Duffy caps off decision-filled UFC London prelims with win over Madadi

Lightweight Bout: Joseph Duffy def. Reza Madadi via unanimous decision

"Irish" Joe Duffy is heading into free agency a winner.

The 29-year-old lightweight defeated Reza Madadi by unanimous decision in the featured preliminary bout of UFC Fight Night 107 in London on Saturday. It was a complete showcase of his striking and grappling in what was reportedly the last fight of his current contract.

Should Duffy not re-join the UFC in the near future, he ends his run in the Octagon with a 4-1 record.

Duffy made it clear in Round 1 that he was comfortable no matter where the fight went as he countered a Madadi takedown with a slick reversal:

From top position, Duffy was able to score with ground-and-pound, opening up a nasty cut right in the middle of Madadi's forehead:

After winning the first round, Duffy carried that momentum into the second. With Madadi unable to implement his grappling, he could only beckon Duffy to bring it on as the Irishman lit him up on the feet:

Madadi had no answer for Duffy in the final round and he continued to be picked apart en route to dropping the decision. His UFC record falls to 3-3 having alternated wins and losses since joining the promotion in 2012.

Light Heavyweight Bout: Francimar Barroso def. Darren Stewart via unanimous decision

Francimar Barroso did just enough to spoil Darren Stewart's homecoming.

After an accidental headbutt from Stewart rendered their November bout a no-contest, "Bodao" wore the Londoner down from the clinch and scored some valuable takedowns to win all three scorecards.

The no-contest notwithstanding, Barroso has now won three of his last four - all by decision - and moves to 4-2 in the UFC.

Both Stewart and Barroso failed to produce a telling blow, but the bout swung in the latter's favor after the uneventful opening round, as Stewart's subpar conditioning gradually reared its ugly head. The Brazilian repeatedly took "The Dentist" down with relative ease to pocket the middle round, and stayed busy enough on the feet to take the third and exit the Octagon with the W.

Stewart's first professional blemish drops his slate to 7-1.

Heavyweight Bout: Timothy Johnson def. Daniel Omielanczuk via split decision

The scorecards were kinder to Timothy Johnson this time around.

Coming off of the first split decision loss of his career last November, Johnson found himself on the positive side of the scorecards on Saturday taking a split call over Daniel Omielanczuk.

Johnson has now alternated wins and losses in his five fights in the UFC. He was the aggressor for the majority of this three-round bout, pressuring Omielanczuk against the cage and landing some solid punches in the final frame:

There weren't many significant strikes to score, but Johnson's consistency and ability to take Omielanczuk to the mat proved to be the difference.

Omielanczuk loses for the second straight time and he sees his UFC record fall to 4-4.

Welterweight Bout: Leon Edwards def. Vicente Luque via unanimous decision

Someone's win streak had to go.

Leon Edwards did just enough to take a grappling-heavy affair opposite Vicente Luque by three scores of 29-18. After being worked on the mat in the first round, "Rocky" turned the tables and smothered Luque from the clinch and on the ground in the second, then punished his midsection in the third to extend his run of victories to three and snap the Brazilian's four-fight win streak.

The 25-year-old Edwards has now won five of his last six fights and deemed his performance worthy of a date with beloved showman Donald Cerrone.

Luque pulled ahead in the battle of versatile prospects in Round 1, ditching an early gun-shy standoff with Edwards to score a hard-fought takedown before easily passing the Brit's guard and closing out the frame in side control.

The fighters' respective fortunes were reversed in the middle stanza, as Edwards got the better of the lengthy clinch exchanges and put Luque on his back to even the scores at 19-19 heading into the third.

Round 3 produced the flashes many had expected from the tantalizing matchup, as Edwards momentarily abandoned the clinch to flash his boxing chops and rip some blistering shots to Luque's body. "The Silent Assassin" fought with greater urgency following the flurry, desperately stalking Edwards and landing some heavy shots of his own, only for his efforts to be met with a late takedown from Rocky that ultimately sealed his fate.

The 25-year-old Luque had rebounded from his unsuccessful promotional debut with a vengeance, mounting four straight stoppage wins to flirt with a spot in the welterweight top 15, but his UFC slate drops to 4-2 with Saturday's decision loss.