UFC 213 results: Cody Stamann impressive in debut win over Terrion Ware

For a guy who relied on his takedowns and top control, Cody Stamann also showed off plenty of flair against Terrion Ware.

While shimmying and shaking between combos, Stamann (14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) solidified the win over Ware (17-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) with his grappling, which helped him lock up a unanimous decision victory with scores of 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28.

The featherweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC 213 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of additional prelims on FS1 and a main card on pay-per-view.

Stamann’s wrestling ability showed itself early in the fight, but it didn’t lead to much offense on the mat initially. Instead, it served to halt the momentum of Ware, who scored with some crisp strikes from distance but who struggled to keep that success going when he had no answer for Stamann’s takedowns.

Which is not to say that Stamann didn’t have some bright moments on the feet as well. Several times he stung Ware with hard counters and solid hooks, but it was his ability to put Ware on his back and then, as the fight wore on, do damage once Ware tried to scramble up, that helped him make his case to the judges.

After a third round that saw both men throw with increasing urgency, it was Stamann’s takedowns at the critical moments that sealed the win for him, especially in the final minutes of the last round. Once the judges had their say, all three gave the fight to Stamann, and two gave him a clean sweep of every round.

With the win in his UFC debut, Stamann now has an eight-fight winning streak overall. Ware’s loss snaps a four-fight winning streak outside the UFC.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 213 results include:

• Cody Stamann def. Terrion Ware via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Trevin Giles def. James Bochnovic via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:54

For complete coverage UFC 213, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Steven Marroco contributed to this report on site in Las Vegas.)