UFC

UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez

Completed Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States 13 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Alex Perez beat Matheus Nicolau by knockout in the main event.
  • Bogdan Guskov beat Ryan Spann by knockout in the co-main event at light heavyweight.
  • Seven of the 13 results came early: five knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

MN

Matheus Nicolau vs Alex Perez11

Flyweight
Knockout R2 2:16
Alex Perez
Ryan Spann

Ryan Spann vs Bogdan Guskov10

Light heavyweight
Knockout R2 3:16
Bogdan Guskov
AS

Ariane da Silva vs Karine Silva10

Women's flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
KS
AL

Austen Lane vs Jhonata Diniz

Heavyweight
Knockout R2 2:12
Jhonata Diniz
Jonathan Pearce

Jonathan Pearce vs David Onama14

Featherweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DO
Tim Means

Tim Means vs Uros Medic14

Welterweight
Knockout R1 2:09
Uros Medic

Preliminary card

RY

Rani Yahya vs Victor Henry

Bantamweight
Knockout R3 2:36
Victor Henry
Austin Hubbard

Austin Hubbard vs Michal Figlak

Lightweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Michal Figlak
DM

Don'Tale Mayes vs Caio Machado

Heavyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Caio Machado
Marnic Mann

Marnic Mann vs Ketlen Souza

Women's strawweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Ketlen Souza
James Llontop

James Llontop vs Chris Padilla

Lightweight
Submission R1 4:33
Chris Padilla
LN

Liang Na vs Ivana Petrovic

Women's flyweight
Submission R3 1:29
Ivana Petrovic
Gabriel Benitez

Gabriel Benitez vs Maheshate

Lightweight
Split decision R3 5:00
MA
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Results

Main and co-main events

Alex Perez beat Matheus Nicolau by knockout at 2:16 of round two in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Bogdan Guskov beat Ryan Spann by knockout at 3:16 of round two at light heavyweight.

How the card was decided

Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, two by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in 13 fights. One of the six decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Uros Medic, who stopped Tim Means at 2:09 of round one, and two of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Victor Henry's knockout of Rani Yahya, 12 minutes and 36 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 24 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: four of six, against three of the seven below it. Victor Henry (knockout, round three), Chris Padilla (submission, round one) and Ivana Petrovic (submission, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

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

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Nine weight classes were used, lightweight most often with three bouts.