Jared Cannonier defeated Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) at UFC on ESPN 29. The middleweight bout took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
For five rounds, Gastelum and Cannonier battled hard.
While Gastelum seemed to land the more effective shots in the first two rounds, live and unofficial statistics on the broadcast indicated Cannonier was successfully outnumbering him in the attack.
Cannonier’s return from a near-year layoff due to multiple arm surgeries was successful.
He bounced back into the win column after an October 2020 loss to former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, the fight he sustained his arm injury in. Cannonier moves to 4-1 since he dropped to middleweight in 2018.
Kelvin Gastelum’s chin is unreal 🤯 #UFCVegas34 pic.twitter.com/J1TiSp6Zpw
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 22, 2021
UFC on ESPN 29 results include:
Jared Cannonier def. Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
Mark Madsen def. Clay Guida via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Parker Porter def. Chase Sherman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Saidyokub Kakhramonov def. Trevin Jones via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 4:39
Vinc Pichel def. Austin Hubbard via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Royval via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:46
Austin Lingo def. Luis Saldana via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Brian Kelleher def. Domingo Pilarte via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Josiane Nunes def. Bea Malecki via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 4:54
William Knight def. Fabio Cherant via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:58
Ignacio Bahamondes def. Roosevelt Roberts via knockout (head kick) – Round 3, 4:55
Ramiz Brahimaj def. Sasha Palatnikov via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:33
