Dana White's Contender Series 2022: Week 9
Raul Rosas Jr. defeats Mando Gutierrez by Decision (unanimous)
Round 3 · 5:00
Rosas Jr. vs Gutierrez · Dana White's Contender Series 2022: Week 9
What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Rosas opened with a missed spin kick, then repeatedly put Gutierrez on the mat. He took the back midway through the round and attacked submissions while mixing in strikes, but Gutierrez escaped and threatened with a guillotine in the final minute.
Rosas secured an early takedown in the second round. Both fighters had moments of control during the ensuing grappling exchanges, with Rosas finishing the round on top.
Gutierrez used his strikes to set up a third-round takedown, but Rosas reversed the back-take attempt, regained control and held Gutierrez's back through the final horn. Mike Bell, Adelaide Byrd and Junichiro Kamijo each scored the fight 30-27 for Rosas.
- Mike Bell30-27
- Adelaide Byrd30-27
- Junichiro Kamijo30-27
- Official UFC resultsSeason 6 Week 9 Results & Scorecards — Dana White's Contender Series
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Rosas Jr.
Rosas Jr. made the fight about transitions from the opening minute. The spinning kick created the first scramble, and his early takedown led to the sustained top pressure and positional control that defined all three rounds.
Case for Gutierrez
Gutierrez's best route was to make every grappling exchange costly. He found a first-round guillotine threat, fought through Rosas's passing and back-taking attempts, and had moments of top pressure, but he could not keep the younger fighter from returning to control.
What We Were Watching For
- Whether Rosas Jr. can turn his opening spinning attacks into another early takedown
- How Gutierrez uses the guillotine and front-headlock positions to stop Rosas's entries
- Whether Gutierrez can make Rosas work from bottom position long enough to change the decision rounds
Records & career stats
- 6-0-0
- Record
- 7-1-0
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- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- United States
- Nationality
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- 21
- Age
- 29
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- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
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- Finish rateFinish %Finish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
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- 1.34
- Sig. strikes landed / minStr / minSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- Not published
- 1.24
- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / minSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- Not published
- 53%
- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- 25%
- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- 10:45
- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
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Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect the fighter data snapshot used for this page. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Analysts
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Videos
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