Mateusz Gamrot stayed the course, and it paid off in the deep waters of championship rounds.
The former KSW two-division champion relied on superior pace and grappling to capture a narrow unanimous decision triumph against Arman Tsarukyan in the UFC on ESPN 38 main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. All three judges submitted 48-47 scorecards for Gamrot in a bout that was extremely difficult to score. The 31-year-old Pole has won four straight in Ultimate Fighting Championship competition.
Tsarukyan (18-3, 5-2 UFC) held up well in the first 25-minute fight of his career.