DENVER – Against Jordan Johnson , Luis Henrique da Silva began his night standing up, and thanks only to the practice of official post-fight announcements, he got to end it there too. It was the bulk of the time in between that da Silva (12-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) spent stuck on his back, getting mauled by the superior grappling game of Johnson (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who used his takedowns and top control to notch a unanimous decision victory with scores of 30-27 across the board. The light heavyweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC on FOX 23 event at Pepsi Center in Denver. It aired on FS1 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of a main card on FOX. Related: UFC on FOX 23 play-by-play and live results Johnson had little difficulty taking da Silva to the mat, which he did early and often. After an attempted anaconda choke in the first round failed, Johnson mostly contented himself with planting da Silva on his back and peppering him with short strikes from half-guard
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