UFC 210 results: Cynthia Calvillo spoils Pearl Gonzalez's debut, wins with choke in third

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Cynthia Calvillo spoiled the hyped debut of Pearl Gonzalez, refusing to let the UFC newcomer escape her clutches on the mat.

Calvillo’s grappling was too much for Gonzalez to manage, and a takedown attempt provided her the setup to lock in a rear-naked choke in the third round.

The women’s strawweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC 210 event at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Gonzalez (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) tapped at the 3:45 mark of the final frame after rocking back and forth on the mat in an effort to shake Calvillo (5-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC). She had hoped to fight better luck on the canvas after giving up her back in the second frame, and instead found her options quickly dwindling as Calvillo locked in a body triangle that kept her in place.

Gonzalez did her best work when she pressured Calvillo and used her length to land kicks and punches. But she wasted precious moments in the fight’s opening round as she covered up and let Calvillo take momentum with a steady stream of punches and kicks. Although many of them were deflected off Gonzalez’s guard, some found their way through.

Gonzalez charged forward in the second round before landing a takedown. She briefly was in the driver’s seat when she took mount and attempted an armbar. Calvillo wouldn’t be bullied on the mat, though, and scrambled to her back, where she closed the frame looking for chokes and taking the mount.

Worn down by her opponent’s pace, Gonzalez didn’t have much energy to fight when Calvillo reversed her takedown in the final frame. Again, Calvillo was able to scramble and threaten a submission.

The win makes it two in a row in just two months for Calvillo, a Team Alpha Male product, and extends her unbeaten streak to five. Gonzalez, whose participation was momentarily jeopardized by her breast implants, loses for the first time since her professional debut.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 210 results include:

• Cynthia Calvillo def. Pearl Gonzalez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:45
• Thiago Alves def. Patrick Cote via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Charles Oliveira def. Will Brooks via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:30
• Myles Jury def. Mike De La Torre via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:30
• Kamaru Usman def. Sean Strickland via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
• Shane Burgos def. Charles Rosa via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:59
• Patrick Cummins def. Jan Blachowicz via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
• Gregor Gillespie def. Andrew Holbrook via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:21
• Desmond Green def. Josh Emmett via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
• Katlyn Chookagian def. Irene Aldana via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Magomed Bibulatov def. Jenel Lausa via unanimous decision (29-26, 29-26, 29-26)

For complete coverage UFC 210, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s Matt Erickson and Mike Bohn contributed to this report on site in Buffalo.)