UFC 212 results: Viviane Pereira picks apart Jamie Moyle, cruises to unanimous-decision win

RIO DE JANEIRO – Viviane Pereira picked Jamie Moyle apart with relative ease over the course of three rounds, pulling further away as the fight wore on.

The result was a clear victory for Pereira (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who never got close to finishing Moyle (4-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) but faced few threats as she cruised to a unanimous-decision win.

The strawweight bout was part of today’s UFC 212 preliminary card at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass prior to additional prelims on FS1 and the pay-per-view main card.

Pereira’s victory was built on the strength of her striking game as she claimed the center of the cage early on and peppered Moyle with strikes every time she tried to close the distance or force Pereira toward the fence.

The fight looked relatively close early on but only got less so as the fight wore on. Moyle soon found that she couldn’t match speed or striking skills with Pereira, but also couldn’t force the fight into some other realm that might improve her chances. As the damage to her face began to pile up, Moyle slowed further, making Pereira’s job even easier.

By the final round, Pereira was battering Moyle with combinations at will and shrugging off her attempts at a clinch, even wobbling her with a left hand late, but never going all out in search of a finish. That allowed Moyle to limp across the finish line, at which point the judges rendered their unanimous decision for Pereira with scores of 29-28, 30-27, and 30-27.

The win keeps Pereira’s perfect professional record intact. Moyle has lost two of her last three.

Up-to-the-minute results include:

• Viviane Pereira def. Jamie Moyle via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Luan Chagas def. Jim Wallhead vis submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:48
• Deiveson Alcantara def. Marco Beltran via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 5:00

For more on UFC 212, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Fernanda Prates contributed to this report on site in Rio de Janeiro.)