UFC 174 Results: Full Scorecards and Most Impressive Performances
If you were looking for knockouts, UFC 174 probably didn't fully tickle your fancy.
Only four of the night's 11 fights at the Rogers Arena ended early, while the last four bouts of the main card all went the distance.
Still, while the event was a bit underwhelming in that regard, it wasn't short of impressive performances. Let's take a look at the best.
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UFC 174 Results
| Jason Saggo def. Josh Shockley | TKO (Punches) | 1 (4:57) |
| Michinori Tanaka def. Roland Delorme | Decision (Unanimous) | 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 |
| Tae Hyun Bang def. Kajan Johnson | KO (Punch) | 3 (2:01) |
| Yves Jabouin def. Mike Easton | Decision (Unanimous) | 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 |
| Valerie Letourneau def. Elizabeth Phillips | Decision (Split) | 28-29, 29-28, 29-28 |
| Kiichi Kunimoto def. Daniel Sarafian | Submission (Rear-naked choke) | 1 (2:52) |
| Ovince Saint Preux def. Ryan Jimmo | TKO (Verbal submission) | 2 (2:10) |
| Andrei Arlovski def. Brendan Schaub | Decision (Split) | 28-29, 29-28, 29-28 |
| Ryan Bader def. Rafael Cavalcante | Decision (Unanimous) | 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 |
| Rory MacDonald def. Tyron Woodley | Decision (Unanimous) | 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 |
| Demetrious Johnson (c) def. Ali Bagautinov | Decision (Unanimous) | 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 |
Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader showed off incredible versatility and intelligence in his win over Rafael Cavalcante.
He was efficient in his striking, but more importantly, he displayed dominant takedown and wrestling skills, hardly letting the dangerous Cavalcante touch him. According to FightMetric.com, "Darth Bader" landed 53 significant strikes, while "Feijao" connected with just 10 in 15 minutes.
Fox Sports' Jon Anik put it simply:
Once upon a time, Bader may have gotten sucked into a boxing match with Feijao, who possesses tremendous knockout power, but this was a smart, calculated battle. Bader took the fight to the ground and picked apart his opponent perfectly.
Not only was it a clinical performance from Bader, but it marked the first time in 18 fights that Cavalcante went the distance.
Rory MacDonald
Entering the night, Tyron Woodley was 13-2 with nine of his wins coming via knockout. Moreover, he had knocked out his last three opponents, including a first-round Knockout of the Night against Josh Koscheck at UFC 167.
Simply put, the man has immense strength and is incredibly dangerous.
And Rory MacDonald made him look like someone who had never entered the Octagon before. MMA fighter Sarah Kaufman summarized it with the perfect word—nullify:
The first two rounds saw "Ares" deliver a confident, aggressive striking attack, which kept Woodley with his back up against the cage. In the third round, MacDonald took his opponent to the ground, further continuing the complete and utter domination.
He'll have to wait for July's battle between Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown to see if he's next in line for Johny Hendricks, but judging by Saturday's comprehensive win, he's ready right now:
Demetrious Johnson
Could he make it look any easier?
According to FightMetric.com, "Mighty Mouse" landed a ridiculous 133 significant strikes to Ali Bagautinov's 36. He landed 164 total punches to "Puncher's" 66. He landed 73 out of 94 punches (77.7 percent) in the clinch. He thwarted 10 of Bagautinov's 12 takedown attempts, with the other two resulting in zero punches on the ground.
And all of those absurd numbers still might not tell the entire story.
Johnson was too fast, clinical and accurate. Bagautinov couldn't get anything going or avoid Mighty Mouse's thunderous kicks, knees and punches.
Give credit to the challenger for showing some toughness, but this was a dismantling in every sense of the word. Even fellow flyweight Zach Makovsky couldn't hide his praise:
The top five flyweight contenders have now lost to Johnson, and it's getting more and more difficult to argue against him as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
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