Sijara Eubanks hurt Roxanne Modafferi with strikes on the feet and mostly controlled her when the action hit the mat.

The result was a unanimous-decision victory for Eubanks (4-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who came in heavy and seemed to have a significant strength advantage over a game but somewhat ineffective Modafferi (22-15 MMA, 1-3 UFC), nullfying her on the mat and bullying her on the feet, en route to a clean sweep on the scorecards.

The catchweight bout (Eubanks missed the flyweight limit) at Madison Square Garden in New York aired on FS1 as part of the UFC 230 prelims. Eubanks was booed during a post-fight octagon interview with Joe Rogan.

“I’ve been working really hard, you guys, to get my body ready for this flyweight decision,” Eubanks said. “It’s just, things happen. I’m a female. … Anybody that’s out there booing, if you ain’t cutting more than 20 pounds, you should shush your mouth and try it.”

Eubanks wasted little time putting her sheer physicality to work against Modafferi, getting her down early and then keeping her there for most of the opening frame. For her part, Modafferi struggled to get her jiu-jitsu game going off her back, and while she wasn’t taking much damage as a result of Eubanks’ ground-and-pound, neither was she impressing the judges.

Modafferi managed to turn things around somewhat in the second round, tripping Eubanks to the mat and then working from the top position late in the round, but not before getting rocked on the feet by a Eubanks kick.

By the third, Modafferi seemed to be fading somewhat, with Eubanks’ power and top control still largely in effect. Modafferi still couldn’t find a path to a submission, and was nowhere near as dangerous as Eubanks on the feet.

By the time it went to the judges, Eubanks seemed to be the clear winner, with all three judges giving her every round on the scorecards, resulting in a win with scores of 30-27 across the board.

The win is Eubanks’ second in a row since joining the UFC. Modafferi has lost two of her last three.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 230 results include:

• Sijara Eubanks def. Roxanne Modafferi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Sheymon Moraes def. Julio Arce via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-26)
• Lyman Good def. Ben Saunders via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:32
• Matt Frevola vs. Lando Vannata – majority draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28)
• Shane Burgos def. Kurt Holobaugh via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 2:11
• Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Adam Wieczorek via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

For complete coverage of UFC 230, check out the UFC Events section of the site.