UFC Fight Night 112 results: Felice Herrig's technique, tenacity shine to hand Justine Kish 1st loss

Felice Herrig needed every measure of technique to keep the relentless Justine Kish at bay.

But for every time Kish (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) muscled her way out of trouble, Herrig (13-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) used her technique to win countless fights for position and dominance. And at the end of 15 minutes, her hand was raised.

The strawweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 112 event at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. It aired on FS1 following prelims on FS2 and UFC Fight Pass.

The final scores were 30-26 twice and 29-27 for Herrig, who picked up her third straight win in the octagon while handing Kish, a fellow castmate on “The Ultimate Fighter 20” before injury withdrawal, suffered her first professional defeat.

Kish put Herrig on her heels from the opening bell with an aggressive muay Thai attack. She tried to improve her hand with a throw from headlock. But in the first of many such instances, her enthusiasm was countered by experience.

Herrig took the back and set up for a choke, as she would do throughout the 15-minute affair. Kish managed to muscle out of the position, only to wind up in trouble again as Herrig put her back on the mat.

After a rough first round, Kish tried to even the score on the feet. But again, her desire to get revenge wound up backfiring as she ran into Herrig’s left hook, which landed several times in a series of frenzied exchanges. Herrig then tripped her to the mat and again took the mount, giving it up only the final seconds of the middle frame when Kish spun around into guard.

Exhausted from two rounds of nonstop action, Herrig went back to her winning strategy, getting an early takedown. After again taking the back, she nearly finished the fight when she sunk in a rear-naked choke. But somehow, Kish managed to get free, grimacing as she scrambled to safety.

Herrig still kept her composure and held top position. And by the end of the fight, it was clear she’d earned enough points to keep the undefeated fighter at bay.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 112 results include:

• Felice Herrig def. Justine Kish via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)
• Dominick Reyes def. Joachim Christensen via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:29
• Tim Means def. Alex Garcia via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Dennis Siver def. B.J. Penn via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-27)
• Clay Guida def. Erik Koch via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-26, 30-27)
• Marvin Vettori def. Vitor Miranda via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Carla Esparza def. Maryna Moroz via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Darrell Horcher def. Devin Powell via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Jared Gordon def. Michel Quinones via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:24
• Tony Martin def. Johnny Case via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Jeremy Kimball def Josh Stansbury via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:21

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 112, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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