Su Mudaerji beat Andre Soukhamthath with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 15 in Shenzhen, China.
Take a look inside the fight with Mudaerji, who got the first win of his UFC career after losing his promotional debut to Louis Smolka.
Result: Su Mudaerji def. Andre Soukhamthath via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-25, 30-26)
Updated records: Mudaerji (12-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Soukhamthath (13-8 MMA, 2-5 UFC)
Key stat: Mudaerji outstruck Soukhamthath by a factor of about 4-1, 103-27.
Mudaerji on the fight’s key moment
“My deepest feeling is that all my effort paid back. Thanks to my team – they have spent a lot of time helping me in training, making me evolve. I knew I could win this fight before stepping into the octagon since I have trained for a long time to fix any weakness I had in my game.”
Mudaerji on fighting in China
“It is exciting to fight in China, I know many fans and friends came to support me. I heard a lot of cheering out there. I’ve also got many fans from Tibet rooting for me. All this support motivated me a lot.”
Mudaerji on what he wants next
“I’ll be ready for my next opponent, whoever he is.”
