UFC

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez

Completed Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Song Yadong beat Chris Gutierrez by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Khalil Rountree Jr. beat Anthony Smith by knockout in the co-main event at light heavyweight.
  • Six of the eleven results came early: five knockouts and one submission.

Main card

Song Yadong

5Song Yadong vs Chris Gutierrez

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R5 5:00
CG
Anthony Smith

Anthony Smith vs Khalil Rountree Jr.5

Light heavyweight
Knockout R3 0:56
Khalil Rountree Jr.
Nasrat Haqparast

Nasrat Haqparast vs Jamie Mullarkey

Lightweight
Knockout R1 1:44
JM
Tim Elliott

12Tim Elliott vs Sumudaerji

Bantamweight
Submission R1 4:02
SU
AM

Andre Muniz vs JunYong Park

Middleweight
Split decision R3 5:00
JP

Preliminary card

Song Kenan

Song Kenan vs Kevin Jousset

Welterweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Kevin Jousset
HP

HyunSung Park vs Shannon Ross

Flyweight
Knockout R2 3:59
Shannon Ross
Steve Garcia

10Steve Garcia vs Melquizael Costa13

Lightweight
Knockout R2 1:01
MC
Stephanie Egger

Stephanie Egger vs Luana Santos9

Women's bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Luana Santos
CH

Carlos Hernandez vs Tatsuro Taira3

Flyweight
Knockout R2 0:55
TT
RS

Rayanne dos Santos vs Talita Alencar

Women's strawweight
Split decision R3 5:00
TA
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Results

Main and co-main events

Song Yadong beat Chris Gutierrez by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Khalil Rountree Jr. beat Anthony Smith by knockout at 0:56 of round three at light heavyweight.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Nasrat Haqparast, who stopped Jamie Mullarkey at 1:44 of round one, and two of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Khalil Rountree Jr.'s knockout of Anthony Smith, 10 minutes and 56 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 3 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against three of the six below it. HyunSung Park (knockout, round two), Steve Garcia (knockout, round two) and Tatsuro Taira (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Seven ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Eight weight classes were used, bantamweight most often with two bouts. ESPN+ carried all eleven bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.