UFC welterweight contender Johny Hendricks

By FCF Staff

Robbie Lawler had Johny Hendricks in trouble on a couple of occasions tonight at UFC 171, but in the end, the latter managed to outscore the punishing striker to lay claim to the vacant welterweight title.

After winning the opening two rounds, Hendricks was badly stunned by Lawler in round three, and appeared to lose round four, but battled back in round five and was awarded the UD win. Although Hendricks was able to secure a couple of takedowns throughout the fight, much of the bout was contested on its feet.

Here are the results for UFC 171, which went down at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas.

Johny Hendricks def. Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision

Tyron Woodley def. Carlos Condit via TKO (knee injury) R2, 2:00

Myles Jury def. Diego Sanchez via unanimous decision

Ovince St. Preux def. Nikita Krylov via submission (Von Flue choke) R1, 1:29

Kelvin Gastelum def. Rick Story via split decision

Jessica Andrade def. Raquel Pennington via split decision

Dennis Bermudez def. Jimy Hettes via TKO (knee) R3, 2:57

Alex Garcia def. Sean Spencer via split decision

Frank Trevino def. Renee Forte via unanimous decision

Justin Scoggins def. Will Campuzano via unanimous decision

Sean Strickland def. Robert McDaniel via submission (rear-naked choke) R1, 4:33

Robert Whiteford def. Daniel Pineda via unanimous decision