UFC London showed that just because you have big names helping you prepare for a fight and in your corner, it doesn’t mean you’ll be coming out on top.
Guram Kutateladze experienced this in a harsh way, dropping a one-sided decision against Kauê Fernandes to open up the preliminary card of Saturday’s event in England’s capital despite boasting both Ilia Topuria and Khamzat Chimaev in his corner.
Fernandes was one of the most notable underdogs coming into the event, standing at odds of +300 at the time of the fight.
The Brazilian controlled the fight from the outset with dynamic striking. Early on his dominance was set via a powerful head kick that dropped “Georgian Viking.”
Kutateladze attempted to gain control of the fight with his grappling, but Fernandes’ kicks and movement continued to be problematic for the fighter with the all-star corner.
Guram Kutateladze Dominated At UFC London Despite Big Names In Corner
Fernandes continued his pressure and kicks in the second round, adding in a takedown for good measure. With Kutateladze already cut, the underdog made things worse by not only busting him up to the point he was wearing a crimson mask at the end of the fight, but also dropping the Georgian twice more.
Fernandes ultimately swept the judges scorecards 30-27.
Fernandes is now 2-1 in the Octagon, having scored a first-round finish of Mohammad Yahya back in August 2024.
Kutateladze, meanwhile, is now 2-3 in the UFC, having been unable to string together consecutive victories in his tenure.
