Gabriel Bonfim broke into the welterweight rankings with a close split decision win over Stephen Thompson in the UFC Nashville co-main event.
After a relatively slow start that saw the two fighters trade calf kicks, Bonfim finally decided to shoot in for the first takedown of the fight near the halfway point of the opening round.
Though he managed to get Thompson down momentarily, ‘Wonderboy’ popped right back up and quickly separated, bringing an end to an incredibly close first five minutes.
Things started similarly in the second, though Bonfim didn’t wait nearly as long for a takedown, shooting in near the 50-second mark of the stanza.