UFC Sacramento Fight Night Results: Gregory Rodrigues Outlasts Anthony Hernandez, Video Highlights & Post-Fight Press Conference
By Real Combat Media MMA Editorial Staff
Sacramento, California (August 22, 2026)– Gregory Rodrigues survived Anthony Hernandez’s third-round rally to win a grueling five-round decision in the UFC Sacramento main event, walking away with the biggest victory of his career in front of a partisan Golden 1 Center crowd. It capped the promotion’s first trip back to California’s capital in more than seven years, and the rest of the card delivered just as much drama: Vitor Petrino ground out Serghei Spivac in the co-main event, Reinier de Ridder introduced himself at light heavyweight with a first-round demolition of Roman Dolidze, and Anthony Wint needed just eleven days from Contender Series contract to UFC debut before choking out Terrance Chatman. Ten of the card’s thirteen fights ended before the judges were needed.
Rodrigues Outlasts Hernandez in Fight of the Night
Rodrigues looked to be closing the show early, chopping down Hernandez’s lead leg and battering him with heavy shots that had the local favorite on the brink by the end of round two. But Hernandez, fighting to rebound from a TKO loss to Sean Strickland, wouldn’t fold. He seized control in round three and forced Rodrigues to dig for a second wind, which the Brazilian found in round four to reclaim the momentum. Hernandez spent the final five minutes trying to close the distance and get the fight to the mat, but Rodrigues defended well and kept landing the cleaner shots to salt away a unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-47). It’s Rodrigues’s fourth straight win and should push “Robocop” into the middleweight top 10, while Hernandez drops his second in a row. Both men were awarded $100,000 Fight of the Night bonuses.
Petrino Grinds Out Spivac in the Co-Main
Vitor Petrino took full advantage of his co-main billing, mixing calf kicks and a stiff jab with takedowns in the second and third rounds to control Serghei Spivac wire to wire. It wasn’t the most fan-friendly fight on the card, and the crowd let both heavyweights know it, but Petrino did more than enough to sweep the scorecards 30-27 across the board. The win pushes the former light heavyweight to 4-0 since moving up to heavyweight and hands him the biggest victory of his career to date.
De Ridder, Mederos, Judice and Wint All Deliver
Reinier de Ridder made an emphatic first impression at light heavyweight, dropping down from his old spot at 185 to a division that suits him far better. Dolidze pulled guard early looking for a leg lock, and once de Ridder cleared the attempt he unloaded with a non-stop barrage that the referee stopped at 4:01 of round one. It was a statement return for the former two-division ONE Championship titleholder, who snapped a two-fight skid in the process. MarQuel Mederos, meanwhile, needed a full round to solve Mason Jones before a short elbow on the inside put “The Dragon” on wobbly legs; Mederos swarmed from there for a second-round TKO that pushed his overall win streak to eleven fights and earned him a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus. Carli Judice made it look even easier, closing the distance on Jeisla Chaves and folding her over with a body kick just 99 seconds into round one for her fourth straight win and a matching bonus. And in the main card opener, Anthony Wint provided the feel-good story of the night: the former NFL practice-squad linebacker earned his contract on Dana White’s Contender Series just eleven days earlier, then survived an early kimura scramble to lock up an arm-triangle choke and put Terrance Chatman to sleep in his promotional debut.
Post-Fight Press Conference: Hernandez Accuses Rodrigues of Cheating
Hernandez didn’t hide his frustration once he sat down with the media. He told reporters that Rodrigues had been grabbing inside his gloves during their grappling exchanges, and that he flagged it to referee Herb Dean in the middle of the fight. “The f**ker was cheating and grabbing inside of my gloves,” Hernandez said, adding that he prefers to fight clean and might have to change his approach next time. Rodrigues has since denied cheating but acknowledged a possible glove grab may have happened in the scramble. UFC CEO Dana White, for his part, said he was thrilled with the crowd and framed the Sacramento return as part of a broader push to revisit markets the promotion hadn’t reached since the COVID era, adding that he checked on Hernandez backstage to tell him to keep his head up.
Full Card Results
Gregory Rodrigues def. Anthony Hernandez — Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-47)
Vitor Petrino def. Serghei Spivac — Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Reinier de Ridder def. Roman Dolidze — TKO (strikes), R1, 4:01
MarQuel Mederos def. Mason Jones — TKO (strikes), R2, 2:07
Carli Judice def. Jeisla Chaves — TKO (body kick), R1, 1:39
Anthony Wint def. Terrance Chatman — Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke), R1, 4:29
Jamall Emmers def. Lerryan Douglas — KO (punch), R1, 3:38
Shamil Gaziev def. Kennedy Nzechukwu — KO (punch), R1, 1:20
Christopher Padilla def. Nasrat Haqparast — Submission, R3, 4:59
Marcio Barbosa def. Ryan Kuse — TKO (strikes), R1, 2:47
Stanley Dorsainvil def. Gauge Young — Unanimous Decision
Jackson McVey def. Wesley Schultz — KO (knee), R1, 4:13
Shanelle Dyer def. Elise Reed — TKO (strikes), R3, 1:42
Videos
UFC Sacramento Video Highlights
Post-Fight Press Conference
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