LAS VEGAS – Canada’s Gillian Robertson made history as she defeated Cortney Casey via third-round submission at UFC on ESPN 11 and set a new record for the most submission finishes by a female fighter in UFC history.
Take a look inside the fight with Robertson, who surpassed the mark set by Ronda Rousey and Rose Namajunas to stand at the top of the list with four submission wins inside the octagon.
Result: Gillian Robertson def. Cortney Casey via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:32
Updated records: Cortney Casey (9-8 MMA, 5-7 UFC), Gillian Robertson (8-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Key stat: Robertson landed three of her four takedown attempts and made her one submission attempt pay as she claimed a late finish with just 28 seconds left in the fight.
Robertson on pushing for the late submission
“Right before it happened I heard my coach (Din Thomas) scream from the corner, and he’s like, ‘It’s never too late to finish!’ I looked up at the clock and saw there was 45 seconds and then she gave me the opportunity right at the exact same time.”
Robertson on being the first Canadian fighter to win at the UFC Apex
“I’m definitely proud of that. I would have loved to have been in front of Canada – tonight I was supposed to perform in Saskatoon – so it would have been awesome to have had a Canadian crowd. But no matter what, I’m happy to have a win.”
Robertson on her wait being worthwhile
“I’ve been trying to get in this whole time. Since the very beginning, when Dana started putting on cards after the coronavirus I’ve been trying to get in, trying to get that short-notice call. So having to have to wait this long, I guess it makes it more gratifying.”
Robertson on overcoming the size discrepancy
Just looking at her, I feel like she is the bigger woman. Generally, I’m a small ’25er and at the end of the second round when I got off of her, she looked at her coaches and she was like, ‘She’s like a (expletive) blanket!’ and I was like, ‘Hell yeah I am!’”
Gillian Robertson happy to be likened to a 'blanket' during UFC on ESPN 11 win
