LAS VEGAS – Yanal Ashmouz beat Trevor Peek with a unanimous decision Saturday to open up the main card at UFC Fight Night 242 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Ashmouz, who got back in the win column after the first loss of his career, which came in July 2023.
Yanal Ashmouz
Result: Yanal Ashmouz def. Trevor Peek via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Updated records: Ashmouz (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Peek (9-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Key stats: Ashmouz had 8:16 of total control time compared to just 30 seconds for Peek.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 07: (R-L) Yanal Ashmouz of Israel punches Trevor Peek in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 07, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
“I didn’t get the chance to finish him, but after one year of not fighting, the performance I put on, in my opinion, it was good. I wanted to come back earlier. I tried to fight earlier, like February, even May, but it didn’t happen. It doesn’t matter now – all good … next step.”
“Work – that’s what I did (on my layoff), honestly. I just kept training. I’m working and waiting for my opportunity to fight. That’s it. I was working in the sun all day – working construction, building, and it’s very hard. It’s construction for real, like all day in the sun, just concrete, metals, everything. That’s what I do every day – and train, too.”
Yanal Ashmouz def. Trevor Peek, UFC Fight Night 242 (via UFC)
“Maybe three or four months, I can come back. I want to (be back soon) because it’s my career. Time is running out, so I want to fight more. I’m not that type of guy (for callouts). Whatever they give me, I’m going to fight. I don’t care.”
To hear more from Ashmouz, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 242.
