UFC UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen Final

Bantamweight

Aaron Phillips vs Gaston Bolanos

Aaron Phillips
United States

Aaron Phillips

“The Dragon”

12-6

VS
Gaston Bolanos
United States

Gaston Bolanos

“The Dreamkiller”

9-5

Winner

Winner

Gaston Bolanos

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

15 April 2023 · T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, USA

Key takeaways

  • Gaston Bolanos beat Aaron Phillips by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Gaston Bolanos landed 69 of 135 total strikes, with 1:36 of control time.
  • Aaron Phillips landed more total strikes — 79 to 69 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 28-29, 27-30, 27-30.

Tale of the tape

Aaron PhillipsGaston Bolanos
12-6Record9-5
33Age on fight night30
5′9″ (175 cm)Height5′7″ (170 cm)
71″ (180 cm)Reach69″ (175 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
Headkicks MMATeamCSA
Houston, Texas, United StatesFromLima, Peru

Fight statistics

79of 104 · 76%Total strikes landed69of 135 · 51%
47of 65Head strikes38of 90
31of 35Body strikes7of 14
1of 4Leg strikes24of 31
3of 5Takedowns0
1Submission attempts0
6:01Control time1:36

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Aaron PhillipsRoundGaston Bolanos
10/26strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR122/52strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
31/36strikes2/2TD0KD3:05controlR225/46strikes0/0TD0KD0:40control
38/42strikes1/3TD0KD2:56controlR322/37strikes0/0TD0KD0:56control

Judges’ scorecards

Travis Buesking

9R11010R299R310

28total29

Ross Swanberg

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Henry Guery

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Form going into the fight

Aaron Phillips

  1. LJack Shoresubmission R2 2:292020
  2. LSam Sicilia2014
  3. LMatt Hobar2014

Gaston Bolanos

No recorded fights.

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