UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2
June 12, 2021
Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona

 

UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 Results

 

Fight Card Ranking (strength of card on paper based on our exclusive Pound for Pound fighter rankings)

14,329 – very strong – third highest ranked in past four years

UFC PPV cards range between 15,450-4,700 points, with an average card ranking 10,800

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(fighter ranking based on our exclusive Performance Based Ranking system – click fighter’s rank to check out the list)

 

Main Card (PPV  10:00 pm Eastern)

UFC Middleweight Championship:
Israel Adesanya   (20-1, #1 ranked middleweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION AND STILL UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION (50-45 x 3)
vs Marvin Vettori   (17-4-1, #3 ranked middleweight)

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UFC Flyweight Championship:
Deiveson Figueiredo   (20-1-1, #1 ranked flyweight) vs
Brandon Moreno   (18-5-2, #2 ranked flyweight) *** WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (REAR NAKED CHOKE) – ROUND 3 (2:26) AND NEW FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

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Welterweights (five rounds):
Leon Edwards   (18-3, 1 NC, #2 ranked welterweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (49-46 x 3)
vs Nate Diaz   (21-12, #65 ranked welterweight)

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Welterweights:
Demian Maia   (28-10, #19 ranked welterweight) vs
Belal Muhammad   (18-3, 1 NC, #28 ranked welterweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION

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Light Heavyweights:
Paul Craig   (14-4-1, #9 ranked light heavyweight) *** WINNER VIA TKO ROUND 1
vs Jamahal Hill   (8-0, 1 NC, #15 ranked light heavyweight)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

 

Prelims (ESPN/ESPN+  8:00 pm Eastern)

Lightweights:
Drew Dober   (23-10, 1 NC, #12 ranked lightweight) vs
Brad Riddell   (9-1, #46 ranked lightweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27 x 3)

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT

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Light Heavyweights:
Eryk Anders   (13-5, 1 NC, #23 ranked light heavyweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
vs Darren Stewart   (12-6, 2 NC, #20 ranked light heavyweight)

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Women’s Flyweights:
Lauren Murphy   (14-4, #5 ranked women’s flyweight) *** WINNER VIA SPLIT DECISION (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
vs Joanne Calderwood   (15-5, #10 ranked women’s flyweight)

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Featherweights:
Movsar Evloev   (14-0, #16 ranked featherweight)  *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-27 x 3)
vs Hakeem Dawodu   (12-1-1, #15 ranked featherweight)

 

Early Prelims (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass  6:00 pm Eastern)

Women’s Bantamweights:
Pannie Kianzad   (15-5, #18 ranked women’s bantamweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27 x 2, 29-28)
vs Alexis Davis   (20-10, #25 ranked women’s bantamweight)

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Lightweights:
Terrence McKinney   (10-3) vs
Matt Frevola   (8-2-1, #51 ranked lightweight) *** WINNER VIA TKO PUNCHES – ROUND 1 (0:07)

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Featherweights:
Chase Hooper   (10-1-1, #52 ranked featherweight) vs
Steven Peterson   (18-9, #54 ranked featherweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27 x 2, 29-28)

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Lightweights:
Fares Ziam   (11-3, #61 ranked lightweight) *** WINNER VIA MAJORITY DECISION (29-28 x 2, 28-29)
vs Luigi Vendramini   (9-1, #59 ranked lightweight)

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Heavyweights:
Carlos Felipe   (10-1, #29 ranked heavyweight) *** WINNER VIA SPLIT DECISION (28-29, 29-28 x 2)
vs Jake Collier   (12-5, #27 ranked heavyweight)

 

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