DWCS

DWCS 8.6

Completed Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States 5 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Elijah Smith beat Aaron Tau by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Tallison Teixeira beat Arthur Lopes by knockout in the co-main event at heavyweight.
  • Three of the five results came early: two knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

AT

Aaron Tau vs Elijah Smith

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
ES ✓
AL

Arthur Lopes vs Tallison Teixeira

Heavyweight
Knockout R1 1:57
TT ✓
BB ✓

Benjamin Bennett vs Joey Hart

Welterweight
Split decision R3 5:00
JH
Ateba Gautier ✓

Ateba Gautier vs Yura Naito

Middleweight
Knockout R2 4:00
YN
AH ✓

Ahmad Hassanzada vs Dylan Mantello

Lightweight
Submission R3 2:41
DM
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Results

Main and co-main events

Elijah Smith beat Aaron Tau by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of DWCS 8.6 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Tallison Teixeira beat Arthur Lopes by knockout at 1:57 of round one at heavyweight.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Tallison Teixeira, who stopped Arthur Lopes at 1:57 of round one, and one of the three finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Ahmad Hassanzada's submission of Dylan Mantello, 12 minutes and 41 seconds in. End to end, the five fights filled 54 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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