UFC Fight Night 109 results: Pedro Munhoz counters flashy Damian Stasiak with heavy hitting for win

STOCKHOLM – Over three rounds, Pedro Munhoz got a good look at every flashy technique Damian Stasiak had to offer. He answered all the same way: with heavy punches.

Munhoz (14-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) bullied Stasiak (10-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) around the octagon, landing the better shots in a mostly stand-up affair to take a unanimous decision.

The bantamweight fight closed out today’s UFC Fight Night 109 prelims at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. It aired on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

The final scores were 29-28 twice and 30-27 for Munhoz, who picked up his third straight win. Stasiak had won back-to-back fights before the setback.

Munhoz started his offensive by going low with leg kicks, forcing Stasiak to switch stances to keep the damage even on both legs. Then Munhoz went high with punches, backing up Stasiak to the cage and landing inside before resetting.

Stasiak used the breaks to fire off all manners of spinning attacks, which were more visually impressive than effective. Save for a hard spinning-back kick to the midsection, he wasted a lot of energy as Munhoz met him with fists. If not for a solid chin, Stasiak might have been in much worse trouble.

But after running into a left hand in the early goings of the second, Stasiak decided to try his luck on the mat. The opportunity would elude him as Munhoz defended and kept the pressure high. Munhoz tried his own grappling luck by wrapping the head and spinning to the back. But Stasiak proved no easy submission mark.

Looking to keep Stasiak off guard, Munhoz spent much of his time in the third trying to get a finish on the mat. He tried for a takedown early and wrapped the head to take top position. Unable to close out the fight, he resumed his striking attack, landing a big knee up the middle in the clinch. Stasiak went all out to keep his opponent away, countering with a hard uppercut. But Munhoz walked through his best work, and again wrapped the head to get to his back, repeatedly slamming him to the canvas in the final moments.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 109 results include:

• Pedro Munhoz def. Damian Stasiak via unanimous decision (30-27, 28-28, 29-28)
• Trevor Smith def. Chris Camozzi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26) 
• Joaquim Silva def. Reza Madadi via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Bojan Velickovic def. Nico Musoke via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:37
• Darren Till def. Jessin Ayari via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27)
• Damir Hadzovic def. Marcin Held via knockout (knee) – Round 3, 0:07

For more on UFC Fight Night 109, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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