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App grad and wrestling alum Tony Gravely with the W. Showed off his wrestling quite well.



Men's bantamweight: Tony Gravely (22-7, 3-2 UFC) vs. Saimon Oliveira (18-4, 0-1 UFC) by unanimous decision (Watch this fight on ESPN+)
Gravely, of Virginia, turned Saturday's bantamweight bout into a wrestling match as he racked up 11 total takedowns and 11:28 worth of control time. Judges awarded the 30-year-old's efforts with unanimous scores of 30-27.

Oliveira was clearly the more dangerous man on the feet, but he simply couldn't keep the fight there. He repeatedly attacked Gravely with the guillotine choke -- a maneuver he has finished multiple fights with in his career -- but could never quite secure it.

Gravely spent the majority of the fight either on top or clinched with Oliveira along the fence. It was not the most scintillating performance, but was still the result Gravely was looking for. He suffered a second-round knockout loss to Nate Maness in his last bout in September. Oliveira threatened Gravely with a few big shots here and there, including a flying knee and spinning backfist, but it was Gravely's fight for the most part.

Oliveira is now 0-1 in the Octagon, as this was his UFC debut. He earned a contract on the Contender Series last year.