Britain's Lerone Murphy remained unbeaten as he outclassed Josh Emmett to win by unanimous decision at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Murphy, 33, was the busier and more accomplished striker as he triumphed over the American 48-47 48-47 49-46 on the judges' scorecards.
The win is English fighter Murphy's 16th in a row and eighth in the UFC, meaning he has the joint-longest win streak in the featherweight division, alongside Russia's Movsar Evloev.
"I want the title but give me anyone in that top five, top three. Lets go," said Murphy.
"I want to keep this train going and I want to get to the championship and stay active. I want two more fights this year."
Murphy followed up a dominant performance against Edson Barboza last May with a gritty win over Dan Ige five months later, but in Emmett was facing the biggest test of his career.
The 40-year-old is eighth in the UFC featherweight rankings - two places above Murphy - and is a former interim title challenger.
His 12 knockdowns heading into the fight is a UFC featherweight record but he was unable to land any significant blows on Murphy across the contest.
Murphy used his footwork well throughout, circling Emmett and avoiding many of his big shots while attacking with a selection of punches, elbows and kicks.
The first exchange saw an accidental clash of heads between the pair followed by an elbow from Murphy, as Emmett had blood pouring from his forehead.
As Murphy peppered Emmett with leg kicks, the American opted to wrestle, and while he landed one huge slam, the Manchester fighter was consistently able to regain his footing quickly when the action went to the ground.
On the feet is where Murphy did his best work, keeping Emmett at bay with side kicks, body kicks and continuing to attack the calves.
With Emmett growing frustrated at not being able to land any game-changing shots, Murphy safely navigated the final stages of the fight, showboating as he displayed his confidence in victory.
During his post-fight interview, Murphy goaded a pocket of fans in the crowd who started to boo him.
"16-0, easy work," responded Murphy.
"I just had to fight my game, he's a dangerous fighter. Everyone knows he has one-punch knockout power. I had to fight a certain fight, it's as simple as that."
McKee earns first UFC win
On the preliminary card, Northern Ireland's Rhys McKee earned his first win in the UFC with an impressive performance against Romania's Daniel Frunza.
McKee, 29, has lost his opening four bouts in the organisation but put in his most accomplished performance yet as he outclassed Frunza on the feet.
The Ballymena fighter dominated the welterweight encounter, dropping Frunza multiple times with left hooks and straight rights.
McKee landed at will throughout the first round and while Frunza showed admirable resistance to make it to the bell, the doctor called the fight off because of the level of damage taken.
"It feels normal, it feels damn good, this is just the first one. I can turn this whole thing around and be ...
