UFC on FOX 10 results, photos: Chico Camus outgrapples Yaotzin Meza for decision win

CHICAGO – It wasn’t the most crowd-pleasing effort in UFC history, but Chico Camus utilized a superior grappling game to stifle Yaotzin Meza en route to a clearcut decision win.

The bantamweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC on FOX 10 event at United Center in Chicago. It aired on FOX Sports 1 after an additional prelim on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of the main card on FOX.

Camus was active early with punches, darting in and out of range against a taller opponent. Meza eventually moved inside and took the fight to the floor, but Camus quickly swept to top position, where he remained until a referee restart in the final 10 seconds of the round.

Camus opened the second with a stiff leaping left that dropped his opponent. This time, however, it was Meza with the nifty sweep into the dominant position. As the crowd grew restless, referee Otto Torriero brought the fighters to their feet, but Camus pushed forward on the restart and immediately brought the action back to the canvas.

Camus pressed immediately forward again in the third frame and instantly brought the fight to the floor. As Meza tried to buck and roll, he briefly exposed his back. Camus couldn’t quite get the rear-naked choke, but he also refused to relent position and remained in a dominant spot until the final 80 seconds of the fight.

Meza made things interesting with a late sweep, but Camus crawled quickly up to his feet and took away Meza’s control. As they scrambled back to the floor, Camus again worked to top position and eventually in to mount. At the end of the fight, it was Meza who outstruck his opponent by a wide margin, but Camus enjoyed nearly nine minutes of control and was awarded the unanimous decision with scores of 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.

Chico Camus (14-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) now enjoys a two-fight octagon winning streak. Meza (20-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has tasted victory just once in three UFC appearances.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on FOX 10 results include:

• Chico Camus def. Yaotzin Meza via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Hugo Viana def. Ramiro Hernandez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Daron Cruickshank def. Mike Rio via TKO (kick, punches) – Round 2, 4:56
• George Sullivan def. Mike Rhodes via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Nikita Krylov def. Walt Harris via TKO (head kick, punches) – Round 1, 0:25

For the latest on UFC on FOX 10, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.

Matt Erickson contributed to this report on-site in Chicago.