Ricardo Lamas vs Dennis Bermudez

Age 44

Height 5' 8"

Reach 71.0"

Weight 145 lbs.

Stance Orthodox

UFC SD

Age 39

Height 5' 6"

Reach 66.0"

Weight 155 lbs.

Stance Orthodox

UFC SD

Career Averages - Ricardo Lamas

3.13 SLpM

47.0% Str. Acc.

2.87 SApM

57.0% Str. Def.

1.84 TD Avg

33.0% TD Acc.

46.0% TD Def.

0.9 Sub. Avg

Career Averages - Dennis Bermudez

4.42 SLpM

46.0% Str. Acc.

3.07 SApM

59.0% Str. Def.

3.89 TD Avg

40.0% TD Acc.

82.0% TD Def.

1.1 Sub. Avg

Ricardo Lamas - Fight History

WIN vs Bill Algeo

Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · Aug 29, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Ricardo Lamas	0	104 of 156	66%	127 of 180	5 of 11	45%	0	1	6:13
Bill Algeo	0	89 of 168	52%	145 of 224	1 of 1	100%	0	0	1:19

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Ricardo Lamas	47 of 71	66%	48 of 72	1 of 2	50%	0	0:32
1	Bill Algeo	41 of 80	51%	47 of 86	0 of 0	---	0	0:35
2	Ricardo Lamas	23 of 38	60%	23 of 38	1 of 4	25%	1	1:53
2	Bill Algeo	34 of 65	52%	66 of 97	1 of 1	100%	0	0:44
3	Ricardo Lamas	34 of 47	72%	56 of 70	3 of 5	60%	0	3:48
3	Bill Algeo	14 of 23	60%	32 of 41	0 of 0	---	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Ricardo Lamas	104 of 156	66%	64 of 106	20 of 25	20 of 25	62 of 108	14 of 15	28 of 33
Bill Algeo	89 of 168	52%	57 of 124	22 of 32	10 of 12	71 of 145	16 of 21	2 of 2

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Ricardo Lamas	47 of 71	66%	25 of 45	10 of 13	12 of 13	42 of 65	5 of 6	0 of 0
1	Bill Algeo	41 of 80	51%	28 of 60	8 of 14	5 of 6	37 of 75	4 of 5	0 of 0
2	Ricardo Lamas	23 of 38	60%	11 of 23	7 of 8	5 of 7	15 of 30	8 of 8	0 of 0
2	Bill Algeo	34 of 65	52%	22 of 50	11 of 13	1 of 2	22 of 49	12 of 16	0 of 0
3	Ricardo Lamas	34 of 47	72%	28 of 38	3 of 4	3 of 5	5 of 13	1 of 1	28 of 33
3	Bill Algeo	14 of 23	60%	7 of 14	3 of 5	4 of 4	12 of 21	0 of 0	2 of 2

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Aug 27, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Ricardo Lamas

Big Brady is confident in Lamas, citing his elite competition history and superior wrestling and BJJ. He sees Algeo as a step down in competition and expects Lamas to win via ground-and-pound or submission, predicting a second-round finish. He notes Lamas' chin is a concern but Algeo is not a big puncher.

"give me llamas by a second round knockout there"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Hesitant picked Aug 29, 2020 (fight day)

Ricardo Lamas

Daniel Levi picks Ricardo Lamas but is hesitant due to Lamas's age (38) and history of brutal knockouts. He believes Lamas is better everywhere and more experienced, but notes that Algeo is long and tough, and could potentially catch Lamas with a shot. He expects Lamas to win by unanimous decision but warns against the price.

at this price in my opinion i'd be careful

"i'm gonna pick llamas don't get me wrong i think ricardo llamas is gonna defeat bill algio i don't think he's gonna lose to bill algio it could be a guillotine a decision"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Aug 28, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Ricardo Lamas

Lamas is a veteran with far superior competition and a well-rounded game including kickboxing, wrestling, and jiu-jitsu. Algeo's record is padded with cans and he struggled against wrestlers. Lamas will implement a grappling-heavy game plan and likely submit Algeo in the second round.

"i'm taking ricardo llamas to win this fight by second round submission"

MMA Lock of the Night

LOSS vs Calvin Kattar

KO (punches) R1 4:06 · UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes · Jun 08, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Calvin Kattar	0	12 of 29	41%	12 of 29	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
Ricardo Lamas	1	22 of 41	53%	22 of 41	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:02

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Calvin Kattar	0	12 of 29	41%	12 of 29	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
1	Ricardo Lamas	1	22 of 41	53%	22 of 41	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:02

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Calvin Kattar	12 of 29	41%	2 of 12	4 of 5	6 of 12	12 of 29	0 of 0	0 of 0
Ricardo Lamas	22 of 41	53%	11 of 28	11 of 13	0 of 0	16 of 34	2 of 2	4 of 5

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Calvin Kattar	12 of 29	41%	2 of 12	4 of 5	6 of 12	12 of 29	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Ricardo Lamas	22 of 41	53%	11 of 28	11 of 13	0 of 0	16 of 34	2 of 2	4 of 5

WIN vs Darren Elkins

TKO (elbows and punches) R3 4:09 · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · Nov 17, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Ricardo Lamas	0	70 of 123	56%	80 of 134	3 of 5	60%	0	1	2:32
Darren Elkins	0	62 of 174	35%	81 of 196	3 of 6	50%	0	0	2:39

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Ricardo Lamas	14 of 30	46%	17 of 33	1 of 1	100%	0	0:26
1	Darren Elkins	20 of 53	37%	28 of 62	2 of 4	50%	0	1:42
2	Ricardo Lamas	28 of 53	52%	29 of 54	1 of 1	100%	1	0:35
2	Darren Elkins	21 of 61	34%	24 of 65	1 of 1	100%	0	0:46
3	Ricardo Lamas	28 of 40	70%	34 of 47	1 of 3	33%	0	1:31
3	Darren Elkins	21 of 60	35%	29 of 69	0 of 1	0%	0	0:11

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Ricardo Lamas	70 of 123	56%	39 of 88	14 of 15	17 of 20	43 of 93	10 of 12	17 of 18
Darren Elkins	62 of 174	35%	50 of 151	10 of 21	2 of 2	48 of 151	13 of 21	1 of 2

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Ricardo Lamas	14 of 30	46%	6 of 21	3 of 4	5 of 5	12 of 26	2 of 4	0 of 0
1	Darren Elkins	20 of 53	37%	14 of 43	5 of 9	1 of 1	14 of 45	6 of 8	0 of 0
2	Ricardo Lamas	28 of 53	52%	15 of 37	5 of 5	8 of 11	20 of 45	3 of 3	5 of 5
2	Darren Elkins	21 of 61	34%	17 of 52	4 of 9	0 of 0	18 of 56	3 of 5	0 of 0
3	Ricardo Lamas	28 of 40	70%	18 of 30	6 of 6	4 of 4	11 of 22	5 of 5	12 of 13
3	Darren Elkins	21 of 60	35%	19 of 56	1 of 3	1 of 1	16 of 50	4 of 8	1 of 2

LOSS vs Mirsad Bektić

Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 09, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Mirsad Bektić	0	34 of 62	54%	69 of 97	0 of 4	0%	2	1	0:54
Ricardo Lamas	0	31 of 89	34%	97 of 174	2 of 4	50%	0	0	8:37

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Mirsad Bektić	12 of 21	57%	17 of 26	0 of 3	0%	0	0	0:49
1	Ricardo Lamas	12 of 28	42%	53 of 82	1 of 1	100%	0	0	2:12
2	Mirsad Bektić	18 of 29	62%	30 of 41	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
2	Ricardo Lamas	13 of 45	28%	23 of 59	0 of 0	---	0	0	2:19
3	Mirsad Bektić	4 of 12	33%	22 of 30	0 of 0	---	2	1	0:05
3	Ricardo Lamas	6 of 16	37%	21 of 33	1 of 3	33%	0	0	4:06

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Mirsad Bektić	34 of 62	54%	8 of 34	21 of 23	5 of 5	15 of 40	19 of 20	0 of 2
Ricardo Lamas	31 of 89	34%	12 of 65	15 of 18	4 of 6	15 of 62	14 of 23	2 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Mirsad Bektić	12 of 21	57%	1 of 9	10 of 11	1 of 1	1 of 9	11 of 12	0 of 0
1	Ricardo Lamas	12 of 28	42%	2 of 15	9 of 10	1 of 3	3 of 14	8 of 11	1 of 3
2	Mirsad Bektić	18 of 29	62%	5 of 15	9 of 10	4 of 4	10 of 21	8 of 8	0 of 0
2	Ricardo Lamas	13 of 45	28%	7 of 37	3 of 5	3 of 3	7 of 33	6 of 12	0 of 0
3	Mirsad Bektić	4 of 12	33%	2 of 10	2 of 2	0 of 0	4 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 2
3	Ricardo Lamas	6 of 16	37%	3 of 13	3 of 3	0 of 0	5 of 15	0 of 0	1 of 1

LOSS vs Josh Emmett

KO (punch) R1 4:33 · UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Josh Emmett	0	17 of 37	45%	17 of 37	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Ricardo Lamas	1	10 of 38	26%	10 of 38	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Josh Emmett	0	17 of 37	45%	17 of 37	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
1	Ricardo Lamas	1	10 of 38	26%	10 of 38	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Josh Emmett	17 of 37	45%	3 of 18	4 of 5	10 of 14	17 of 37	0 of 0	0 of 0
Ricardo Lamas	10 of 38	26%	6 of 32	1 of 2	3 of 4	10 of 38	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Josh Emmett	17 of 37	45%	3 of 18	4 of 5	10 of 14	17 of 37	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Ricardo Lamas	10 of 38	26%	6 of 32	1 of 2	3 of 4	10 of 38	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Jason Knight

TKO (punches) R1 4:34 · UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · Jul 29, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Ricardo Lamas	0	42 of 62	67%	43 of 63	1 of 1	100%	0	0	2:57
Jason Knight	0	8 of 35	22%	18 of 45	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Ricardo Lamas	0	42 of 62	67%	43 of 63	1 of 1	100%	0	0	2:57
1	Jason Knight	0	8 of 35	22%	18 of 45	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Ricardo Lamas	42 of 62	67%	37 of 55	2 of 4	3 of 3	25 of 40	7 of 9	10 of 13
Jason Knight	8 of 35	22%	7 of 33	1 of 1	0 of 1	5 of 26	2 of 7	1 of 2

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Ricardo Lamas	42 of 62	67%	37 of 55	2 of 4	3 of 3	25 of 40	7 of 9	10 of 13
1	Jason Knight	8 of 35	22%	7 of 33	1 of 1	0 of 1	5 of 26	2 of 7	1 of 2

WIN vs Charles Oliveira

Submission (guillotine choke) R2 2:13 · The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson · Nov 05, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Ricardo Lamas	0	11 of 20	55%	13 of 22	1 of 1	100%	1	1	2:27
Charles Oliveira	0	13 of 18	72%	36 of 42	2 of 2	100%	2	0	3:37

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Ricardo Lamas	5 of 11	45%	7 of 13	1 of 1	100%	0	0	1:11
1	Charles Oliveira	7 of 10	70%	26 of 30	1 of 1	100%	2	0	3:13
2	Ricardo Lamas	6 of 9	66%	6 of 9	0 of 0	---	1	1	1:16
2	Charles Oliveira	6 of 8	75%	10 of 12	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:24

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Ricardo Lamas	11 of 20	55%	7 of 14	1 of 3	3 of 3	8 of 15	0 of 0	3 of 5
Charles Oliveira	13 of 18	72%	11 of 16	1 of 1	1 of 1	6 of 9	1 of 2	6 of 7

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Ricardo Lamas	5 of 11	45%	3 of 9	0 of 0	2 of 2	3 of 8	0 of 0	2 of 3
1	Charles Oliveira	7 of 10	70%	7 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 3	0 of 0	6 of 7
2	Ricardo Lamas	6 of 9	66%	4 of 5	1 of 3	1 of 1	5 of 7	0 of 0	1 of 2
2	Charles Oliveira	6 of 8	75%	4 of 6	1 of 1	1 of 1	5 of 6	1 of 2	0 of 0

LOSS vs Max Holloway

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 04, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Max Holloway	0	103 of 205	50%	111 of 213	0 of 0	---	2	0	1:37
Ricardo Lamas	0	64 of 135	47%	66 of 137	0 of 6	0%	0	0	0:44

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Max Holloway	25 of 48	52%	26 of 49	0 of 0	---	0	0:20
1	Ricardo Lamas	18 of 36	50%	18 of 36	0 of 2	0%	0	0:25
2	Max Holloway	42 of 74	56%	46 of 78	0 of 0	---	2	1:09
2	Ricardo Lamas	19 of 44	43%	20 of 45	0 of 3	0%	0	0:04
3	Max Holloway	36 of 83	43%	39 of 86	0 of 0	---	0	0:08
3	Ricardo Lamas	27 of 55	49%	28 of 56	0 of 1	0%	0	0:15

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Max Holloway	103 of 205	50%	80 of 179	12 of 12	11 of 14	82 of 181	11 of 13	10 of 11
Ricardo Lamas	64 of 135	47%	35 of 103	4 of 4	25 of 28	57 of 127	6 of 7	1 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Max Holloway	25 of 48	52%	17 of 38	4 of 4	4 of 6	22 of 44	3 of 4	0 of 0
1	Ricardo Lamas	18 of 36	50%	4 of 21	4 of 4	10 of 11	16 of 33	2 of 3	0 of 0
2	Max Holloway	42 of 74	56%	34 of 66	4 of 4	4 of 4	30 of 60	2 of 3	10 of 11
2	Ricardo Lamas	19 of 44	43%	13 of 37	0 of 0	6 of 7	18 of 43	0 of 0	1 of 1
3	Max Holloway	36 of 83	43%	29 of 75	4 of 4	3 of 4	30 of 77	6 of 6	0 of 0
3	Ricardo Lamas	27 of 55	49%	18 of 45	0 of 0	9 of 10	23 of 51	4 of 4	0 of 0

Play-by-Play

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Max Holloway vs. Ricardo Lamas

Round 1
Holloway presses out from the center of the cage, reaching out his long jab and getting a kick to the lead leg in return. He catches Lamas throwing a leg kick and nearly takes out the base of “The Bully,” but both men stay upright. Lamas is moving to his right around the outside, toward the power hand of the southpaw, and Holloway is using the momentum to land some hard lefts. Lamas covers up after one attack, so Holloway gives him a few rib roasters instead. Lamas barges off the fence, diving on a double-leg, but Holloway sprawls all over it and forces him to the ground. Lamas is twisted up underneath the Hawaiian but still glued to a single-leg, so Holloway opts to return to his feet. Another single-leg attempt from Lamas gets Holloway hopping on one leg, scooting backward to defend the shot against the cage. Holloway plants his feet in the gap at the base of the Octagon, and eventually Lamas is forced to give up on the takedown attempt. Holloway finishes strong, forcing Lamas to deflect a spinning kick and tapping him with a right hook on the chin.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Holloway
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Holloway
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Holloway

Round 2
The featherweights trade leg kicks in the opening minute before Lamas ties up and puts a few punches on Holloway’s body. Holloway goes right back to stalking Lamas around the edge of the cage, keeping the WEC vet’s back near the fence. It’s a relatively slow couple of minutes before Holloway explodes into a flurry of knees and long punches, zapping Lamas with more than one hard right hand. Holloway seems content to take Lamas’ return fire as long as he’s scoring with shots, too. Lamas dives for a takedown and gets headlocked, then spun to the ground, with Holloway landing in north-south position. Lamas wraps up Holloway by the waist and tries to sweep, but he only manages to get his back on the mat. Both fighters work back to their feet with just over 90 seconds left in the round. Lamas, now bleeding from the nose, comes over the top with a right hand. Holloway waits for him to come inside again and gives him a snappy pair of slapping punches to the sides of the face. Lamas tries another single-leg, switches to a double and winds up in a bizarre reverse-guillotine choke while seated on the ground. Holloway releases and switches to a rear-naked choke, but he’s only got one hook in and Lamas is able to slide free. Holloway spends the last 20 seconds dropping punches and elbows on his defensive opponent.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Holloway
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Holloway
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Holloway

Round 3
Lamas tries a capoeira kick as he attempts to string together some offense in the final frame, but Holloway easily avoids the strike. Stiff jab lands for Holloway, then he blocks a Lamas high kick and pops him with another. The Hawaiian’s reach continues to cause trouble for Lamas here in the third round, with Holloway able to reach in and touch Lamas without much fear of retaliation. Lamas tries to clinch and gets shoved against the fence, then released. He puts a right high kick on Holloway’s ear, but there’s not much behind it and Holloway just keeps coming. Holloway connects with an uppercut, then jacks Lamas’ jaw with a blistering left straight. Lamas looks to be in trouble as he grabs hold of Holloway’s legs and forces him against the cage. Holloway shoves him away, and the featherweights come back to the center for the final 20 seconds. It’s all mean-mugging and gunslinging from Holloway as he stands toe-to-toe with Lamas, both men throwing bombs until the final horn.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Holloway (30-27 Holloway)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Holloway (30-27 Holloway)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Holloway (30-27 Holloway)

The Official Result
Max Holloway def. Ricardo Lamas via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) R3 5:00

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Dennis Bermudez - Fight History

WIN vs Te Edwards

Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · Jan 19, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Dennis Bermudez	0	63 of 122	51%	83 of 147	5 of 9	55%	2	0	0:41
Te Edwards	1	23 of 56	41%	24 of 57	0 of 0	---	0	0	8:40

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Dennis Bermudez	0	19 of 55	34%	22 of 59	1 of 4	25%	0	0:15
1	Te Edwards	1	16 of 31	51%	16 of 31	0 of 0	---	0	1:50
2	Dennis Bermudez	0	16 of 23	69%	24 of 32	2 of 2	100%	0	0:03
2	Te Edwards	0	2 of 10	20%	2 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	3:32
3	Dennis Bermudez	0	28 of 44	63%	37 of 56	2 of 3	66%	2	0:23
3	Te Edwards	0	5 of 15	33%	6 of 16	0 of 0	---	0	3:18

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Dennis Bermudez	63 of 122	51%	42 of 96	12 of 13	9 of 13	27 of 64	3 of 10	33 of 48
Te Edwards	23 of 56	41%	16 of 46	3 of 5	4 of 5	15 of 41	4 of 4	4 of 11

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Dennis Bermudez	19 of 55	34%	12 of 46	4 of 4	3 of 5	12 of 37	2 of 8	5 of 10
1	Te Edwards	16 of 31	51%	10 of 22	3 of 5	3 of 4	13 of 27	2 of 2	1 of 2
2	Dennis Bermudez	16 of 23	69%	10 of 15	4 of 5	2 of 3	8 of 15	1 of 1	7 of 7
2	Te Edwards	2 of 10	20%	2 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 8	2 of 2	0 of 0
3	Dennis Bermudez	28 of 44	63%	20 of 35	4 of 4	4 of 5	7 of 12	0 of 1	21 of 31
3	Te Edwards	5 of 15	33%	4 of 14	0 of 0	1 of 1	2 of 6	0 of 0	3 of 9

LOSS vs Ricky Glenn

Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov · Jul 14, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Ricky Glenn	0	42 of 114	36%	56 of 132	6 of 14	42%	0	0	4:19
Dennis Bermudez	0	48 of 137	35%	59 of 151	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:34

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Ricky Glenn	17 of 54	31%	17 of 54	0 of 4	0%	0	0:00
1	Dennis Bermudez	23 of 67	34%	23 of 67	0 of 0	---	0	0:02
2	Ricky Glenn	11 of 33	33%	14 of 38	4 of 4	100%	0	1:34
2	Dennis Bermudez	17 of 48	35%	20 of 54	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	Ricky Glenn	14 of 27	51%	25 of 40	2 of 6	33%	0	2:45
3	Dennis Bermudez	8 of 22	36%	16 of 30	0 of 0	---	1	0:32

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Ricky Glenn	42 of 114	36%	25 of 87	13 of 22	4 of 5	29 of 95	5 of 5	8 of 14
Dennis Bermudez	48 of 137	35%	32 of 110	13 of 20	3 of 7	41 of 126	2 of 5	5 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Ricky Glenn	17 of 54	31%	8 of 40	7 of 11	2 of 3	16 of 53	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Dennis Bermudez	23 of 67	34%	14 of 53	7 of 11	2 of 3	23 of 66	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	Ricky Glenn	11 of 33	33%	5 of 25	4 of 6	2 of 2	8 of 26	0 of 0	3 of 7
2	Dennis Bermudez	17 of 48	35%	13 of 40	3 of 4	1 of 4	13 of 42	1 of 2	3 of 4
3	Ricky Glenn	14 of 27	51%	12 of 22	2 of 5	0 of 0	5 of 16	4 of 4	5 of 7
3	Dennis Bermudez	8 of 22	36%	5 of 17	3 of 5	0 of 0	5 of 18	1 of 2	2 of 2

LOSS vs Andre Fili

Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 · Jan 27, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Andre Fili	0	103 of 196	52%	133 of 227	1 of 11	9%	0	0	3:12
Dennis Bermudez	0	80 of 229	34%	93 of 242	4 of 12	33%	0	0	0:50

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Andre Fili	35 of 66	53%	43 of 74	0 of 4	0%	1:17
1	Dennis Bermudez	28 of 70	40%	35 of 77	2 of 2	100%	0:10
2	Andre Fili	27 of 48	56%	41 of 63	0 of 6	0%	1:23
2	Dennis Bermudez	23 of 59	38%	27 of 63	2 of 5	40%	0:35
3	Andre Fili	41 of 82	50%	49 of 90	1 of 1	100%	0:32
3	Dennis Bermudez	29 of 100	29%	31 of 102	0 of 5	0%	0:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Andre Fili	103 of 196	52%	56 of 138	12 of 21	35 of 37	91 of 176	12 of 20	0 of 0
Dennis Bermudez	80 of 229	34%	70 of 214	5 of 9	5 of 6	76 of 220	4 of 9	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Andre Fili	35 of 66	53%	19 of 47	4 of 6	12 of 13	33 of 59	2 of 7	0 of 0
1	Dennis Bermudez	28 of 70	40%	23 of 64	1 of 2	4 of 4	28 of 68	0 of 2	0 of 0
2	Andre Fili	27 of 48	56%	12 of 31	3 of 4	12 of 13	24 of 42	3 of 6	0 of 0
2	Dennis Bermudez	23 of 59	38%	19 of 53	3 of 5	1 of 1	20 of 54	3 of 5	0 of 0
3	Andre Fili	41 of 82	50%	25 of 60	5 of 11	11 of 11	34 of 75	7 of 7	0 of 0
3	Dennis Bermudez	29 of 100	29%	28 of 97	1 of 2	0 of 1	28 of 98	1 of 2	0 of 0

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Dennis Bermudez vs. Andre Fili

Round 1
Bermudez bounces forward on Fili, bobbing and weaving as he tries to close the distance against the taller man. Fili flicks out jabs, using his range to keep Bermudez outside and then stuffing the wrestler's first double-leg shot. Bermudez keeps coming forward, double-pumps his jab in Fili's face and then rips the body of Fili with a big left hook. Bermudez get double underhooks and wraps up Fili with a tight bodylock on the fence. Fili keeps his balance as Bermudez works to lift and trip the Team Alpha Male fighter. Fili breaks up the bodylock and separates, only to find himself eating a hook, then a pair of jabs, another hook. Fili shoots and completes a quick takedown, but Bermudez is back on his feet within seconds. Bermudez steps into the pocket to deliver a low kick and eats a stiff right in return. "Dennis the Menace" offers a brief clinch on the fence as the 145ers hit the final minute of round one. A pair of outside low kicks get Fili stumbling, but it's "Touchy" who gets the last takedown of the round, plowing Bermudez to the ground in the final 20 seconds.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Bermudez
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Fili
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bermudez

Round 2
Bermudez times a Fili uppercut perfectly, slipping the punch and throwing a jab that snaps back Fili's head, then driving inside to shove the taller man against the fence. Fili shoves Bermudez away, circles off and then catches a low kick which he converts to a takedown. Again, Bermudez is back on his feet in a hurry, then jamming Fili against the wall. Bermudez tries to lift and slam Fili with a high-crotch single, but the lanky Fili keeps his balance once again. The fighters trade jabs, Bermudez lands a low kick, then another; Fili times the second kick and slugs the New Yorker with a straight left counter. Half the round remains in what has been an all-action second frame. Fili has a takedown blocked, but he makes Bermudez pay with a cracking hook on the break. Bermudez digs an underhook and drives Fili against the wall, then gives the Californian a pair of knees to the midsection from the Thai clinch. Fili catches a leg kick from Bermudez and converts it into yet another takedown with 45 seconds left. Bermudez is on his feet 15 seconds later, pushing Fili against the cage and zapping him with an overhand right as time runs out.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Bermudez
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Fili
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bermudez

Round 3
Fili sticks a long jab as he reaches over the top of a Bermudez low kick. It's still Bermudez bringing the pressure at the start of the final round, but Fili is looking increasingly sharp in his counterstriking. Bermudez continues to chop at Fili's legs; Fili seems to be showing some wear from the strikes, stepping gingerly, but he fires a left high kick upstairs that's partially blocked by Bermudez's right glove. Fili scores a quick takedown, can't keep Bermudez on the ground, and "Dennis the Menace" shoves Fili against the cage as they stand. Bermudez delivers a clinch knee that lands hard to Fili's cup, and referee Kevin MacDonald pauses the action. The foul is deemed accidental, so no point is deducted from Bermudez, and the action resumes after about 90 seconds. Bermudez lands a hard inside leg kick, sticks his left hand in Fili's grill and then comes inside for another clinch. Fili breaks out in a hurry and circles away, and Bermudez is right on his tail. Bermudez gets over-aggressive in his forward march and walks into a pair of stiff jabs. Bermudez gives it back to Fili with a hard jab of his own, then digs into the body with a left hook. Pushing Fili against the fence, Bermudez changes levels and finishes the fight with one more double-leg takedown. Bermudez goes for a last-second armbar, but Fili escapes with ease.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Bermudez (30-27 Bermudez)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Bermudez (29-28 Fili)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bermudez (30-27 Bermudez)

The Official Result
Andre Fili def. Dennis Bermudez via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30) R3 5:00

LOSS vs Darren Elkins

Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum · Jul 22, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Darren Elkins	0	69 of 160	43%	101 of 194	1 of 6	16%	0	0	2:38
Dennis Bermudez	0	70 of 154	45%	99 of 189	3 of 10	30%	2	0	4:04

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Darren Elkins	16 of 41	39%	19 of 45	0 of 2	0%	0	0:19
1	Dennis Bermudez	15 of 36	41%	30 of 55	2 of 5	40%	1	2:18
2	Darren Elkins	19 of 45	42%	27 of 54	1 of 3	33%	0	1:30
2	Dennis Bermudez	27 of 53	50%	36 of 64	1 of 4	25%	1	1:19
3	Darren Elkins	34 of 74	45%	55 of 95	0 of 1	0%	0	0:49
3	Dennis Bermudez	28 of 65	43%	33 of 70	0 of 1	0%	0	0:27

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Darren Elkins	69 of 160	43%	39 of 126	18 of 21	12 of 13	47 of 125	22 of 34	0 of 1
Dennis Bermudez	70 of 154	45%	42 of 119	24 of 31	4 of 4	34 of 107	33 of 44	3 of 3

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Darren Elkins	16 of 41	39%	6 of 29	5 of 6	5 of 6	10 of 33	6 of 8	0 of 0
1	Dennis Bermudez	15 of 36	41%	8 of 28	4 of 5	3 of 3	8 of 26	6 of 9	1 of 1
2	Darren Elkins	19 of 45	42%	12 of 38	5 of 5	2 of 2	10 of 28	9 of 16	0 of 1
2	Dennis Bermudez	27 of 53	50%	16 of 40	10 of 12	1 of 1	10 of 31	15 of 20	2 of 2
3	Darren Elkins	34 of 74	45%	21 of 59	8 of 10	5 of 5	27 of 64	7 of 10	0 of 0
3	Dennis Bermudez	28 of 65	43%	18 of 51	10 of 14	0 of 0	16 of 50	12 of 15	0 of 0

LOSS vs Chan Sung Jung

KO (punch) R1 2:49 · UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie · Feb 04, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Chan Sung Jung	0	20 of 34	58%	24 of 38	0 of 3	0%	0	0	0:20
Dennis Bermudez	1	17 of 35	48%	19 of 37	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Chan Sung Jung	0	20 of 34	58%	24 of 38	0 of 3	0%	0	0	0:20
1	Dennis Bermudez	1	17 of 35	48%	19 of 37	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Chan Sung Jung	20 of 34	58%	11 of 24	6 of 7	3 of 3	14 of 26	6 of 8	0 of 0
Dennis Bermudez	17 of 35	48%	16 of 32	1 of 2	0 of 1	12 of 30	2 of 2	3 of 3

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Chan Sung Jung	20 of 34	58%	11 of 24	6 of 7	3 of 3	14 of 26	6 of 8	0 of 0
1	Dennis Bermudez	17 of 35	48%	16 of 32	1 of 2	0 of 1	12 of 30	2 of 2	3 of 3

WIN vs Rony Jason

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres · Aug 06, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Dennis Bermudez	0	48 of 95	50%	77 of 127	5 of 10	50%	0	1	7:06
Rony Jason	0	9 of 41	21%	16 of 48	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:51

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Dennis Bermudez	24 of 41	58%	32 of 50	1 of 1	100%	0	3:19
1	Rony Jason	1 of 7	14%	4 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Dennis Bermudez	7 of 19	36%	22 of 35	4 of 6	66%	0	2:24
2	Rony Jason	4 of 17	23%	4 of 17	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	Dennis Bermudez	17 of 35	48%	23 of 42	0 of 3	0%	1	1:23
3	Rony Jason	4 of 17	23%	8 of 21	0 of 0	---	0	0:51

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Dennis Bermudez	48 of 95	50%	29 of 67	5 of 14	14 of 14	21 of 59	2 of 2	25 of 34
Rony Jason	9 of 41	21%	6 of 32	3 of 8	0 of 1	7 of 39	2 of 2	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Dennis Bermudez	24 of 41	58%	18 of 32	3 of 6	3 of 3	6 of 15	0 of 0	18 of 26
1	Rony Jason	1 of 7	14%	1 of 6	0 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Dennis Bermudez	7 of 19	36%	3 of 12	0 of 3	4 of 4	6 of 17	1 of 1	0 of 1
2	Rony Jason	4 of 17	23%	1 of 10	3 of 7	0 of 0	3 of 16	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Dennis Bermudez	17 of 35	48%	8 of 23	2 of 5	7 of 7	9 of 27	1 of 1	7 of 7
3	Rony Jason	4 of 17	23%	4 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 1	3 of 16	1 of 1	0 of 0

WIN vs Tatsuya Kawajiri

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy · Feb 21, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Dennis Bermudez	0	61 of 80	76%	120 of 142	4 of 5	80%	1	0	4:21
Tatsuya Kawajiri	0	12 of 26	46%	27 of 41	1 of 7	14%	0	1	7:29

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Dennis Bermudez	7 of 9	77%	14 of 16	1 of 1	100%	0	0	2:58
1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	5 of 10	50%	15 of 20	1 of 3	33%	0	1	0:34
2	Dennis Bermudez	40 of 47	85%	66 of 75	0 of 0	---	1	0	1:03
2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	4 of 10	40%	4 of 10	0 of 3	0%	0	0	3:13
3	Dennis Bermudez	14 of 24	58%	40 of 51	3 of 4	75%	0	0	0:20
3	Tatsuya Kawajiri	3 of 6	50%	8 of 11	0 of 1	0%	0	0	3:42

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Dennis Bermudez	61 of 80	76%	51 of 68	5 of 7	5 of 5	11 of 27	7 of 9	43 of 44
Tatsuya Kawajiri	12 of 26	46%	7 of 18	3 of 5	2 of 3	9 of 23	1 of 1	2 of 2

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Dennis Bermudez	7 of 9	77%	2 of 4	3 of 3	2 of 2	4 of 6	1 of 1	2 of 2
1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	5 of 10	50%	1 of 5	2 of 2	2 of 3	3 of 8	0 of 0	2 of 2
2	Dennis Bermudez	40 of 47	85%	38 of 44	0 of 1	2 of 2	3 of 9	1 of 2	36 of 36
2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	4 of 10	40%	3 of 8	1 of 2	0 of 0	4 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Dennis Bermudez	14 of 24	58%	11 of 20	2 of 3	1 of 1	4 of 12	5 of 6	5 of 6
3	Tatsuya Kawajiri	3 of 6	50%	3 of 5	0 of 1	0 of 0	2 of 5	1 of 1	0 of 0

LOSS vs Jeremy Stephens

TKO (Flying knee and punches) R3 0:32 · UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor · Jul 11, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Jeremy Stephens	0	35 of 82	42%	66 of 116	1 of 6	16%	0	0	4:55
Dennis Bermudez	2	38 of 73	52%	39 of 74	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:20

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Jeremy Stephens	0	18 of 32	56%	43 of 59	1 of 4	25%	3:21
1	Dennis Bermudez	0	7 of 17	41%	8 of 18	0 of 0	---	0:10
2	Jeremy Stephens	0	15 of 44	34%	21 of 51	0 of 2	0%	1:34
2	Dennis Bermudez	1	22 of 45	48%	22 of 45	0 of 2	0%	0:06
3	Jeremy Stephens	0	2 of 6	33%	2 of 6	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Dennis Bermudez	1	9 of 11	81%	9 of 11	0 of 0	---	0:04

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Jeremy Stephens	35 of 82	42%	23 of 64	4 of 8	8 of 10	27 of 67	4 of 11	4 of 4
Dennis Bermudez	38 of 73	52%	26 of 56	4 of 5	8 of 12	22 of 53	9 of 12	7 of 8

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Jeremy Stephens	18 of 32	56%	13 of 24	2 of 4	3 of 4	11 of 23	4 of 6	3 of 3
1	Dennis Bermudez	7 of 17	41%	4 of 12	1 of 2	2 of 3	4 of 13	3 of 4	0 of 0
2	Jeremy Stephens	15 of 44	34%	10 of 36	2 of 4	3 of 4	14 of 39	0 of 4	1 of 1
2	Dennis Bermudez	22 of 45	48%	14 of 34	2 of 2	6 of 9	15 of 35	6 of 8	1 of 2
3	Jeremy Stephens	2 of 6	33%	0 of 4	0 of 0	2 of 2	2 of 5	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	Dennis Bermudez	9 of 11	81%	8 of 10	1 of 1	0 of 0	3 of 5	0 of 0	6 of 6

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Dennis Bermudez vs. Jeremy Stephens

Round 1
Bermudez shoots straight for a takedown and winds up shoving Stephens against the fence. Stephens quickly separates and gets down to throwing punches, and a right hand seems to sting Bermudez. At the same time, a clash of heads cuts Stephens near the right eye. Bermudez drops to his knees, can’t get the takedown and stands to up to crack Stephens with a right hook. Bermudez pins “Lil Heathen” against the fence with an underhook. Two minutes into the round, Bermudez finally drags Stephens to the mat and then tries to sneak around to take the back. Bermudez is blocked by the fence, so he stays on Stephens’ back with one hook in, dropping left hands. The cut on Stephens’ right eyebrow is leaking again, pooling blood on the floor underneath the fighters. When Stephens rolls to his knees, Bermudez tries to jump on his back, but he goes too high and Stephens is able to slip out the back door. The featherweights are back on their feet with 90 seconds remaining, and Bermudez draws Stephens forward to land a stiff left hand. Stephens answers with a left-handed haymaker, but Bermudez eats it and then waits a few seconds before diving for a takedown. Stephens stuffs the shot, and again they wind up clinching on the fence. Stephens tries to whip around with a spinning elbow, but Bermudez goes underneath it and holds his man on the fence until the round’s end.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Bermudez
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bermudez
Jeff Sherwood scores the round 10-9 Bermudez

Round 2
Stephens opens the round with a few hard leg kicks, but Bermudez closes the gap with a straight right hand. Bermudez keeps coming, trying to bomb Stephens near the fence with a combination, but he’s caught and dropped with a counter uppercut. Stephens tries to polish off his kneeling opponent with big punches from the standing position, only Bermudez shoots on the veteran’s legs and uses the shot to regain his wits. Bermudez gets back to his feet and continues walking forward on Stephens, who chops out the wrestler’s lead leg with a hard kick. A clubbing left hook from Stephens knocks Bermudez back to the mat; Bermudez stands and returns the favor with a push kick to the body which puts Stephens on his seat. Halfway through the round, Bermudez muscles Stephens against the cage. Stephens breaks out to deliver a right hand and a clinch knee, but Bermudez circles off the fence and comes back with a Superman punch which catches Stephens off balance and puts him back on the mat. Stephens scrambles up, gets a kick in the gut and has to defend as Bermudez shoots for a double-leg takedown against the fence. Referee Marc Goddard calls for work as the pace slows for the first time in the hectic, back-and-forth fight. The featherweights split with 40 seconds remaining, and Bermudez finds the mark with another Superman punch. Bermudez lands a leg kick, stuffs a takedown attempt from Stephens and shoves him against the fence to finish the round.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Stephens
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Stephens
Jeff Sherwood scores the round 10-9 Stephens

Round 3
Bermudez opens the round with a leg kick, then gets one in return. Stephens denies a clinch attempt from Bermudez and backs up to the fence. Bermudez comes in throwing a punch with his head down, and Stephens lands a perfectly placed knee on the temple. Bermudez is in trouble when he hits the mat, and Stephens finishes him off with a series of heavy left hands before referee Goddard intervenes.

The Official Result
Jeremy Stephens def. Dennis Bermudez via TKO (Knee and Punches) R3 0:32

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