UFC Fight Night: Song vs Simon Results

After sitting Simon down with a filthy left hand right before the horn at the close of the fourth, Song dropped him with the same shot again in the fifth and pounded out the finish.

Just a confident, poised, and powerful bounce-back performance from Song Yadong, who moved to 9-2-1 inside the Octagon, and at 25 years old, remains one of the brightest young stars on the roster. | Official Scorecards

The DWCS graduate got stuffed on his first three takedown attempts, which forced him to stand with the Polish striker. But after getting Oleksiejczuk to the ground late in the first, Borralho was quick to put him on the deck in the second, easily climbing into three-quarter mount before transitioning to the back and sinking in the rear-naked choke.

That’s now four straight victories in as many UFC starts for Borralho, who has won 11 straight and is unbeaten in his last 14 fights overall. “The Natural” looks like more and more of a threat in the middleweight division each time out, and should earn another step up in competition next time out. | Official Scorecards

Cody Brundage floored Vieira midway through the first, planting a clean right hand on his chin and landing heavy shots on the canvas while the Brazilian hunted for a half-guard sweep. Vieira worked his way back to his feet and then went on the offensive, finishing the first on Brundage’s back having success. Early in the second, the Factory X representative jumped on a guillotine choke and it proved costly, as Vieira popped his head out and quickly attacked an arm-triangle choke, forcing Brundage to tap on the second attempt.

This was a gutsy, emotional victory for Vieira, who came in off a submission loss to Anthony Hernandez. The 33-year-old is now 4-2 in the UFC and 9-2 overall, while Brundage suffered a second straight loss and falls to 2-4 in the UFC with the loss. | Official Scorecards

Fighting for the first time since May 2021, Padilla earned his third straight victory and fifth win in six fights by finishing Erosa on Saturday. It’s been a long time coming for the Mexican featherweight, and he showed that on Saturday. | Official Scorecards

The Brazilian veteran battered Cortes-Acosta’s leg left from the outset, causing him issues from the early stages and effectively neutralizing his power. While the DWCS grad showed toughness and grit by continuing to battle, de Lima had enough success early to salt away a victory despite slowing down.

De Lima has now earned consecutive victories and won four of his last five, while Costa-Acosta can find positives from this step up in competition and steely effort against an experienced veteran. | Official Scorecards

Just a couple weeks after winning the LFA title, Waters waltzed into the Octagon and picked off Josh Quinlan, working behind a long, clean jab and good counter shots to bust up the undefeated DWCS graduate. Quinlan tried to find success with low kicks, but each time he hurried inside, Waters cracked him with sharp punches that backed him off.

This was another excellent short-notice showing from a promotional newcomer on Saturday, with Waters bouncing Quinlan from the ranks of the unbeaten while collecting a second straight win and the eighth victory of his young career. | Official Scorecards

In the third, an extended finger caught Collier in the eye, but the fight continued. On the restart, Collier tried to press forward behind his jab, but slipped to the floor, leading to Buday finishing the fight in full mount, landing short shots.

Buday got the 2-1 nod from all three judges, and has now won 11 straight overall, moving to 12-1 in his career. Collier has now lost three straight and falls to 2-5 since returning to action in the heavyweight division. | Official Scorecards

The judges were tasked with determining the winner, and all three saw it the same way, awarding Durden the clean sweep of the scorecards. That’s now three straight for the American Top Team representative, who moves to 5-2-1 in eight UFC appearances, while Johnson suffers a second straight loss and falls to 2-3 inside the Octagon. | Official Scorecards

After trading shots on the feet early, Egger closed the distance and initiated the clinch, only for Alekseeva to quickly roll through and attack the leg. As she adjusted her grip and Egger looked to find a less troublesome position, Alekseeva extended and Egger was forced to tap.

Just a wild, memorable breakthrough performance for “Russian Ronda,” who should be an entertaining personality to follow going forward. | Official Scorecards

After a competitive first round where both men were looking to land big shots, McGhee defended a takedown exceptionally well early in the second and it appeared to break Newson. As they rose to their feet, McGhee dropped Newson with a clean shot and pounced, quickly fishing his arm under the neck and securing the rear-naked choke finish.

Another member of the MMA Lab, the 32-year-old McGhee moves to 7-1 for his career with the victory and maintains his 100 percent finishing rate in the process. What an outstanding way to cap off an eventful week! | Official Scorecards

The Canadian Horth was sharp in the first, showing her soccer roots by landing several hard kicks and working the body well before Cowan pressured forward and had a little more success in the second. In the third, Cowan quickly closed the distance, but Horth successfully worked off the fence and found success in space as her opponent began to fade.

After 15 minutes, the judges were called upon to decide things, and when the scores were totalled, Horth came away victorious, remaining unbeaten for her career. | Official Scorecards