UFC

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero

Completed Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Yoel Romero beat Lyoto Machida by knockout in the main event.
  • Lorenz Larkin beat Santiago Ponzinibbio by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Five of the nine results came early: four knockouts and one submission.
Watch the fights FS1

Main card

Lyoto Machida

Lyoto Machida vs Yoel Romero

Knockout R3 1:38
Yoel Romero ✓
Lorenz Larkin ✓

Lorenz Larkin vs Santiago Ponzinibbio

Knockout R2 3:07
Santiago Ponzinibbio
AJ ✓

Antonio Carlos Junior vs Eddie Gordon

Submission R3 4:37
Eddie Gordon
Thiago Santos ✓

Thiago Santos vs Steve Bosse

Knockout R1 0:29
Steve Bosse
HD ✓

Hacran Dias vs Levan Makashvili

Split decision R3 5:00
LM

Preliminary card

Alex Oliveira ✓

Alex Oliveira vs Joe Merritt

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JM
LS ✓

Leandro Silva vs Lewis Gonzalez

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
LG
SM

Steve Montgomery vs Tony Sims

Knockout R1 2:43
Tony Sims ✓
DM

Danny Martinez vs Sirwan Kakai

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SK ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Yoel Romero beat Lyoto Machida by knockout at 1:38 of round three in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood. In the co-main event, Lorenz Larkin beat Santiago Ponzinibbio by knockout at 3:07 of round two.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Thiago Santos, who stopped Steve Bosse after 29 seconds, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Antonio Carlos Junior's submission of Eddie Gordon, 14 minutes and 37 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 38 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: four of five, against one of the four below it. Tony Sims (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

FS1 carried all nine bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.