Road to UFC

Road to UFC 2.7

Completed Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States 3 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Rongzhu beat Shin Haraguchi by submission in the main event.
  • Yizha beat Kaiwen by submission in the co-main event at featherweight.
  • Three of the three results came early: one knockout and two submissions.
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Main card

RO ✓

Rongzhu vs Shin Haraguchi

Lightweight
Submission R3 3:06
SH
YI ✓

Yizha vs Kaiwen

Featherweight
Submission R1 3:03
KA
JI

Jiniushiyue vs Rei Tsuruya

Flyweight
Knockout R1 4:59
Rei Tsuruya ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Rongzhu beat Shin Haraguchi by submission at 3:06 of round three in the main event of Road to UFC 2.7 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Yizha beat Kaiwen by submission at 3:03 of round one at featherweight.

How the card was decided

Across the three bouts that produced a result, one ended by knockout and two by submission — three stoppages in three fights.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Yizha, who stopped Kaiwen at 3:03 of round one, and two of the three finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Rongzhu's submission of Shin Haraguchi, 13 minutes and 6 seconds in. End to end, the three fights filled 21 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Three weight classes were used, lightweight most often with one bouts. ESPN+ carried all three bouts.