UFC Fight Night 78 results: Enrique Barzola dominates Horacio Gutierrez for 'TUF' crown

Enrique Barzola

MONTERREY, Mexico – A height and size advantage proved no stumbling block for Peru native Enrique Barzola, who ground-and-pounded Horacio Gutierrez to win the lightweight bracket of “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2.”

In a performance that would’ve made Georges St-Pierre smile, Barzola (11-2-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) picked up a unanimous decision by executing takedown after takedown on Gutierrez (2-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and allowing no escape from punches and elbows.

The “TUF: Latin America 2” lightweight final bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 78 event at Monterrey Arena in Monterrey, Mexico. It aired on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The final scores were 30-27 twice and 30-26 for Barzola, who picks up his first professional UFC win and earns a six-figure contract with the promotion. After two wins on “TUF,” Gutierrez goes back to the drawing board and loses his second straight pro bout.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 78 results include:

• Enrique Barzola def. Horacio Gutierrez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Leandro Silva def. Efrain Escudero via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Erik Perez def. Taylor Lapilus via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Bartosz Fabinski def. Hector Urbina via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Alejandro Perez def. Scott Jorgensen via TKO (injury) – Round 2, 4:26
• Andre Fili def. Gabriel Benitez via knockout (strikes) – Round 1, 3:13
• Alvaro Herrera def. Vernon Ramos via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:30
• Polo Reyes def. Cesar Arzamendia via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 3:42
• Michel Prazeres def. Valmir Lazaro via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 78, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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