Valentina Shevchenko vs. Taila Santos official scorecard from UFC 275

Valentina Shevchenko just had the closest call of her flyweight title reign.

Although Shevchenko successfully logged her seventh straight title defense in the UFC 275 co-main event on Saturday, “Bullet” had to sweat out the judges’ decision after five tense rounds. Challenger Taila Santos threatened with submissions on the ground and battled for advantageous positions, but in the end two of the judges scored the fight in Shevchenko’s favor.

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Judges Howard Hughes and David Lethaby had dueling 48-47s, while Clemens Werner scored the fight 49-46 Shevchenko. Some members of the MMA community were furious at Werner’s scoring. Casey O’Neill, a UFC flyweight competitor, even suggested that the judge be fired.

On MMA Decisions, 19 of 27 media scores were in Shevchenko’s favor, with three outlets agreeing with Werner’s 49-46 Shevchenko score.

This Shevchenko title defense will be the third to proceed to a final decision, following past unanimous nods for Liz Carmouche and Jennifer Maia.