LAS VEGAS – Melsik Baghdasaryan beat Tucker Lutz with a unanimous decision Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 49 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Baghdasaryan, who bounced back from his first UFC loss in February.
Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Tucker Lutz
Result: Melsik Baghdasaryan def. Tucker Lutz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Updated records: Baghdasaryan (8-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Lutz (12-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Key stats: Although Lutz had more than 6 minutes of control time and three takedowns, Baghdasaryan got the nod.
Baghdasaryan on the fight's key moment
“I was expecting to win quick, but the guy was tough. I can’t lie. Yeah, the guy was tough. But this is also good for me to get experience.”
Baghdasaryan on Lutz's toughness
“No one has held me like that, like wrestling. I’m a wrestler. I have to do this. But that was a good test for me. In my mind, it was first just win, of course – like a good knockout. I was thinking control his wrestling, and then just knock him out. But the guy was kicking and then doing everything, and then I just realized quickly (he was tough).”
Baghdasaryan on what he wants next
To hear more from Baghdasaryan, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 49.
