UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze
August 28, 2021
UFC APEX
Las Vegas, Nevada

 

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze Results

 

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

5,601 – weak due to amount of newcomers on the card

UFC Fight Night cards range between 9,900-3,200 points, with an average card ranking 6,200

(click on fighter’s name for detailed scouting report)

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

 

Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+  10:00 pm Eastern)

Featherweights (five rounds):
Edson Barboza   (22-9, #5 ranked featherweight) vs Giga Chikadze   (13-2, #10 ranked featherweight)

WINNER: Giga Chikadze via TKO (Punches) – Round 3 (1:44)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

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TUF Middleweight Finals:
Bryan Battle   (6-1) vs Gilbert Urbina   (6-1)

WINNER: Bryan Battle via Submission (Rear-Nake Choke) – Round 2 (2:15)

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TUF Bantamweight Finals:
Ricky Turcios   (11-2) vs Brady Hiestand   (6-1)

WINNER: Ricky Turcios via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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Welterweights:
Kevin Lee   (18-6, #9 ranked welterweight) vs Daniel Rodriguez   (15-2, #33 ranked welterweight)

WINNER: Daniel Rodriguez via Unamious Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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Middleweights:
Andre Petroski   (5-2) vs Micheal Gillmore  (6-3)

WINNER: Andre Petroski via TKO (Punhces & Elbows) – Round 3 (3:12)

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Middleweights:
Makhmud Muradov   (25-6, #20 ranked middleweight) vs Gerald Meerschaert   (32-14, #22 ranked middleweight)

WINNER: Gerald Meerschaert via Submission (Rear-naked Choke) – Round 2 (1:49

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

 

Prelims (ESPN/ESPN+  7:00 pm Eastern)

Middleweights:
Abdul Razak Alhassan  (10-4, #25 ranked middleweight) vs Alessio Di Chirico   (13-5, #30 ranked middleweight)

WINNER: Abdul Razak Alhassan via KO (Head Kick) – Round 1 (0:17)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

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Middleweights:
Sam Alvey   (33-15-1, 1 NC, #45 ranked middleweight) vs Wellington Turman   (16-5, #55 ranked middleweight)

WINNER: Wellington Turman via Split Decision (27-28, 28-27, 28-27)

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Light Heavyweights:
Dustin Jacoby   (14-5-1, #27 ranked light heavyweight) vs Darren Stewart   (12-7, 2 NC, #22 ranked light heavyweight)

WINNER: Dustin Jacoby via TKO (Punches) – Round 1 (3:04)

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Women’s Flyweights:
JJ Aldrich   (9-4, #27 ranked women’s flyweight) vs Vanessa Demopoulos   (6-3)

WINNER: JJ Aldrich via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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Featherweights:
Jamall Emmers   (18-5, #56 ranked featherweight) vs Pat Sabatini   (14-3, #53 ranked featherweight)

WINNER: Pat Sabatini via Submission (Heel Hook) – Round 1 (1:53)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

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Bantamweights:
Mana Martinez   (8-2) vs Guido Cannetti   (8-6, #60 ranked bantamweight)

WINNER: Mana Martinez via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

 

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