When the fight hits the mat, Gillian Robertson is one of the most dangerous fighters in the UFC’s strawweight division.
On the prelims of UFC 297, Robertson (13-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC) took the fight into her world and dominated Polyana Viana on the ground. Robertson had her choice of staying in mount and raining down elbows, or going for another submission attempt on Viana (13-7 MMA, 4-6 UFC). She chose the former, forcing the referee to stop the fight at 3:12 of Round 2.
After clearly taking the first round by winning scrambles and offering multiple submission attempts, Robertson found herself in more advantageous positions on the ground in the next frame. She decided position over submission, ultimately leading the grappler to just her second TKO stoppage.
