Main Card Results | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2

After five of the seven preliminary card matchups ended inside the distance, the action remained fast-paced and entertaining after shifting to the main card, with finishes in each of the first three fights, an exciting back-and-forth at lightweight, and 

Argentinian rookie Kevin Vallejos opened the main card with a first-round stoppage win over SeungWoo Choi before Brendson Ribeiro and Da’Mon Blackshear earned consecutive submission wins by kimura, tapping out Diyar Nurgozhay and Cody Gibson respectively. After Alexander Hernandez and Kurt Holobaugh paired off for an fun tussle in the 155-pound ranks, Chidi Njokuani took the judges out of his fight with Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, finishing him with a well-timed knee up the middle a couple minutes into the second round.

In the main event, Roman Dolidze gained a measure of revenge over Marvin Vettori, pushing the action and out-striking the returning Italian down the stretch to salt away his third straight victory.

It was an action-packed night of fights on Saturday night in Las Vegas, and the full details of how things played out inside the Octagon are available for your review below.

Main event scheduled for five rounds. All other bouts scheduled for three rounds. | Prelim Results | Official Scorecards

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2 Results

• Roman Dolidze defeats Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
• Chidi Njokuani defeats Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos by TKO (knee and punches) at 2:19 of Round 2
• Alexander Hernandez defeats Kurt Holobaugh by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Da’Mon Blackshear defeats Cody Gibson by submission (kimura) at 4:09 of Round 2
• Brendson Ribeiro defeats Diyar Nurgozhay by submission (kimura) at 1:28 of Round 2
• Kevin Vallejos defeats SeungWoo Choi by TKO (strikes) at 3:09 of Round 1
• Waldo Cortes-Acosta defeats Ryan Spann by TKO (strikes) at 4:48 of Round 2
• SuYoung You defeats AJ Cunningham by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Carlos Vera defeats Josias Musasa by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:16 of Round 1
• Sam Hughes (29-28, 29-27) defeats Stephanie Luciano (29-28) by split decision
• Andre Lima defeats Daniel Barez by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:05 of Round 3
• Priscila Cachoeira defeats Josiane Nunes by KO (right hand) at 2:46 of Round 1
• Carli Judice defeats Yuneisy Duben by TKO (head kick) at 1:40 of Round 1

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2 Main Card Results

Main Event:  Roman Dolidze defeats Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)

Nearly two years to the day since their first meeting, Roman Dolidze and Marvin Vettori once again used their full allotment of time, pairing off for a back-and-forth 25-minute fight to close out the night’s action at the UFC APEX.

This was a “one for you, one for me” fight through-and-through, both in terms of strikes landed in each round and the way the rounds progressed, as both each had moments of success in every frame without ever drawing clear, and the scoring of the opening four frames feeling fairly straightforward.

Co-Main Event: Chidi Njokuani defeats Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos by TKO (knee and punches) at 2:19 of Round 2

Chidi Njokuani continued his impressive run since moving to welterweight, stopping veteran Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in Saturday’s co-main event.

Following a first round where the dueling strikers each had their moments, Njokuani started to get the better of things in the second, interrupting dos Santos’ timing with inside kicks each time he came forward. 

Alexander Hernandez defeats Kurt Holobaugh by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Alexander Hernandez and Kurt Holobaugh paired off to deliver a non-stop battle in the lightweight division midway through Saturday’s main card.

Both men had positive moments in each of the first two rounds, with Hernandez looking sharp in the opening half of the first and back half of the second, and Holobaugh dictating the action in the middle. 

Da’Mon Blackshear defeats Cody Gibson by submission (kimura) at 4:09 of Round 2

Da’Mon Blackshear took a minute to get warmed into his clash with Cody Gibson, but once he did “Da Monster” dominated, finishing things with a second-round kimura finish.

Gibson was a horse of fire to start, taking the fight to Blackshear, forcing him backwards. Blackshear eventually found his footing and started to work back into things, attacking and hurting Gibson late in the first before going back on the offensive at the start of the second.

Brendson Ribeiro defeats Diyar Nurgozhay by submission (kimura) at 1:28 of Round 2

Brendson Ribeiro bounced Diyar Nurgozhay from the ranks of the unbeaten, tapping out the new arrival with a kimura in the second round.

After dropping Nurgozhay in the opening stanza, Ribeiro immediately clamped onto a kimura grip after the Kazakh light heavyweight drove through his first takedown attempt of the second round. When Nurgozhay didn’t adjust and sell out on defense, Ribeiro used the hold to sweep into top position, torque on the shoulder further, and collect the tap.

Kevin Vallejos defeats SeungWoo Choi by TKO (strikes) at 3:09 of Round 1

Welcome to the UFC, Kevin Vallejos!

The 23-year-old Argentine delivered a tremendous performance in his promotional debut to open Saturday’s main card, collecting a first-round stoppage win over South Korean veteran SeungWoo Choi.