UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze Results

The Georgia native continued to build his lead in the second, and he kept his strikes coming from different angles throughout. Barboza began to get closer to his foe, aided by a couple hard calf kicks, but he still had some work to do to slow his foe down.

30 seconds into round three, Chikadze stunned Barboza with a right hand, and sensing that the end was near, the Georgian went all-in for the finish. And while he briefly tried to end matters with a choke, he let the choke go and let Barboza up, only to send him back to the mat with his strikes, drawing a stoppage by Jason Herzog. The official time of the finish was 1:44.

The No.10-ranked Chikadze, who has won nine in a row overall, moves to 14-2. The No.9-ranked Barboza falls to 22-10.

Official result – Giga Chikadze def. Edson Barboza via TKO at 1:44 of round three | Official Scorecards

Urbina, also of Team Volkanovski, replaced injured finalist Tresean Gore on ten days’ notice.

Urbina nailed Battle with some hard shots in the first minute of the fight, and he immediately followed up with a takedown and ground strikes. With 3:15 to go, Battle rose to his feet and began to implement his own offensive attack, scoring well until Urbina locked up with his foe and sought out a takedown. He didn’t get it, but the two continued to trade for the rest of the round.

Urbina landed several hard elbows early in round two, but moments later, it was the now bloodied Battle getting a takedown and then taking Urbina’s back. There, he sunk in a rear naked choke and forced the tap out at 2:15 of the second stanza.

North Carolina’s Battle moves to 7-1 with the win. Texas’ Urbina falls to 6-3.

Official result – Bryan Battle def. Gilbert Urbina via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:15 of round two | Official Scorecards

A takedown by Hiestand opened the second, but again, it was the busier Turcios doing the best work before the fight returned to the standing position. Two minutes in, Hiestand landed a flush left hand, and this time it was Turcios going for the takedown. Hiestand returned the favor with a slam, and the 135ers continued trading moments of control.

Turcios scored a pivotal knockdown with a pair of right hands early in round three, but Hiestand turned the misfortune into a takedown. As Turcios tried to get loose, he landed several close-range elbows, but Hiestand took them well and kept chasing another takedown. As the two battled it out against the fence, Turcios’ strikes were on target, but Hiestand didn’t back down, and he fired back, with the two slugging it out to the horn.

Official result – Ricky Turcios def Brady Hiestand via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) | Official Scorecards

Lee got the takedown earlier this time, grounding his foe in the second minute, and while Lee took Rodriguez’ back, the Californian reversed position and the two soon returned to their feet. Rodriguez controlled the standup, staggering Lee late in the round and forcing a desperation takedown attempt that came up short.

Rodriguez kept landing in the third, cutting Lee in the process. A leg kick by Lee gave him the opportunity to move in for a takedown, and he got in the second minute, a pivotal moment for the Michigan native. Rodriguez got back to his feet quickly and was able to push Lee off him, and “D-Rod” resumed swinging at and landing on his opponent. Lee answered back, but his blows had little effect as the seconds ticked away.

Official result – Daniel Rodriguez def Kevin Lee via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | Official Scorecards

There were some good standup exchanges in the second round, with Gillmore rapidly getting himself back in the fight as he kept Petroski from scoring a takedown. With a minute left, though, Petroski got the bout back to the mat and he kept it there for the rest of the round.

Petroski delivered another takedown to begin the final round, and this time, he closed the show, with a series of unanswered ground strikes prompting referee Jason Herzog to call an end to the bout at 3:12 of round three.

Petroski moves to 6-2 with the win. Gillmore falls to 6-4.

Official result – Andre Petroski def. Micheal Gillmore via TKO at 3:12 of round three | Official Scorecards

Muradov rocked Meerschaert twice in the opening minute, letting his foe up both times as he wisely preferred to keep the fight standing. Meerschaert looked to get the takedown, but Muradov wasn’t having it. An inadvertent low kick by the Wisconsin native slowed Muradov’s momentum, though, bringing a halt to the action. When the bout resumed, Meerschaert had his legs back under him and he landed some hard shots to keep Muradov at bay before scoring a takedown in the final minute.

The fast-paced action continued into round two, and when Meerschaert got the fight to the mat a second time, he locked in the rear naked choke that forced a tap at 1:49 of the second frame.

With the win, Meerschaert moves to 33-14. Muradov falls to 25-7.

Official result – Gerald Meerschaert def. Makhmud Muradov via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:49 of round two | Official Scorecards

A single right kick to the head landed flush, dropping Di Chirico to the canvas, with referee Herb Dean immediately stopping the fight. The victory was Alhassan’s first in the UFC as a middleweight and first overall since September 2018.

Alhassan moves to 11-4 with the win. Di Chirico falls to 13-6.

Official result – Abdul Razak Alhassan def. Alessio Di Chirico via KO at :17 of round one | Official Scorecards

A head kick by Jacoby was met by a takedown attempt from Stewart in the early going, and while Jacoby rose to his feet, Stewart put him right back down before the first minute had elapsed. The two got upright and battled it out in the clinch before Jacoby broke free. “The Hanyak” worked well from distance, and after landing a hard right hand, he had Stewart in deep trouble. The Brit fired back when he could as he tried to turn things around, but after he ate a few more flush shots, referee Jason Herzog had seen enough, halting the fight at the 3:04 mark of round one.

With the win, Jacoby moves to 15-5-1. Stewart falls to 12-8, 2 NC.

Official result – Dustin Jacoby def. Darren Stewart via TKO (strikes) at 3:04 of round one | Official Scorecards

Demopoulos, who normally fights at 115 pounds, was game throughout, but in the second, Aldrich kicked things up a notch with her striking attack, hurting the Arizonan with a liver kick late in the frame, and there was more of the same from Aldrich in the third as she sailed to a dominant decision victory.

Official result – JJ Aldrich def Vanessa Demopoulos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | Official Scorecards

Emmers stunned Sabatini with a pair of right hands, followed by a left, and as the fight went to the mat, he looked for the finish, but Sabatini recovered and the two traded leg lock attempts, with the Philadelphian winning that battle, as a heel hook forced Emmers to tap out at the 1:53 mark.

With the win, Sabatini moves to 15-3. Emmers falls to 18-6.

Official result – Pat Sabatini def. Jamall Emmers via submission (heel hook) at 1:53 of round one | Official Scorecards

The kicks kept coming from Cannetti in the second stanza, but Martinez closed the gap on the scorecards with a solid round that saw him have a lot of success whenever he was able to pin his foe to the fence. And in the third, he kept the heat on with his strikes before a late takedown with some ground-and-pound sealed the deal on the scorecards.

Martinez missed weight for the bout at 140 pounds.

Official result – Mana Martinez def Guido Cannetti via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) | Official Scorecards