UFC

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy

Completed Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Donald Cerrone beat Al Iaquinta by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Derek Brunson beat Elias Theodorou by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Three of the twelve results came early: two knockouts and one submission.

Main card

Donald Cerrone

Donald Cerrone vs Al Iaquinta

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
Al Iaquinta
Derek Brunson

Derek Brunson vs Elias Theodorou

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
ET
CS

Cub Swanson vs Shane Burgos

Split decision R3 5:00
SB
Merab Dvalishvili

1Merab Dvalishvili vs Brad Katona

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
BK
Walt Harris

Walt Harris vs Serghei Spivac6

Knockout R1 0:50
Serghei Spivac
Andrew Sanchez

Andrew Sanchez vs Marc-Andre Barriault

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Marc-Andre Barriault

Preliminary card

Sarah Moras

Sarah Moras vs Macy Chiasson8

Knockout R2 2:22
MC
Aiemann Zahabi

6Aiemann Zahabi vs Vince Morales

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Vince Morales
NT

Nordine Taleb vs Kyle Prepolec

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Kyle Prepolec
Matt Sayles

Matt Sayles vs Kyle Nelson

Submission R3 3:16
KN
AB

Arjan Bhullar vs Juan Adams

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Juan Adams
MG

Mitch Gagnon vs Cole Smith

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Cole Smith
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Results

Main and co-main events

Donald Cerrone beat Al Iaquinta by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Derek Brunson beat Elias Theodorou after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Walt Harris, who stopped Serghei Spivac after 50 seconds, and one of the three finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Matt Sayles's submission of Kyle Nelson, 13 minutes and 16 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 46 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: two of its six results came early, against one of the six above it. Macy Chiasson (knockout, round two) and Matt Sayles (submission, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Four ranked fighters appeared.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

ESPN+ carried all twelve bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.