The 28-year-old lightweight’s previous two fights for the promotion ended in a first-round KO loss and a majority draw. On Saturday at UFC 236 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Frevola (6-1-1) left it all on the canvas and was rewarded with a trio of 30-27 scores and a unanimous decision nod over Jalin Turner (1-2).
Turner, the youngest fighter on the card at 23 years old, had a noticeable size advantage over Frevola, but for 15 minutes Frevola was able to mix up timely takedowns and power punches to sweep the scorecards.
“That’s the tallest guy [I’ve ever fought in my career].