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#4. Anthony Ricco Martin (16-4-0) vs. Demian Maia (26-9-0) (Welterweight)

Maia vs. Martin

Demian Maia did a Demian Maia! It was a quintessential performance from the BJJ maestro, who fought to his strengths and earned a unanimous decision win against Anthony Ricco Martin.

The story of the fight was similar to most Maia contests. The Brazilian looked to take the fight to the ground as soon as the opening bell rang. One minute into the first round and Maia had gotten his first takedown. He landed punches from the low mount position.

While Martin worked his way back to his feet in the first round, he just couldn't break through the relentless grappling skills of Maia in the second round. Martin kept standing up only to get dumped back to the mat.

Martin had a much better showing in the third and final round. He landed a solid punch that hurt Maia. However, Maia recuperated and managed to score another takedown. And that was that!

Result: Demian Maia def. Anthony Ricco Martin via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)

Maia is one of the best grapplers in the world and Martin actually did a decent job to avoid getting submitted. This was the veteran's 21st win in the UFC.