Tony Ferguson is riding a nine-fight winning streak as he enters his UFC 209 interim lightweight title showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov, but in July 2015 the streak stood at five.

That’s when Josh Thomson entered the equation at UFC Fight Night 71 looking to put “El Cucuy’s” run to an end, but to no avail. For 15 minutes, Ferguson looked sharp as he picked apart the veteran Thomson in his last UFC fight before moving to Bellator.

Ferguson won by unanimous decision and earned “Performance of the Night” honors for his effort.