LAS VEGAS – Chris Gutierrez beat Heili Alateng with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 230 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Gutierrez, who got back on track after an April loss to Pedro Munhoz, which was his first setback in more than four years.
Heili Alateng vs. Chris Gutierrez
Result: Chris Gutierrez def. Heili Alateng via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Updated records: Gutierrez (20-4-2 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC), Alateng (16-9-2 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC)
Key stats: Gutierrez landed 56 of 81 leg kicks – nearly half of his total strike output.
Gutierrez on the fight's key moment
“It wasn’t the prettiest, but I got the job done. Ultimately, that’s my job. It’s exactly what we expected: There’s going to be some punching and kicking and there’s going to be a little wrestling. But I was able to do different things in this camp. I was able to grow mentally a lot in this camp.”
Gutierrez on a possible injury
“I’ve got a broken toe. I think that hurts really bad right now. But I don’t know. … I just felt it get like – it started stinging and get cold, and I was like, ‘Ahh, damn it.’ But whatever – it’s a toe. I don’t think I need it. So that’s what I was telling myself: ‘It’s a toe. You don’t need it. Just keep kicking with it.'”
Gutierrez on what he wants next
“I like to take things one day at a time. I had to battle a lot of things mentally for this fight. … Rob Font (vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, I’d fight) the winner out of them – I don’t know. That’d be definitely a fun fight. I’m just a fighter. I don’t get to call sh*t, to be honest. I just want to celebrate with my team.”
To hear more from Gutierrez, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
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