UFC

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant

Completed The Chelsea, Las Vegas, United States 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Rose Namajunas beat Paige VanZant by submission in the main event.
  • Michael Chiesa beat Jim Miller by submission in the co-main event.
  • Ten of the twelve results came early: three knockouts and six submissions.

Main card

Paige VanZant

Paige VanZant vs Rose Namajunas5

Submission R5 2:25
Rose Namajunas
JM

Jim Miller vs Michael Chiesa

Submission R2 2:57
Michael Chiesa
CP

Cody Pfister vs Sage Northcutt

Submission R2 0:41
SN
Thiago Santos

Thiago Santos vs Elias Theodorou

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
ET

Preliminary card

JH

John Howard vs Tim Means

Knockout R2 0:21
Tim Means
Sergio Moraes

Sergio Moraes vs Omari Akhmedov

Knockout R3 2:18
Omari Akhmedov
KC

Kevin Casey vs Antonio Carlos Junior

Could not continue R1 0:11
AJ
JE

Johnny Eduardo vs Aljamain Sterling4

Submission R2 4:18
Aljamain Sterling
Santiago Ponzinibbio

Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Andreas Stahl

Knockout R1 4:25
AS
Nathan Coy

Nathan Coy vs Danny Roberts

Submission R1 2:46
Danny Roberts
PN

Phillipe Nover vs Zubaira Tukhugov

Split decision R3 5:00
Zubaira Tukhugov
Kailin Curran

Kailin Curran vs Emily Kagan

Submission R2 4:13
EK
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Results

Main and co-main events

Rose Namajunas beat Paige VanZant by submission at 2:25 of round five in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Chelsea in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Michael Chiesa beat Jim Miller by submission at 2:57 of round two.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Danny Roberts, who stopped Nathan Coy at 2:46 of round one, and two of the nine finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Rose Namajunas's submission of Paige VanZant, 22 minutes and 25 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 49 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: six of its seven results came early, against three of the four above it. Tim Means (knockout, round two), Sergio Moraes (knockout, round three) and Aljamain Sterling (submission, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Two ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was Aljamain Sterling, No. 4 at featherweight.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

UFC Fight Pass carried all twelve bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.