Benson Henderson edges Masvidal at UFC Seoul

Benson Henderson. (Jack Dempsey/AP).

Welterweight seems to suit Benson Henderson.

The former UFC lightweight champion improved to 2-0 in the 170-pound division Saturday with a split decision win over Jorge Masvidal at a UFC Fight Night event in Seoul, South Korea.

Henderson (23–5) moved up to welterweight following a controversial decision loss to Donald Cerrone in January.

In the co-main event, Dong Hyun Kim outclassed short-notice opponent Dominic Waters en route to a first-round TKO victory.

Here are the complete results from UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal:

MAIN CARD
— Benson Henderson def. Jorge Masvidal by split decision
— Dong Hyun Kim def. Dominic Waters by TKO
— Alberto Mina def. Yoshihiro Akiyama by split decision
— Doo Ho Choi def. Sam Sicilia by TKO

PRELIMINARY CARD
— Dongi Yang def. Jake Collier by TKO
— Mike de la Torre def. Yui Chul Nam by split decision
— Tae Hyun Bang def. Leo Kuntz by split decision
— Seo Hee Ham def. Cortney Casey by unanimous decision
— Fredy Serrano def. Yao Zhikui by TKO
— Marco Beltran def.Ning Guangyou by split decision
— Dominique Steele def.Dong Hyun Kim by KO

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