UFC 226 Results: Anthony Pettis Turns Tables With Michael Chiesa's Submission

Michael Chiesa wanted to fight the mat, but Anthony Pettis finished there.

After being stunned on the feet, Pettis (21-7 MMA, 8-6 CFU) went from a guillotine constriction to a triangular constriction, forcing Chiesa (14-4 MMA, 7- 4 UFC) to show up at 0:52 of Round 2.

The catch-up fight (Chiesa missed the weight limit) was part of the main map of the UFC event 226 today. At the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It was broadcast on pay-per-view television after the preliminaries on FS1 and UFC Fight Pbad

Chiesa's plan for the fight was Apparently as he rushed in and immediately took Pettis to start the fight. Pettis got up quickly and, afterwards, disbadembly was much more difficult for Chiesa to get, while Pettis was left with more kicks and punches at the end of the round.

Pettis went back to work second, to kick Chiesa into the body and drop him with a right hand in the first minute. As Chiesa climbed, Pettis looked for a guillotine but could not finish it.

At first, it seemed like a costly mistake, just standing where Chiesa wanted it and just when the typing game seemed to work best. But Pettis quickly went to a triangular constriction, adding a pin by rolling Chiesa, and soon Chiesa was forced to draw.

"I felt like I was finally back to the old me there," says Pettis. "I let too many people tell me that I should fight more or do things differently, and that took away from what made me myself. I finally found myself. My typing was not exactly what I wanted. I had the impression of pushing my fists a little too much. My jiu-jitsu seemed incredible to me.

"Michael Chiesa is an awesome guy, he's a well respected grappler, I knew that I had to be smooth with my transitions and everything went as planned." I'm still young and I'm not sure. I have the impression that I still have a lot to show – and tonight's performance shows it – for those who said, "He's done, he needs to retire," he says. Showtime era is back! "

Pettis' first win since losing to Dustin Poirier last November, with Chiesa now losing two rights for the first time in his professional career.

UFC results 226 to the minute include:

• Anthony Pettis def. Michael Chiesa via submission (triangle armbar) – 2nd part, 0:52
• Khalil Rountree def. Gokhan Saki by KO (strokes) – Phase 1, 1:36
• Paulo Costa defeated Uriah Hall via TKO (punches) – 2nd part, 2:38
• Raphael Assun cao defeated Rob Font by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Drakkar Klose def. Lando Vannata by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Curtis Millender def. Max Griffin by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Dan Hooker def. Gilbert Burns Through KO (Shots) – Round 1, 2:28
• Emily Whitmire def. Jamie Moyle by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

For full coverage of UFC 226, see the UFC Events section of the site.

(Mike Bohn, John of Morgan MA Morgan and Ken Hathaway contributed to this report on-site in Las Vegas.)