UFC

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez

Completed Ball Arena, Denver, United States 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Rose Namajunas beat Tracy Cortez by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Muslim Salikhov beat Santiago Ponzinibbio by split decision in the co-main event at welterweight.
  • Seven of the twelve results came early: three knockouts and three submissions.

Main card

RN

5Rose Namajunas vs Tracy Cortez8

Women's flyweight
Unanimous decision R5 5:00
Tracy Cortez
Santiago Ponzinibbio

Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Muslim Salikhov

Welterweight
Split decision R3 5:00
Muslim Salikhov
DD

Drew Dober vs Jean Silva6

Lightweight
Knockout R3 1:28
Jean Silva
Ange Loosa

Ange Loosa vs Gabriel Bonfim5

Welterweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Gabriel Bonfim
JE

Julian Erosa vs Christian Rodriguez

Featherweight
Submission R1 4:49
Christian Rodriguez
AA

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Cody Brundage

Middleweight
No Contest · Could not continue R1 0:37
CB

Preliminary card

Charles Johnson

14Charles Johnson vs Joshua VanC

Flyweight
Knockout R3 0:20
Joshua Van
Jasmine Jasudavicius

7Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Fatima Kline11

Women's flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Fatima Kline
Montel Jackson

Montel Jackson vs Da'Mon Blackshear

Bantamweight
Knockout R1 0:18
DB
Mariya Agapova

Mariya Agapova vs Luana Santos9

Women's flyweight
Submission R1 3:27
Luana Santos
AP

Andre Petroski vs Josh Fremd

Middleweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JF
EE

Evan Elder vs Darrius Flowers

Welterweight
Submission R2 1:46
DF
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Results

Main and co-main events

Rose Namajunas beat Tracy Cortez by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Ball Arena in Denver. Tracy Cortez had come in as the division's No. 8. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Muslim Salikhov beat Santiago Ponzinibbio after three rounds at welterweight.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Montel Jackson, who stopped Da'Mon Blackshear after 18 seconds, and three of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Jean Silva's knockout of Drew Dober, 11 minutes and 28 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 2 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: four of its six results came early, against two of the five above it. Charles Johnson (knockout, round three), Montel Jackson (knockout, round one) and Luana Santos (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Nine ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Joshua Van.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Seven weight classes were used, women's flyweight most often with three bouts. ESPN carried all twelve bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.