UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson Results

As Bruce Buffer says, "IT'S TIME!!!" Main card is now over on FOX and I am gave my round by round updates on each of the main card fights. Tonight's main card featured four fights including a main event that has the flyweight championship being defended.

UFC on Fox 6 Results:

Flyweight Championship: Demetrious Johnson (17-2-1) (Champ) vs. John Dodson (14-6)

Round 1: Flyweights=Speed. Dodson lands the first real shot of the fight and staggers Johnson. Johnson goes for a head kick and is thrown off by Dodson. Both guys are going at each other back and forth pressing the action. Johnson is able to get Dodson to the ground. Dodson gets back standing without Johnson doing any damage on the ground. Although Johnson scored a takedown. The brief amount of time the fight was on the ground, I wouldn't even give him points for it. Way too hard to type during this fight. Both guys are too damn fast. Dodson looked better standing so I award him the round 10-9.

Round 2: Coming in to this fight many thought Johnson was the faster fighter but Dodson seems to be on par with his speed. Johnson is able to score a takedown up against the cage but once again can't keep Dodson down for long. Dodson lands a great combination that puts Johnson on the ground. Dodson lands another left hook that puts Johnson on the ground again. Johnson looks hurt. Joe Rogan says on the strength difference, "They both have the speed, Dodson has more power." Dodson is showing much better striking than Johnson. Johnson is able to land a couple of clinch knees at the end of the round up against the cage. That round was pretty easy to score. I'd give it 10-9 for Dodson which gives him a 20-18 lead going in to round 3.

Round 3: Johnson connects with a knee below the belt which pauses the fight for about a minute. No points taken away and the fight is restarted from where it left off. Johnson looks better in this round than he did early on. Very nice body kick by Dodson. Johnson is able to secure a takedown. Not as much happened in this round as the previous ones. I give the edge to Johnson who wins his first round of the night 10-9. Dodson still leads the fight 29-28 after three.

Round 4: Johnson scores a takedown and gets the fight to side control. Dodson is able to get partially up before Johnson lands an illegal knee to Dodson's face (the knee is illegal because one of Dodson's hands is touching the ground). Dodson was able to rest and was checked by the doctors following the illegal strike. No points are deducted for the illegal shot and the fight continues after Dodson seems okay. Dodson's conditioning doesn't seem to be on the level of Johnson's and I' starting to think Johnson could walk away with a 48-47 unanimous decision at this point. Johnson is landing a lot of knees up against the cage to the body and arms. Johnson lands a couple of knees to Dodson's head which causes a cut to open on his face. Round ends and I score this one 10-9 for Johnson. I think the fight is all tied up after three rounds at 38-38.

Round 5: Whoever takes this round is going to win the fight in my opinion. Both guys come out and show respect for one another. Johnson is able to secure a takedown along the fence. With Dodson having Johnson pushed up against the face, Johnson raised himself up and started landing elbows to the head of Dodson. Dodson has been unable to takedown Johnson so far this round. Johnson is connecting pretty well with shots on Dodson. Dodson seems to be unable to get out of Johnson's clinch at this point. With 30 seconds left Dodson has to do something big to win this fight. Johnson ends the fight in control and I think he takes the last round 10-9. I'm scoring the bout 48-47 for the defending champion Demetrious Johnson.

I do believe that when Johnson connected with the illegal knee on Dodson in round 4 that he should have been deducted a point. If a point was deducted the fight would have been ruled a majority draw (47-47, 48-46 Johnson, 47-47)

Official Result: Johnson defeats Dodson via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-47) to retain the UFC Flyweight Championship.

Light Heavyweight: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (34-11) vs. Glover Teixeira (20-2)

Round 1: Teixeira is able to get a takedown early in the round. Both guys aren't afraid to trade bombs at this point. Rampage is looking pretty good until he attempts a takedown that is easily shaken off & countered with a hook to the face by Teixeira. Teixeira drops Jackson with a big hook which leaves Rampage wobbly. Rampage is still answering back with punches even after being rocked. I don't see this fight getting to a decision unless both guys tire each other out. I score the round 10-9 Teixeira.

Round 2: Teixeira comes out and is able to secure an early takedown. Rampage is able to land a few successful uppercuts after getting the fight back standing. Rampage looks winded already halfway through round 2. Teixeira seems to have the much better endurance of the two fighters. The round is pretty even on the feet, but because of the early takedown I score the round 10-9 Teixeira, which gives him a 20-18 lead after two rounds. That round could have gone either way though.

Round 3: In my opinion Rampage has to finish it this round if he wants to walk away with a win. Rampage catches Teixeira early in the round. Teixeira gets a takedown again making it three times in three rounds. These takedowns could be what gives Teixeira the win as both guys have been relatively even while standing. Rampage seems to be bringing it at this point with 3 minutes to go. After throwing a couple of haymakers Rampage seems to have lost all of his energy. What might have been the most telegraphed takedown I've seen in awhile actually worked and got Rampage to the ground. With 1 minute left Rampage is zombie status at this point. 30 seconds left in the fight and Teixeira gets another takedown and is able to gain mount position. Round ends with in my opinion Teixeira taking that round 10-9 and the fight 30-27.

Official Result: Teixeira defeats Rampage via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Lightweight: Anthony Pettis (16-2) vs. Donald Cerrone (19-5 & 1 NC)

Round 1: Both guys come out landing strikes. Pettis attempts a cartwheel kick that doesn't really connect. Pettis hurts him with a body shot. Pettis continues to use all kinds of striking techniques. Damnnn! Pettis ends it with a body kick. Anthony Pettis looked tremendous and more than likely just earned himself a title shot.

Official Result: Pettis defeats Cerrone via TKO at 2:35, round 1

Pettis =AMAZING!!!! Ok I'm sold
— Dana White (@danawhite) January 27, 2013

Featherweight: Erik Koch (13-2) vs. Ricardo Lamas (13-2)

Round 1: Both guys are trying to figure out their range early. Rest of the round is Lamas pushing the action with takedowns attempts up against the cage and Koch defending them. I give the edge to Lamas in that round for pushing the action. Didn't do much so 10-9 Lamas.

Round 2: Lamas is able to get top position and land some strikes. Koch is cut BADDD!!! Lamas ends it with ground punches & elbows. As boring as round 1 might have been round 2 was all Lamas. Cut was opened it & just started spraying everywhere.

Official Result: Lamas defeats Koch via TKO at 2:32, round 2

Preliminary Results:

Lightweight Bout: TJ Grant (20-5) vs. Matt Wiman (15-7)
Grant defeats Wiman via TKO at 4:51, round 1

Featherweight Bout: Clay Guida (30-13) vs. Hatsu Hioki (26-6-2)
Guida defeats Hioki via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

Welterweight Bout: Mike Stumpf (11-4) vs. Pascal Krauss (11-1)
Krauss defeats Stumpf via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Light Heavyweight: Ryan Bader (15-3) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (26-7)
Bader defeats Matyushenko via submission (choke) at 0:50, round 1

Heavyweight: Mike Russow (15-3 & 1 NC) vs. Shawn Jordan (14-4)
Jordan defeats Russow via TKO at 3:48, round 2

Middleweight: Rafael Natal (15-4-1) vs. Sean Spencer (9-2)
Natal defeats Spencer via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:13, round 1

Welterweight: Simeon Thoresen (17-4-1) vs. David Mitchell (12-2)
Mitchell defeats Thoresen via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson Predictions

Tonight is UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson. It's not often that the UFC has championship fights for free on television so when they do it's usually worth watching. Tonight's main card on FOX features four fights including a flyweight championship fight, two possible number one contender fights and a fight that features a future hall of famer making his last appearance in the UFC.

UFC on Fox 6 Predictions:

Flyweight Championship: Demetrious Johnson (16-2-1) (Champion) vs. John Dodson (14-5)

Demetrious Johnson became the first ever UFC Flyweight Champion by winning a four-man tournament last year that was originally supposed to take place over two events. However, in his first fight of the tournament his bout went to a draw so there was a rematch between him and Ian McCall which he won the second time around. At UFC 152 he defeated the favored Joseph Benavidez by split decision (48-47, 47-48, 49-46) and was crowned the inaugural flyweight champion.

John Dodson earned his right to be the first challenger for the flyweight championship by defeating Jussier "Formiga" da Silva back at UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot in a title eliminator bout. Dodson first appeared in the UFC when he won the 14th season of the Ultimate Fighter by defeating T.J. Dillashaw in the final. Since then he has amassed two other wins including the Formiga fight.

Coming into this fight neither fighter has ever been finished and I think this may be the first time one of these guys doesn't get to see the decision. While Johnson is the champion currently I think the challenger Dodson will be able to pull off the upset.

My Prediction: Dodson wins via TKO in round 2 to become the new UFC Flyweight Champion

Light Heavyweight: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (34-10) vs. Glover Teixeira (19-2)

If you are an MMA fan and haven't heard of "Rampage" then I don't know where you've been the last five years. "Rampage" is best known for having knocked out Chuck Liddell twice (second fight for UFC Light Heavyweight Championship) and for his role in the 2010 action-comedy "The A-Team." While "Rampage" hasn't exactly been on a rampage as of late (he's lost two of his last fights), he is always a fighter that people want to see. This is his last fight on his UFC contract and all signs are pointing to this being his last fight in the Octagon.

Teixeira comes into this fight a lot less known that his opponent, but is coming into this fight on a 17 fight win streak with two of those wins coming in the UFC. In his two fights in the UFC so far he has managed to submit Kyle Kingsbury and defeat Fabio Maldonado by TKO (doctor stoppage). While Teixeira hasn't fought fighters as good as "Rampage" in his career his former training partner is Chuck Liddell who has already fought "Rampage" on two occasions which will likely help him in gameplanning.

With this being Jackson's last fight in the UFC many think that he will be going out on top and being the less known opponent very easily. However, many hardcore fans will agree that while Jackson was once one of the greatest fighters of all time he isn't the same guy he used to be and are picking Teixeira to win in upset fashion.

My Prediction: Teixeira wins via KO (round 1)

Lightweight: Anthony Pettis (15-2) vs. Donald Cerrone (19-4 & 1 NC)

Both of these fighters are former lightweight champions in the now defunct World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). While both were in the WEC the two have actually never fought each other. Both guys are very exciting fighters and try to finish most of their fights. In Cerrone's 19 wins only four of them have gone to a decision while in Pettis' 15 wins only three have gone the distance.

Pettis is coming into this fight off of two wins over Joe Lauzon and Jeremy Stephens respectively. With a win Pettis has been rumored to be next in line for the UFC Lightweight Championship and would likely fight the winner of the Benson Henderson-Gilbert Melendez winner later this year.

Cerrone is also coming into this fight on a two-fight win streak with wins over Melvin Guillard and Jeremy Stephens. Cerrone may not get a title shot with a win in this fight but it will definitely move him to within one more win away of one.

My Prediction: Pettis wins via TKO (round 2)

Featherweight: Erik Koch (13-1) vs. Ricardo Lamas (12-2)

Koch was in line to face Jose Aldo for the UFC Featherweight Championship on two different occasions in the last year. In July of 2012 Aldo was forced out of the bout because of injury and then later on in October Koch was forced out of the bout due to injury. Koch hasn't fought since late 2011 and this is a really long layoff for a fighter coming into a dangerous fight.

Lamas is entering this fight on a 3-fight win streak. Coming into this fight he has recently beaten Hatsu Hioki, Cub Swanson and Matt Grice. Lamas has been the underdog in most of his fights and is once again coming into a fight as the underdog.

This fight will likely determine who will fight the winner of next week's UFC Featherweight Championship bout between the champion Jose Aldo and challenger Frankie Edgar. With Koch coming so close to having a title shot twice in his career now, I can't see him possibly losing this fight and throwing away another title shot.

My Prediction: Koch wins via submission (round 2)