LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 12: in their welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC Apex on August 12, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC)
UFC Vegas 78 Results & Video Highlights
By MMA News
UFC Fight Night Results: Main Card
• Welterweight: Vicente Luque def. Rafael Dos Anjos via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47×2)
• Featherweight: Cub Swanson def. Hakeem Dawodu via unanimous decision (29-28×3)
• Light heavyweight: Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Chris Daukas via TKO: R1, 2.40
• Women’s strawweight: Iasmin Lucindo def. Polyana Viana via submission: R2, 3.42
• Middleweight: A.J. Dobson def. Tafon Nchukwi via unanimous decision (29-28×3)
• Middleweight: Josh Fremd def. Jamie Pickett via unanimous decision (30-27×3)
Preliminary Card
• Bantamweight: Marcus McGhee def. JP Buys via KO: R1, 2.19
• Lightweight: Terrance McKinney def. Mike Breeden via TKO: R1, 1.25
• Featherweight: Isaac Dulgarian def. Francis Marshall via TKO: R1, 4.48
• Heavyweight: Martin Buday def. Josh Parisian via submission: R1, 4.11
• Women’s strawweight: Jaqueline Amorim def. Montserrat Ruiz via TKO: R3, 3.41
• Bantamweight: Da’Mon Blackshear def. Jose Johnson via submission: R1, 3.41
• Women’s flyweight: Luana Santos def. Juliana Miller via TKO: R1 , 3.41
Preliminary Card Highlights
Luana Santos def. Juliana Miller
In this women’s flyweight bout, Luana Santos delivered the first finish of the night, defeating Juliana Miller with a TKO in the first round.
Da’Mon Blackshear def. Jose Johnson
In this bantamweight matchup, Da’Mon Blackshear got the win with a twister submission of Jose Johnson in the first round.
Jaqueline Amorim def. Montserrat Ruiz
In this strawweight matchup, Jaqueline Amorim earned victory with a third-round TKO of Montserrat Ruiz.
Martin Buday def. Josh Parisian
In this heavyweight bout, Martin Buday pulled off a kimura to earn a first-round win against Josh Parisian.
Isaac Dulgarian def. Francis Marshall
In this featherweight bout, Isaac Dulgarian earned a first-round TKO against Francis Marshall.
Terrance McKinney def. Mike Breeden
In this lightweight bout, Terrance McKinney got back in the win column with a first-round TKO of Mike Breeden.
Marcus McGhee def. JP Buys
In this bantamweight bout, Marcus McGhee got it done with a first-round KO of JP Buys.
Main Card Highlights
Josh Fremd def. Jamie Pickett
In this middleweight bout, Josh Fremd earned a unanimous decision victory over Jamie Picket.
A.J. Dobson def. Tafon Nchukwi
In this middleweight matchup, A.J. Dobson earned a unanimous decision win against Tafon Nchukwi.
In round one, both fighters exchanged heavy kicks and Dobson landed a takedown late on. Round two saw Dobson get the better of the action on the feet by landing some solid combinations. In round three, Dobson got the takedown and dominated from on top for much of the round.
Iasmin Lucindo def. Polyana Viana
In this strawweight clash, Iasmin Lucindo earned her first UFC finish after securing an arm triangle submission of Polyana Viana.
Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Chris Daukas
In this light heavyweight bout, Khalil Rountree Jr. earned a first-round TKO of Chris Daukas.
Cub Swanson def. Hakeem Dawodu
In the co-main event, Cub Swanson earned a unanimous decision victory over Hakeem Dawodu in their featherweight bout.
Vicente Luque def. Rafael Dos Anjos
In the main event, Vicente Luque earned a unanimous decision against Rafael Dos Anjos.
Round one saw Luque escape a guillotine attempt to land some brutal strikes on Dos Anjos late on. In round two, Dos Anjos landed a takedown briefly while Luque attempted a standing arm triangle. Round three saw Luque attempt a D’arce choke during some closely contested grappling exchanges.
In round four, there were more competitive grappling exchanges as Dos Anjos attempted a rear-naked choke at the horn. Round five saw Dos Anjos get a takedown and land a huge elbow late on. Catch all the highlights below.
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