UFC Fight Night 27 results: Court McGee tops fellow 'TUF' champ Robert Whittaker

INDIANAPOLIS – At least two fighters from the UFC Fight Night 27 card will be a whole lot uglier come Thursday morning.

“The Ultimate Fighter” winners Court McGee and Robert Whittaker waged a three-round slugfest that left both battered and bloodied. But despite a funky set of scores, McGee triumphed.

The welterweight bout was part of today’s event at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. It aired on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on FOX Sports 2 and Facebook.

The final tallies included a 30-27 score for Whittaker while two judges awarded McGee the fight with 30-27 and 29-28 scores.

While Whittaker repeatedly slashed McGee’s face with standing elbows and several times delivered faster and more accurate strikes, he had difficulty handing the pressure of McGee, whose attack at times resembled the zombie-like stalking of retired welterweight Nick Diaz.

McGee, who first came to prominence by winning “TUF 11,” relentlessly pursued Whittaker with kicks and counter-punches until he began to turn the tide in the final frame.

Whittaker, a winner of “TUF Team Australia vs. Team U.K.,” tried to keep McGee at bay but took heavy shots that rocked him on multiple occasions.

McGee (16-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC), who in February dropped to welterweight from middleweight, remains unbeaten at 170 pounds after a decision victory over Josh Neer at UFC 157. Meanwhile, Whittaker (11-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) sees his hype train slow after his “TUF” win and an impressive TKO of “TUF 16? winner Colton Smith in May.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 27 results include:

• Court McGee def. Robert Whittaker via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
• Takeya Mizugaki def. Erik Perez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Brad Tavares def. Robert McDaniel via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Dylan Andrews def. Papy Abedi via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:32
• Brandon Thatch def. Justin Edwards via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:23
• Darren Elkins def. Hatsu Hioki via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Jason High def. James Head via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:41
• Zak Cummings def. Ben Alloway via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 4:19
• Roger Bowling vs. Abel Trujillo declared a no-contest (unintentional illegal knee) – Round 2, 4:57

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 27, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.

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