Hyder Amil Edges Gomis in Gripping Featherweight Clash
Hyder Amil kept his unbeaten record intact with a split-decision win over William Gomis in a featherweight bout at the March 1, 2025 Las Vegas event. The judges’ totals were 29-28 for Amil, 28-29 for Gomis and 29-28 for Amil. The result was close on the cards, but the round-by-round scorecards show why: all three judges gave Gomis the first round, while they disagreed over the second before awarding the third to Amil. The official scorecard summary records the split decision.
A competitive three-round fight
Gomis’ movement and distance striking shaped the opening round. The French featherweight used kicks and straight punches while Amil tried to press forward and find opportunities to close the space. The official cards were unanimous on that frame, with each judge scoring it 10-9 for Gomis. With that lead, Amil had to recover ground over the final ten minutes.
The second round was the swing round. Two judges scored it for Amil, while the third kept it for Gomis. That disagreement helps explain how a bout that seemed to turn toward Amil could still produce a split result. The published round-by-round breakdown lists the judges’ individual totals, rather than reducing the fight to a single narrative about one fighter controlling the action.
Amil’s strongest case came in the final round. Sherdog’s round-by-round report describes him securing a late takedown and following with sustained ground-and-pound. That sequence gave him a concrete way to finish the fight strongly after a difficult first round. The report describes a late sequence rather than repeated takedowns, so the emphasis belongs on that final push rather than sustained ground control.
Why the scorecards were split
A split decision means the three judges did not all agree on the winner. Here, two scored the bout 29-28 for Amil and one scored it 29-28 for Gomis. Each judge gave Gomis round one and Amil round three; their difference came in round two. Nevada’s event results sheet confirms the result and names the judges as Mike Bell, Anthony Maness and Ron McCarthy.
The decision was an important win for Amil because it extended his unbeaten professional run and gave him a victory in a bout where the first round went against him on every card. Gomis, meanwhile, had a competitive performance that was recognized by one judge’s scorecard. The outcome turned on how the close middle round was evaluated, not on an official claim that either man swept the fight.
For viewers revisiting the bout, the most accurate summary is simple: Gomis established the early lead, Amil rallied, and a late third-round sequence helped secure two judges’ votes. The official Octagon interview with Amil captures his immediate reaction after the decision. The scorecards provide the clearest record of how that close featherweight contest was resolved.
Those details are why a precise account matters more than a simple victory label. The bout did not end with a finish, and no judge awarded Amil all three rounds. Instead, the late rally and the shared scoring of the third frame created a narrow path to the win, while the split second-round scores preserved the uncertainty. Recording the full totals keeps the result transparent and gives readers a clear basis for understanding how the judges reached different conclusions.
For Amil, this was a different kind of win from the stoppages that had marked his earlier appearances in the promotion. He had to work through a bout that stayed competitive, and the verdict depended on round-by-round evaluation rather than a single decisive finish. The full score distribution helps preserve both sides of that story: Gomis won the opening round on every card, Amil took the third on every card, and the middle frame separated the judges. That context leaves room for the close nature of the contest without obscuring who received the official decision. Amil’s later record shows how sharply the fortunes changed after this close win. Jose Miguel Delgado stopped him by first-round knockout at the June 2025 summer event, and Jamall Emmers followed with a unanimous decision in November. In June 2026, Christian Rodriguez submitted Amil with a guillotine choke at 3:43 of round one. The official UFC 317 scorecards, November scorecards and June scorecards document the results. The Gomis fight remains a useful contrast: Amil’s 2025 decision win came through late-round work, while his subsequent losses were decided by a quick knockout, a full-fight verdict, and a submission.
