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Weidman unanimously outpoints Machida at UFC 175

Ronda Rousey, left, takes down Alexis Davis during their women's mixed martial arts bantamweight title bout at UFC 175 on Saturday, July 5, 2014, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Ronda Rousey, left, takes down Alexis Davis during their women's mixed martial arts bantamweight title bout at UFC 175 on Saturday, July 5, 2014, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Ronda Rousey, left, takes down Alexis Davis during their women's mixed martial arts bantamweight title bout at UFC 175 on Saturday, July 5, 2014, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Chris Weidman unanimously outpointed Lyoto Machida at UFC 175 on Saturday night to retain his middlewieght title.

Weidman improved to 12-0, with the three judges scoring it 49-46, 49-45, 48-47. Machida fell to 21-5.

In the co-main event, women’s bamtamwieght champion Ronda Rousey stopped Alexis Davis at 16 seconds of the first round. Rousey improved to 10-0 – all by knockout – with her fourth consecutive title defense.

Rousey rocked Davis with a solid right, secured an immediate judo toss and landed nine punches, knocking out Davis and forcing the referee to stop the fight.