UFC

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev

Completed UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States 14 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Magomed Ankalaev beat Thiago Santos by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Song Yadong beat Marlon Moraes by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the 14 results came early: five knockouts and three submissions.

Main card

Thiago Santos

Thiago Santos vs Magomed Ankalaev1

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
Magomed Ankalaev
Marlon Moraes

Marlon Moraes vs Song Yadong5

Knockout R1 2:06
Song Yadong
AC

Alex Caceres vs Sodiq Yusuff

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SY
Khalil Rountree Jr.

5Khalil Rountree Jr. vs Karl Roberson

Knockout R2 0:25
Karl Roberson
DD

Drew Dober vs Terrance McKinney

Knockout R1 3:17
Terrance McKinney
BS

Bruno Silva vs Alex Pereira3

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Alex Pereira

Preliminary card

Matthew Semelsberger

Matthew Semelsberger vs AJ Fletcher

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AF
JJ Aldrich

14JJ Aldrich vs Gillian Robertson5

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Gillian Robertson
Trevin Jones

Trevin Jones vs Javid Basharat

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JB
Damon Jackson

Damon Jackson vs Kamuela Kirk

Submission R2 4:42
Kamuela Kirk
Sabina Mazo

Sabina Mazo vs Miranda Maverick9

Submission R2 2:15
Miranda Maverick
Dalcha Lungiambula

Dalcha Lungiambula vs Cody Brundage

Submission R1 3:41
CB
Guido Cannetti

Guido Cannetti vs Kris Moutinho

Knockout R1 2:07
KM
Azamat Murzakanov

7Azamat Murzakanov vs Tafon Nchukwi

Knockout R3 0:44
Tafon Nchukwi
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Results

Main and co-main events

Magomed Ankalaev beat Thiago Santos by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Song Yadong beat Marlon Moraes by knockout at 2:06 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the 14 bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, three by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in 14 fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Song Yadong, who stopped Marlon Moraes at 2:06 of round one, and four of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Azamat Murzakanov's knockout of Tafon Nchukwi, 10 minutes and 44 seconds in. End to end, the 14 fights filled two hours and 24 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: five of its eight results came early, against three of the six above it. Damon Jackson (submission, round two), Miranda Maverick (submission, round two) and Cody Brundage (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Eight ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

ESPN+ carried all 14 bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.