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Uriah Hall vs. Rafael Natal: What We Learned from UFC 187 Tilt

Rafael Natal nabbed a contentious split decision from Uriah Hall, but it wasn't an egregious outcome.

Natal won the second round with an early takedown. Hall did well to close out the round with one of his own, but Natal clearly did more in the second frame to even the fight. It looked like Hall may have done enough in the third, but Natal landed his own offense as well.

Official: Hall was more accurate (43 of 74, 58%), but Natal threw a lot more (45 of 103, 43%).

— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) May 24, 2015

Perhaps Hall's counterstriking style looked like he was backing away and avoiding the fight.