UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Araujo Final Results

UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Araújo Results

• Pete Rodriguez defeats Mike Jackson by KO (knee and punches) at 1:33
• Tatsuro Taira defeats CJ Vergara by submission (armbar) at 4:19 of Round 2
• Piera Rodriguez defeats Sam Hughes by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Joanderson Brito defeats Lucas Alexander by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:02 of Round 1
• Jacob Malkoun defeats Nick Maximov by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Mana Martinez defeats Brandon Davis by split decision (29-82, 28-29, 29-28)
• Alonzo Menifield defeats Misha Cirkunov by KO (strikes) at 1:28 of Round 1 
• Raphael Assunção defeats Victor Henry by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Dusko Todorvic defeats Jordan Wright by TKO (elbows) at 3:12 of Round 2
• Jonathan Martinez defeats Cub Swanson by TKO (leg kicks) at 4:19 of Round 2
• Alexa Grasso defeats Vivane Araujo by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Araújo Prelims

Pete Rodriguez defeats Mike Jackson by KO (knee and punches) at 1:33 

Tatsuro Taira defeats CJ Vergara by submission (armbar) at 4:19 of Round 2

Piera Rodriguez defeats Sam Hughes by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Joanderson Brito defeats Lucas Alexander by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:02 of Round 1

Jacob Malkoun defeats Nick Maximov by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

It was a workmanlike effort from Jacob Malkoun towards the end of Saturday’s prelims, as the Australian out-wrestled and out-worked an injured Nick Maximov, earning a clean sweep of the scorecards.

Malkoun got staggered by a clean shot early in the contest, but recovered quickly and went on the offensive, twisting Maximov to the canvas. At some point, the Nick Diaz Academy representative suffered an injury to his right knee, and from there, it was one-way traffic.

Mana Martinez defeats Brandon Davis by split decision (29-82, 28-29, 29-28)

The prelims wrapped with an entertaining back-and-forth between Mana Martinez and Brandon Davis, with the former landing on the happy side of the split decision when the tens and nines were tallied.

For much of the contest, the two men ran close to level, but the deciding factor was Martinez’ power, as the Texas native landed the more impactful shots throughout and had Davis on the brink of being finished when the horn sounded to bring the second round to a close.

UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Araújo Main Card 

Alonzo Menifield defeats Misha Cirkunov by KO (strikes) at 1:28 of Round 1 

The way Alonzo Menifield and Misha Cirkunov came out swinging, you knew it was only a matter of time before the main card opener ended. Less than 90 seconds into the first round, Menifield made sure that was the case.

The explosive athlete came out swinging for the fences, and when he finally landed, the fight was over. A left hand to the temple put Cirkunov on shaky footing, a right hand behind it put him on the ground, and the follow-up blows were academic.

Raphael Assunção defeats Victor Henry by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Raphael Assuncao showed that the old dog still has plenty of fight left in him, out-hustling an unrelenting Victor Henry over three rounds to secure a unanimous decision win.

Entering on a four-fight skid and coming off back-to-back knockout losses, Assuncao was able to effectively counter the aggressive Henry throughout, mixing in grappling and clinch interactions at timely moments. While Henry never stopped coming forward and was never in real peril, Assuncao didn’t allow him to establish a rhythm at any point, doing well to get back into the win column.

Dusko Todorvic defeats Jordan Wright by TKO (elbows) at 3:12 of Round 2

It was a tale of two rounds for Dusk Todorovic on Saturday, as the Serbian middleweight rallied from a rough start to collect a second-round stoppage win over Jordan Wright.

Todorovic came out looking to wrestle in the first, but Wright was able to defend well and pile up the offensive output. It was a complete reversal in the second, as Todorovic was primarily interested in throwing hands, and after getting Wright hurt, he cranked up the output and pressure.

Co-Main Event: Jonathan Martinez defeats Cub Swanson by TKO (leg kicks) at 4:19 of Round 2

Jonathan Martinez collected the biggest win of his career on Saturday night, chopping down Cub Swanson with a series of devastating low kicks in the second round.

The underrated Martinez looked good throughout, creeping ahead through the first four minutes of the opening stanza before stinging Swanson and nearly getting the finish before the horn sounded. In the second, the Factory X man came out with the same aggressive approach, taking the fight to Swanson and hurting him multiple times, including drawing big reactions with his inside low kicks.

Main Event: Alexa Grasso defeats Vivane Araujo by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

The flyweight main event was every bit as entertaining as anticipated, with Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo going toe-to-toe for the full 25 minutes, slinging leather through to the very end. When the scores were tallied, Grasso came out ahead, earning a unanimous decision win to maintain her undefeated record in the 125-pound weight class.

Grasso’s speed and technical precision ruled the day, as the Mexican standout was able to beat Araujo to the punch throughout. Araujo stayed with her every step of the way, but more often than naught, it was Grasso landing the more telling blows and having more success.