In the UFC on ABC 8 main event Saturday, Rountree (14-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC) picked apart former light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill for 25 minutes to earn a unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) victory. The bout headlined the promotion's debut event at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku Azerbaijan.

Rountree and the former champ Hill headline Saturday’s UFC Baku event, which airs on ABC in the U.S. Rountree competes for the first time since his wild fight with Pereira, while Hill is coming off back-to-back stoppage losses to Pereira at UFC 300,

What was expected to be a slugfest between elite light heavyweights on Saturday turned into a tentative, technical affair that played directly into the hands of Khalil Rountree Jr. In the main event of UFC's inaugural trip to Azerbaijan,