Andre Fili picked up his 13th career win inside the Octagon, besting Christian Rodriguez in a three-round war at UFC Vegas 109.
Following a fairly competitive first four-and-a-half minutes, Rodriguez appeared to steal the opening round with a late takedown.
With neither fighter making a statement in the second, it was anybody’s fight going into the third and final stanza. Recognizing the close nature of the fight, Rodriguez ramped up his aggression, but that ultimately cost him early as Fili scored a takedown in the center of the Octagon with more than three minutes to go.