Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Middleweight Joe Pyfer def. Ozzy Diaz TKO (punches) 2 1:39 Light Heavyweight Anton Turkalj def. Acácio dos Santos Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Dennis Buzukja def. Kaleio Romero Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Flyweight Alessandro Costa def. Andres Luna Martinetti Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
A bantamweight bout between Farid Basharat and Willian Souza was booked as the fifth fight on this card. However, Souza missed weight by ten pounds and the Nevada Athletic Commission cancelled the bout.[6]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[7]
Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Lightweight Chris Duncan def. Charlie Campbell KO (punches) 1 1:43 Flyweight Vinicius Salvador def. Shannon Ross TKO (punches) 2 4:22 Featherweight Francis Marshall def. Connor Matthews Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00 Heavyweight Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Danilo Suzart TKO (punches) 1 3:40 Welterweight Billy Goff def. Shimon Smotritsky TKO (punches) 1 3:37
It was announced on May 16, 2022 that Season 5 week 6 contender Shimon Smotritsky would be granted a second chance to win a UFC contract, having defeated former UFC fighter William Macário in his first bout following the Contender Series loss. The fight was against CES MMA 's current Middleweight & Welterweight champion Billy Goff.[8]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[9]
Chris Duncan , Vinicius Salvador , Francis Marshall , Waldo Cortes-Acosta , and Billy Goff
Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Middleweight Bo Nickal def. Zachary Borrego Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:02 [a] Heavyweight Jamal Pogues def. Paulo Renato Jr. Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Erik Silva def. Anvar Boynazarov TKO (elbows and punches) 1 1:32 Flyweight Clayton Carpenter def. Édgar Cháirez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Women's Strawweight Karolina Wójcik def. Sandra Lavado Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
^ Borrego missed weight (187.5 lbs) The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[10]
Jamal Pogues , Erik Silva , and Clayton Carpenter Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Lightweight Esteban Ribovics def. Thomas Paull KO (punches) 1 1:30 Middleweight Claudio Ribeiro def. Iván Valenzuela KO (punch) 1 0:25 Bantamweight Jose Johnson def. Jack Cartwright Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Women's Bantamweight Hailey Cowan def. Cláudia Leite Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Nazim Sadykhov def. Ahmad Suhail Hassanzada KO (punch) 3 1:59
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[11]
Esteban Ribovics , Claudio Ribeiro , Jose Johnson , Hailey Cowan , and Nazim Sadykhov Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Heavyweight Michael Parkin def. Eduardo Neves Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:57 Welterweight Darrius Flowers def. Amiran Gogoladze TKO (submission to slam) 1 1:13 Flyweight Jesus Santos Aguilar def. Erisson Ferreira Submission (guillotine choke) 3 1:56 Bantamweight Cameron Saaiman def. Josh Wang-Kim KO (punch) 3 2:52 Women's Strawweight Denise Gomes def. Rayanne Amanda Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[12]
Michael Parkin , Darrius Flowers , Jesus Santos Aguilar , Cameron Saaiman , and Denise Gomes Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Welterweight Yusaku Kinoshita def. José Henrique TKO (punches) 3 0:43 Middleweight Sedriques Dumas def. Matěj Peňáz Submission (standing guillotine choke) 1 0:47 Lightweight Mateusz Rębecki def. Rodrigo Lídio Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:05 Women's Strawweight Viktoriya Dudakova def. Maria Silva Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Blake Bilder def. Alex Morgan Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:15
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[13]
Yusaku Kinoshita , Sedriques Dumas , Mateusz Rębecki , Victoria Dudakova and Blake Bilder . edit Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Light Heavyweight Vitor Petrino def. Rodolfo Bellato KO (punches) 2 3:36 Welterweight Gabriel Bonfim def. Trey Waters Submission (Von Flue choke) 1 4:13 Heavyweight Karl Williams def. Jimmy Lawson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Lightweight Ismael Bonfim def. Nariman Abbasov Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Women's Flyweight Tereza Bledá def. Nayara Maia Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) 3 5:00
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[14]
• Vitor Petrino , Gabriel Bonfim , Karl Williams , and Ismael Bonfim .
edit Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Bantamweight Farid Basharat def. Allan Begosso Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00 Middleweight Ikram Aliskerov def. Mário Sousa Submission (kimura) 1 2:09 Lightweight Trevor Peek def. Malik Lewis TKO (punches) 2 2:37 Women's Strawweight Bruna Brasil def. Marnic Mann KO (head kick) 2 4:33 Bantamweight Daniel Marcos def. Brandon Lewis Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[15]
Farid Basharat , Ikram Aliskerov , Trevor Peek , Bruna Brasil and Daniel Marcos . edit Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Middleweight Brunno Ferreira def. Leon Aliu TKO (punches) 1 1:35 Bantamweight Raúl Rosas Jr. def. Mando Gutierrez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Heavyweight Austen Lane def. Richard Jacobi TKO (punches) 1 4:34 Lightweight Nurullo Aliev def. Josh Wick TKO (punches) 1 4:36 Flyweight Jafel Filho def. Roybert Echeverria TKO (punches) 3 1:31
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[16]
Brunno Ferreira , Raúl Rosas Jr. , Austen Lane , Nurullo Aliev , and Jafel Filho edit Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Middleweight Bo Nickal def. Donovan Beard Submission (triangle choke) 1 0:52 Lightweight Sam Patterson def. Vinicius Cenci Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:18 Featherweight Jack Jenkins def. Freddy Emiliano Linares TKO (punches) 3 4:30 Flyweight Rafael Ramos Estevam def. João Elias TKO (punches) 2 2:25 Bantamweight Mateus Mendonça def. Ashiek Ajim KO (punches) 1 0:48
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[17]
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