UFC

UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen

Completed Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 13 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Cory Sandhagen beat Marlon Moraes by knockout in the main event.
  • Edson Barboza beat Makwan Amirkhani by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Six of the 13 results came early: six knockouts.

Main card

Marlon Moraes

Marlon Moraes vs Cory Sandhagen4

Knockout R2 1:03
Cory Sandhagen
Edson Barboza

Edson Barboza vs Makwan Amirkhani

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Makwan Amirkhani
BR

Ben Rothwell vs Marcin Tybura12

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Marcin Tybura
Markus Perez

Markus Perez vs Dricus Du Plessis2

Knockout R1 3:22
Dricus Du Plessis
Tom Aspinall

CTom Aspinall vs Alan Baudot

Knockout R1 1:35
Alan Baudot
YZ

8Youssef Zalal vs Ilia Topuria1

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Ilia Topuria

Preliminary card

TB

Tom Breese vs KB Bhullar

Knockout R1 1:42
KB
RN

Rodrigo Nascimento vs Chris Daukaus

Knockout R1 0:45
Chris Daukaus
Impa Kasanganay

Impa Kasanganay vs Joaquin Buckley10

Knockout R2 2:03
Joaquin Buckley
Ali AlQaisi

Ali AlQaisi vs Tony Kelley

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Tony Kelley
Giga Chikadze

Giga Chikadze vs Omar Morales

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Omar Morales
Tracy Cortez

8Tracy Cortez vs Stephanie Egger

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Stephanie Egger
Bruno Silva

Bruno Silva vs Tagir Ulanbekov13

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TU
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Results

Main and co-main events

Cory Sandhagen beat Marlon Moraes by knockout at 1:03 of round two in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi. In the co-main event, Edson Barboza beat Makwan Amirkhani by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, six ended by knockout and seven on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in 13 fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Chris Daukaus, who stopped Rodrigo Nascimento after 45 seconds, and four of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Joaquin Buckley's knockout of Impa Kasanganay, 7 minutes and 3 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 6 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: three of six, against three of the seven below it. Tom Breese (knockout, round one), Chris Daukaus (knockout, round one) and Joaquin Buckley (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Nine ranked fighters appeared, among them champion Tom Aspinall.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

ESPN+ carried all 13 bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.