UFC

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2

Completed Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States 14 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Roman Dolidze beat Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Chidi Njokuani beat Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos by knockout in the co-main event at welterweight.
  • Nine of the 13 results came early: five knockouts and four submissions.

Main card

Marvin Vettori

Marvin Vettori vs Roman Dolidze14

Middleweight
Unanimous decision R5 5:00
Roman Dolidze
Chidi Njokuani

Chidi Njokuani vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Welterweight
Knockout R2 2:19
ES
AH

Alexander Hernandez vs Kurt Holobaugh

Lightweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Kurt Holobaugh
DB

Da'Mon Blackshear vs Cody Gibson

Bantamweight
Submission R2 4:09
Cody Gibson
Diyar Nurgozhay

Diyar Nurgozhay vs Brendson Ribeiro

Light heavyweight
Submission R2 1:28
Brendson Ribeiro
SC

SeungWoo Choi vs Kevin Vallejos9

Featherweight
Knockout R1 3:09
Kevin Vallejos

Preliminary card

Waldo Cortes Acosta

5Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Ryan Spann

Heavyweight
Knockout R2 4:48
Ryan Spann
SY

SuYoung You vs AJ Cunningham

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AJ Cunningham
CV

Carlos Vera vs Josias Musasa

Bantamweight
Submission R1 3:16
Josias Musasa
SL

Stephanie Luciano vs Sam Hughes

Women's strawweight
Split decision R3 5:00
SH
DB

Daniel Barez vs Andre Lima

Flyweight
Submission R3 3:05
Andre Lima
Josiane Nunes

Josiane Nunes vs Priscila Cachoeira

Women's bantamweight
Knockout R1 2:46
Priscila Cachoeira
EE

Evan Elder vs MarQuel Mederos

MarQuel Mederos
Yuneisy Duben

Yuneisy Duben vs Carli Judice

Women's flyweight
Knockout R1 1:40
Carli Judice
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Results

Main and co-main events

Roman Dolidze beat Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Chidi Njokuani beat Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos by knockout at 2:19 of round two at welterweight.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Carli Judice, who stopped Yuneisy Duben at 1:40 of round one, and four of the nine finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Andre Lima's submission of Daniel Barez, 13 minutes and 5 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 7 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: five of its seven results came early, against four of the six above it. Waldo Cortes Acosta (knockout, round two), Carlos Vera (submission, round one) and Andre Lima (submission, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Three ranked fighters appeared.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Eleven weight classes were used, bantamweight most often with three bouts. ESPN+ carried all 14 bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.