UFC

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic

Completed UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jan Blachowicz beat Aleksandar Rakic by knockout in the main event.
  • Ryan Spann beat Ion Cutelaba by submission in the co-main event.
  • Six of the eleven results came early: four knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

Jan Blachowicz

4Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic14

Knockout R3 1:11
Aleksandar Rakic
Ion Cutelaba

Ion Cutelaba vs Ryan Spann

Submission R1 2:22
Ryan Spann
DG

Davey Grant vs Louis Smolka

Knockout R3 0:49
Louis Smolka
Katlyn Cerminara

Katlyn Cerminara vs Amanda Ribas10

Split decision R3 5:00
Amanda Ribas
Frank Camacho

Frank Camacho vs Manuel Torres15

Knockout R1 3:27
Manuel Torres
Allan Nascimento

Allan Nascimento vs Jake Hadley

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Jake Hadley

Preliminary card

Andrea Lee

Andrea Lee vs Viviane Araujo

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Viviane Araujo
MJ

Michael Johnson vs Alan Patrick

Knockout R2 3:22
Alan Patrick
AH

12Angela Hill vs Virna Jandiroba3

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
VJ
Carlos Candelario

Carlos Candelario vs Tatsuro Taira3

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TT
NM

Nick Maximov vs Andre Petroski

Submission R1 1:16
AP
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jan Blachowicz beat Aleksandar Rakic by knockout at 1:11 of round three in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Aleksandar Rakic had come in as the division's No. 14. In the co-main event, Ryan Spann beat Ion Cutelaba by submission at 2:22 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, two by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in eleven fights. One of the five decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Andre Petroski, who stopped Nick Maximov at 1:16 of round one, and three of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Jan Blachowicz's knockout of Aleksandar Rakic, 11 minutes and 11 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 52 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: four of six, against two of the five below it. Michael Johnson (knockout, round two) and Andre Petroski (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

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