Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night ‘Rothwell vs. Dos Santos’

Perhaps Junior dos Santos has a little more left in the tank than some feared.

The former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder ran circles around Ben Rothwell in the UFC Fight Night 86 main event, as he picked up a five-round unanimous decision on Sunday at Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia. All three judges awarded dos Santos all five rounds, giving the Brazilian a clean 50-45 sweep on the scorecards.

After a competitive first five minutes, Rothwell was a non-factor. According to FightMetric data, dos Santos outpaced him by a 2-to-1 clip in significant strikes in the second, third and fourth rounds before out-landing him by a 3-to-1 margin in the fifth. Quick hands, deft…