UFC

UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos

Completed Zagreb Arena, Zagreb, Croatia 13 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Junior Dos Santos beat Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Derrick Lewis beat Gabriel Gonzaga by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Six of the 13 results came early: five knockouts and one submission.

Main card

JS

Junior Dos Santos vs Ben Rothwell

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
BR
GG

Gabriel Gonzaga vs Derrick Lewis11

Knockout R1 4:48
Derrick Lewis
Francis Ngannou

Francis Ngannou vs Curtis Blaydes7

Knockout R2 5:00
Curtis Blaydes
TJ

Timothy Johnson vs Marcin Tybura12

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Marcin Tybura
IP

Igor Pokrajac vs Jan Blachowicz4

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Jan Blachowicz
Maryna Moroz

Maryna Moroz vs Cristina Stanciu

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CS

Preliminary card

ZC

Zak Cummings vs Nicolas Dalby

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
ND
IE

Ian Entwistle vs Alejandro Perez

Knockout R1 4:04
Alejandro Perez
MT

Mairbek Taisumov vs Damir Hadzovic

Knockout R1 3:44
Damir Hadzovic
DS

Damian Stasiak vs Filip Pejic

Submission R1 2:16
FP
LM

Lucas Martins vs Robert Whiteford

Split decision R3 5:00
RW
Jared Cannonier

11Jared Cannonier vs Cyril Asker

Knockout R1 2:44
Cyril Asker
Bojan Velickovic

Bojan Velickovic vs Alessio Di Chirico

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AC
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Results

Main and co-main events

Junior Dos Santos beat Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Zagreb Arena in Zagreb. In the co-main event, Derrick Lewis beat Gabriel Gonzaga by knockout at 4:48 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, one by submission and seven on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in 13 fights. One of the seven decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Damian Stasiak, who stopped Filip Pejic at 2:16 of round one, and five of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Francis Ngannou's knockout of Curtis Blaydes, 10 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 23 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: four of its seven results came early, against two of the six above it. Alejandro Perez (knockout, round one), Mairbek Taisumov (knockout, round one) and Damian Stasiak (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Five ranked fighters appeared.