Brendan Allen gets revenge at UFC Fight Night
Brendan Allen reacts to his win in a middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event Saturday, June 24, 2023 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Brendan Allen defeated Bruno Silva by way of submission in the first round. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] credits: Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK Brendan Allen earned some payback over Chris Curtis on Saturday night, winning by split decision in their main event middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.
Allen (24-5-0) took the cards 48-47, 47-48, 49-46. He lost to Curtis (31-11-0) back on Dec. 4, 2021, but has since won seven straight UFC fights.
On Saturday, Allen won despite having disadvantages in total strikes (141-128), significant strikes (124-112) and strikes to the head (96-72).
Curtis has been inconsistent since last beating Allen, posting three wins and three losses, including Saturday's. He also had to settle for a no contest when he banged heads with Nassourdine Imavov in a June 10, 2023, battle.
Damon Jackson (23-6-1) and Chepe Mariscal (16-6-0) also won by split decision on Saturday, doing so in featherweight action. Jackson downed Alexander Hernandez (14-8-0), while Mariscal knocked off Morgan Charriere (19-10-1).
Ignacio Bahamondes (15-5-0) and Charlie Campbell (9-2-0) also came away with victories.
—Field Level Media