranked lightweight)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier (10-2, #36 ranked lightweight) **WINNER VIA SPLIT DECISION (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Heavyweights:
Anthony Hamilton (15-7, #22 ranked heavyweight)
Daniel Spitz (5-1, #29 ranked heavyweight) **WINNER VIA TKO (PUNCHES) – ROUND 1 (0:24)

Middleweights:
Krzysztof Jotko (19-2, #19 ranked middleweight)
Uriah Hall (13-8, #25 ranked middleweight) **WINNER VIA TKO (PUNCHES) – ROUND 2 (2:25)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

Lightweights:
Gilbert Burns (11-2, #44 ranked lightweight) **WINNER VIA KO (PUNCH) – ROUND 2 (4:55)
Jason Saggo (12-3, #39 ranked lightweight)

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