Road to UFC

Road to UFC 1.6

Completed Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 5 bouts

Key takeaways

  • JeongYeong Lee beat Lu Kai by knockout in the main event.
  • Rinya Nakamura beat Shohei Nose by knockout in the co-main event at bantamweight.
  • Four of the five results came early: two knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

JL ✓

JeongYeong Lee vs Lu Kai

Featherweight
Knockout R1 0:42
LK
Rinya Nakamura ✓

Rinya Nakamura vs Shohei Nose

Bantamweight
Knockout R1 2:21
SN
TK

Top Noi Kiwram vs HyunSung Park

Flyweight
Submission R1 3:05
HP ✓
Anshul Jubli ✓

Anshul Jubli vs KyeungPyo Kim

Lightweight
Split decision R3 5:00
KK
GS

Gian Siqueira vs Samandar Murodov

Welterweight
Submission R1 4:59
SM ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

JeongYeong Lee beat Lu Kai by knockout after 42 seconds in the main event of Road to UFC 1.6 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. In the co-main event, Rinya Nakamura beat Shohei Nose by knockout at 2:21 of round one at bantamweight.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to JeongYeong Lee, who stopped Lu Kai after 42 seconds, and four of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Samandar Murodov's submission of Gian Siqueira, 4 minutes and 59 seconds in. End to end, the five fights filled 26 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Five weight classes were used, featherweight most often with one bouts. UFC Fight Pass carried all five bouts.