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Santiago Luna Stays Perfect With Unanimous Decision Over Angel Pacheco at UFC Mexico City

The 21-year-old Mexican bantamweight strengthened his prospect credentials with a clean sweep on the scorecards in his second UFC outing.

Overview

  • The bantamweight bout opened the main card at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, where judges scored it 30-27 across the board.
  • Luna advanced to 8-0 overall and 2-0 in the UFC, while Pacheco fell to 7-4 and 0-2 in the promotion.
  • Luna mixed sharp boxing with knees and added timely takedowns in the middle rounds, briefly threatening a guillotine late.
  • Pre-fight odds from FanDuel listed Luna at -590 against Pacheco at +410, reflecting heavy backing from bettors.
  • Post-fight, Luna said headhunting cost him a finish and that he should have targeted Pacheco’s body more.