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[autotag]Krzysztof Jotko[/autotag] picked up his first win of 2020.
The Polish striker outpointed [autotag]Eryk Anders[/autotag] at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 8. Jotko (22-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) notched a 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 decision on the judges’ scorecards.
The middleweight bout was part of the UFC on ESPN 8 main card at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. It aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
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It was a fairly uneventful contest between the two middleweights. Anders (13-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) pushed the action for the majority of the 15 minutes, pressing Jotko against the cage and controlling the clinch.
But despite being the aggressor in the wrestling department, Anders failed to get Jotko to the ground or land many significant strikes.
In Round 1, Anders pressed forward and controlled Jotko against the cage. But at every break, it was clear that Jotko was landing the cleaner shots. The same story unfolded in Rounds 2 and 3.
With the result, Jotko is now on a three-fight winning streak. It was Jotko’s first fight since July 2019. He mentioned in his post-fight interview wanting to be more active moving forward. Anders’ two-fight streak came to a halt.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 8 results include:
- Krzysztof Jotko def. Eryk Anders via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Song Yadong def. Marlon Vera via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Miguel Baeza def. Matt Brown via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 0:18
- Kevin Holland def. Anthony Hernandez via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:39
- Giga Chikadze def. Irwin Rivera via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
- Nate Landwehr def. Darren Elkins via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Cortney Casey def. Mara Romero Borella via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:36
- Rodrigo Nascimento def. Don’Tale Mayes via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:05
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