Navajo Stirling kept his unblemished professional record intact with a unanimous decision win over Rodolfo Bellato in the featured preliminary bout at UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes.
Stirling improved to 3-0 in the UFC and 8-0 as a pro after out-landing Bellato 81 to 43 in significant strikes over the course of 15 minutes in the 205-pound division.
The 27-year-old was one of a handful of fighters on the card who trains out of City Kickboxing in New Zealand, the same team made famous by former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who was in the crowd cheering on his teammates.
All three of Stirling’s UFC wins have been by unanimous decision.
Also on the prelims, Michelle Montague failed to find a rear-naked choke finish for the first time in her career, but the former Professional