Douglas Silva de Andrade at the UFC Las Vegas 93 weigh-in. Credit: Youtube/UFC
Brazilian UFC veteran Douglas Silva de Andrade faced off against Miles Johns in the co-main event of UFC Las Vegas 93.
At 38 years old, “DSDA” is the oldest fighter on the card, but he comes into this bout having won three of his last four fights in 12 UFC appearances, while Myles Johns is coming off a 5-2 (1 NC) start to his UFC career. In a talented bantamweight division, matchups between above-average unranked fighters can be great. This bout was certainly entertaining, as Myles Johns beat the veteran to earn his second straight win.
The bout started patiently for both fighters, with each one throwing punches at best. Both fighters landed clean punches on leads and counters, and the bout looked even. Then D. Silva started throwing his usual hard combinations, landing some but also getting countered. They didn’t separate until the end of the round.
Myles Johns started the second round with a solid right punch and won the fight calmly, but none of the takedown attempts were successful. “D. Silva” fought back but inaccurately, and Johns seemed to land more hits in a striking-heavy round. He rocked de Andrade in the final minute to close out the round.
In the final round, Johns struck first, but Andrade fought back and prevented a takedown by Johns. The rest of the round was again a close contest, but Myles’ jab and composure allowed him to fend off the heavy attacks of Douglas Silva de Andrade to secure the win. But DSDA wasn’t going to run away from it. He knocked Johns’ mouthpiece out at one point and continued his attack in the third round, hurting Myles Johns and likely taking the round. Johns fought back despite his wobble, and once again earned his respect in the final 30 seconds. With 10 seconds left, the two kept going at it until the final buzzer sounded.
When the scorecards were read, Myles Johns was the predictable winner on all three scorecards. In his post-fight speech, an excited Johns declared, “You’d have to kill to get me out of this Octagon,” naming Ricky Simon.
Official result: Myles Johns defeats Douglas Silva de Andrade by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
