UFC Fight Night 103 results: Sergio Pettis wins third straight, tops ex-title challenger John Moraga

PHOENIX – Sergio Pettis shredded John Moraga on the feet early on, then met him takedown for takedown down the stretch, as if to prove that he can do it all when he needs to.

The result was a unanimous decision victory for Pettis (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), who outpointed Moraga (16-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) with a game plan that was at times as tactical as it was brutal.

The flyweight bout opened up the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 103 event at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. It aired on FS1 following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Pettis got off to a good start thanks to his sharp striking and deft control of distance in the first round. He consistently initiated the exchanges with Moraga, then countered Moraga’s counters while battering his left eye bloody by the end of the opening frame. Moraga battled back with some hard shots of his own, but Pettis wobbled him with hard left hands near the end of the round, forcing Moraga to focus his attention simply on surviving.

Moraga came back strong in the second, using his takedowns to slow Pettis’ offense, which in turn opened up new opportunities for him on the feet. With Pettis forced to respect the threat of the takedown, Moraga began landing some punches of his own, which may have evened things up on some scorecards.

But Pettis adjusted well in the final round, using takedowns and reversals of his own to stymie Moraga’s attack before again going to work on the feet. By the end, he had Moraga dancing to his tune, and the result was a consistent drum beat of straight strikes by Pettis, who finished with a takedown in the final minute, just to seal it in the minds of the judges.

By the time the scorecards were tallied, it was a clear win for Pettis, who took the fight with scores of 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27.

The win makes it three in a row for Pettis, who has not lost since March 2015. Moraga loses his third straight fight.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 103 results include:

• Sergio Pettis def. John Moraga via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Drakkar Klose def. Devin Powell via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Augusto Mendes def. Frankie Saenz via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Aleksei Oleinik def. Viktor Pesta via submission (Ezekiel choke) – Round 1, 2:57
• Tony Martin def. Alex White via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Nina Ansaroff def. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:39
• Walt Harris def. Chase Sherman via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:41
• Joachim Christensen def. Bojan Mihajlovic via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:05
• Cyril Asker def. Dmitrii Smoliakov via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:41

For complete coverage UFC Fight Night 103, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan contributed to this report on site in Phoenix.)