UFC Fight Night 161 Results: Veteran ends undefeated streak, Former headliner to get fired after devastating KO?

#2 Kron Gracie vs Cub Swanson

A bit of a surprise

It might be surprising to some that Cub Swanson was the underdog in this fight, especially given that he's a BJJ Black Belt and a former Top 5 ranked contender. While he has fallen off the rails a bit over the last couple of years following four consecutive defeats, the veteran got a W back in his record as he defeated Kron Gracie by Unanimous Decision.

It was arguably the fight of the night and by the third round alone, over 200 combined strikes were thrown between two men. Gracie's gameplan was obviously to get the clinch and start working on the ground, but Cub Swanson's experience and slickness managed to get him out of adversity and pick up the win.

We thought that Kron Gracie had won it, but the judges clearly saw otherwise. It was a close fight and Swanson will be pleased, especially since he knows he was set up as a stepping stone for Gracie (in his own words).

As for Kron, he's going to have to go back to the drawing board and get back a win. He has a lot of time since this was only his 6th professional bout and second in the UFC.

Result: Cub Swanson def. Kron Gracie (Unanimous Decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Killer Cub back in the win column! #UFCTampa pic.twitter.com/KP4Oubv1Z6

— UFC (@ufc) October 13, 2019