UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Yan Results

Yan Xiaonan and Mackenzie Dern paired off for a nail-biter to close out Saturday’s fight card, with the Chinese fighter surviving a scary final round to secure a majority decision victory.

This was a tail of two fights — one on the feet and one on the canvas. Whenever they were upright, Yan got the better of things, stinging Dern with several clean shots and landing at a much better clip. But whenever it turned into a grappling battle, the former Brazilian jiu jitsu world champion dominated, threatening with an omoplata in the second and controlling the entirety of the final round on the ground.

It was a battle of attrition between Randy Brown and Francisco Trinaldo in the co-main event, with “Rude Boy” doing enough over the opening two frames to secure the unanimous decision victory.

Raoni Barcelos snapped a two-fight skid with a polished, professional effort against Trevin Jones on Saturday.

The Brazilian showed the full extent of his arsenal, landing the superior strikes throughout in addition to dominating the action on the canvas whenever it got there. He consistently led the dance, sniping home combinations as Jones looked to counter before hurting him in each round.

Sodiq Yusuff ran through Don Shainis in a flash.

The two men clinched up right out of the gate, with Yusuff burying a series of knees into the midsection of the newcomer. When Shainis changed levels, Yusuff quickly locked up a guillotine, jumping guard and securing the tap.

Mike Davis played to his advantage in the wrestling department to secure a unanimous decision win over Viacheslav Borshchev in the main card opener.

While many hoped for a striking battle, “Beast Boy” identified a clearer, safer path to victory by putting Borshchev on the deck and continued to mine that fertile ground throughout. After battering “Slava Claus” in the opening stanza, he was a little more conservative in the second and third, grinding from top position and doing what was necessary to collect the victory.

Huge comeback win for Daniel “Willycat” Santos to close out Saturday’s prelims!

The Brazilian got rocked multiple times in the opening round of his bantamweight clash with John Castaneda, but each time, he soldiered on, continuing to press forward. His resolve seemed to rattle Castaneda, as the Minnesota native started slowing down late in the first and was primarily on the receiving end of things in the second.

The speedy finishes on Saturday night came to a halt when the heavyweights hit the Octagon, with Ilir Latifi grinding out a unanimous decision win over Aleksei Oleinik in the penultimate preliminary card fight.

Joaquim Silva found an attack that worked towards the end of the opening round, and then secured the victory by going back to the well in the second.

Late in the first, Silva planted a jumping knee on the chin of Jesse Ronson, prompting the Canadian to panic-wrestle to the horn. Midway through the second, Silva found the opening again, felling Ronson with a similar aerial attack before pounding out the finish.

Brendan Allen looks like he’s finally putting it all together inside the Octagon after picking up a first-round submission win over Krzysztof Jotko on Saturday.

Talk about an impressive effort on your promotional debut!

Chelsea Chandler got taken down just 15 seconds into her fight with Julija Stoliarenko, but she quickly reversed position on the ground, and dominated the rest of the way. On the feet, her size and power advantage was clear, and when Stoliarenko stopped short on a couple further takedown attempts, the newcomer reversed position and landed in mount.

Guido Cannetti got the day’s action off to a quick start, submitting Randy Costa in just over a minute.

The two began exchanging kicks, with Costa coming forward and Cannetti working on the outside. But when Costa slipped after throwing a kick, Cannetti pounced, dragging Costa to the canvas and attacking the choke in transition, securing the hold without any hooks in place, leaving Costa no choice but to tap.