Elias Theodorou came out with a solid approach in his UFC Fight Night 80 middleweight bout against Thiago Santos on Thursday.
Theodorou (12-1) peppered Santos early and often in the first round at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, establishing control.
But then Santos shifted things into another gear and "The Spartan" didn't have an answer. Santos tired Theodorou out and turned up the heat in the final round to earn a unanimous decision. Santos won a unanimous decision on scores of 29-28 and a pair of 29-27s as the Rio de Janeiro native one his third straight fight.