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Earns contract as underdog
Pulyaev defeated Liam Anderson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. After the show, he was one of four fighters to earn an official UFC contract.
ANALYSIS
Pulyaev entered as roughly a (+160) betting underdog, but he put his boxing on display and was clearly the superior striker, nearly doubling the significant strike total of his opponent in all three rounds and leaving Anderson bloody and battered by the end. The Russian middleweight did concede a pair of takedowns and 6:07 worth of control time, but even on the mat, he held his own in the grappling exchanges and fought off any submission threats. A 79-inch reach is massive for the middleweight division and will make closing the distance on Pulyaev a significant challenge, even for striking-heavy opponents.
Pulyaev entered as roughly a (+160) betting underdog, but he put his boxing on display and was clearly the superior striker, nearly doubling the significant strike total of his opponent in all three rounds and leaving Anderson bloody and battered by the end. The Russian middleweight did concede a pair of takedowns and 6:07 worth of control time, but even on the mat, he held his own in the grappling exchanges and fought off any submission threats. A 79-inch reach is massive for the middleweight division and will make closing the distance on Pulyaev a significant challenge, even for striking-heavy opponents.