Kelvin Gastelum secured the win by unanimous decision against Ian Heinisch on February 13. The pair squared off in a three-round middleweight matchup, which was featured on the main card at UFC 258: Usman vs Burns live on pay-per-view.
One judge had it 30-27, while two other judges scored the fight 29-28, all in favor of Gastelum. You can watch some of the fight video highlights up top and below.
He's got the arm ? @IanHeinischMMA is hunting for the sub early! #UFC258 pic.twitter.com/vzLeHQpa8w
— UFC (@ufc) February 14, 2021
The win snaps Gastelum’s three-fight losing streak, and he updates his record to 16-6-1. In July 2020 he was submitted by Jack Hermansson in the first round, which followed a pair of defeats by decision against Darren Till and current 185-pound champion Israel Adesanya.
Ian Heinisch drops to 14-4. In his previous bout last June he defeated Gerald Meerschaert via first-round TKO.
In the main event of UFC 258 Kamaru Usman defends his welterweight title against Gilbert Burns. The full fight results from the event can be found here.
