Prelim Results | UFC Atlantic City

Throughout the first round, the neophytes traded punches in the pocket, Loughran getting the better of things early and Pacheco crawling back later in the frame. The Irishman shifted to grappling in the middle three-fifths of the second, dominating Pacheco on the canvas, carrying a commanding lead into the final round. In the third, Loughran continued to pour it on, continuing to punish the resilient debutant through to the final horn.

After 15 minutes, the judges were called upon to render a verdict, and all three saw it the same way, awarding “The Don” the unanimous decision victory and the first win of his UFC career. | Official Scorecards

“Mamba” stung Petroski with a sharp jab early in the first, but remained patient, ultimately allowing the former Ultimate Fighter contestant to clear his head and work back into the contest. Early in the second, Petroski changed levels looking for a single leg and appeared to get clipped on the temple, causing him to stumble to the canvas. Malkoun followed up with a thudding kick to the midsection and hammerfists, prompting the stoppage.

The 28-year-old looked much improved in the striking realm in this one and got things moving in the right direction again with his first finish inside the Octagon. | Official Scorecards

Each man had their moments, Turkalj connecting with straight shots, while Aslan countered with more powerful, looping shots. After trading shots through the first 60 seconds of the final round, Aslan put a heavy right hand on the temple of Aslan, sending Turkalj to the canvas dazed. Referee Gary Copeland rightfully jumped into halt the action before the follow-up blows came raining down, giving Aslan the stoppage win in his promotional debut.

It was a little unsteady at times, but the recent Dana White’s Contender Series graduate avenged the only loss to his career with a finish in his first UFC appearance, moving to 13-1 in the process. | Official Scorecards

Paired off with Connor Matthews in an entertaining back-and-forth, Buzukja opened the third round with a sweeping left hand that caught Matthews clean and sent him falling to the canvas. Buzukja swarmed and pounded out the finish before collapsing to his knees in the center of the Octagon, overcome with emotions.

After dropping each of his first two UFC appearances, the LAW MMA representative and East Coast regional competitor simply needed to venture back to Atlantic City, where he won his final bout before getting the call to the big leagues, in order to claim his first win in the UFC.| Official Scorecards

The veteran featherweight looked crisp right out of the gates, utilizing his signature clean striking against Brazilian jiu jitsu ace Herbert Burns. After an opening frame where he got hit with a pair of knees below the belt, resulting in a point deduction for Burns, Arce came out in the second and stung “The Blaze” with a knee up the middle along the fence. He called Burns back to his feet and seconds later, put him down again.

Arce moved to 6-4 inside the Octagon with the victory, maintaining a pattern of alternating wins and losses over his last nine fights now. | Official Scorecards

Wherever these two engaged, the action was tight. On the feet, Jandiroba threw the greater volume while Godinez connected with more force. On the canvas, Godinez held her own for stretches and defended well in spurts, while Jandiroba closed out the fight in back mount, unsuccessfully chasing chokes.

When the scores were added up, all three judges had it for Jandiroba, who picked up her third straight win to further cement her position in the upper tier of the strawweight ranks. | Official Scorecards

Emmers started the fight like a man possessed, closing the distance and putting Landwehr on his heels, stinging him with heavy shots. But “Nate the Train” weathered the storm and slowly started working his way back into things, with the featherweights getting into multiple exchanges in the middle portion of the opening round.

Late in the frame, an uppercut from Landwehr put Emmers on rubber legs, and from there, the popular and entertaining Tennessee native pounded out the finish. After dropping a decision to Dan Ige last time out, Landwehr has now won four of five and five of his last seven, putting on a show win or lose. | Official Scorecards