UFC on FOX 24 results: Devin Clark's pressure too much in unanimous win vs. Jake Collier

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Devin Clark put the pressure on Jake Collier early and only turned it up as the fight wore on.

After rocking Collier (10-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) with punches, then burying him with takedowns and top control, Clark (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) cruised to a unanimous decision victory with scores of 30-27, 30-27, and 30-26.

The light heavyweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC on FOX 24 event at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of additional prelims and a main card on FOX.

The two fighters seemed initially eager to bang it out on the feet, much to the delight of the crowd. With Clark firing off heavy combinations and Collier responding with sneakily effective spinning attacks, there was no shortage of action in the opening round.

But as the fight went on, that’s when Clark’s all-around game and constant aggression proved to be the difference. His takedowns against the fence stymied Collier’s offense, and they only got easier to execute as Collier kept trying for the same spinning attacks that had worked well for him early.

By the third, an exhausted Collier could only try for longshot submissions off his back, as Clark took him down again and again and began to maul him from the top. Still, Collier refused to be finished, fighting gamely until the final horn.

When the judges had their say, however, all three gave the fight to Clark with a clean sweep of every round.

Clark has now won two straight since his lone professional loss in his UFC debut. Collier has lost two of his last three.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on FOX 24 results include:

• Devin Clark def. Jake Collier via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
• Anthony Smith def. Andrew Sanchez via knockout (knee, punches) – Round 3, 3:52
• Zak Cummings def. Nathan Coy via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 4:21
• Ketlen Vieira def. Ashlee Evans-Smith via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

For complete coverage UFC on FOX 24, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s Matt Erickson and Simon Samano contributed to this report on site in Kansas City.)