UFC Fight Night Results & Highlights – Hernandez vs. Pereira

Top middleweight contenders met on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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The UFC was back at the Apex in Las Vegas, NV for a second straight week on Saturday (October 19) with a UFC Fight Night card headlined by top middleweight contenders.

Anthony Hernandez vs. Michel Pereira

The main event saw Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira each try to move closer towards the Top 10 when they squared off in an intriguing middleweight bout.

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Both men entered the night on impressive win streaks,

The night’s co-main event was a bantamweight matchup featuring top-ranked talents Rob Font and Kyler Phillips.

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Font entered the night on a two-fight skid that put his record at 1-4 across his last five fights, but against Phillips the 37-year-old put in a veteran performance to take a unanimous decision and return to the win column.

The rest of the main card also saw Charles Johnson score his fourth-straight win when he defeated Sumudaerji, and Cameron Smotherman also impressed in his UFC debut by taking an upset victory over Jake Hadley.

Featherweight veterans Darren Elkins and Daniel Pineda kicked off the main card action with a gritty war, and night's prelims were highlighted by an upset win from Austen Lane when he met Robelis Despaigne and Joselyne Edwards' late submission against Tamires Vidal.

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Austen Lane def. Robelis Despaigne

Melissa Martinez def. Alice Ardelean

Elise Reed def. Jessica Penne

Joselyne Edwards def. Tamires Vidal

Jean Matsumoto def. Brad Katona

Asu Almabayev def. Matheus Nicolau

Darren Elkins def. Daniel Pineda

Cameron Smotherman def. Jake Hadley

Charles Johnson def. Sumudaerji

Rob Font def. Kyler Phillips

Anthony Hernandez vs. Michel Pereira

Main Card (ESPN+, 7:00 p.m. ET)

β€’ Main Event: Anthony Hernandez def. Michel Pereira via TKO: R5, 2:22

β€’ Co-Main Event: Rob Font def. Kyler Phillips via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

β€’ Charles Johnson def. Sumudaerji via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

β€’ Cameron Smotherman def. Jake Hadley via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 29-27x2)

β€’ Darren Elkins def. Daniel Pineda via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 4:00 p.m. ET)

β€’ Asu Almabayev def. Matheus Nicolau via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

β€’ Jean Matsumoto def. Brad Katona via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

β€’ Joselyne Edwards def. Tamires Vidal via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R3, 4:33

β€’ Elise Reed def. Jessica Penne via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

β€’ Melissa Martinez def. Alice Ardelean via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

β€’ Austen Lane def. Robelis Despaigne via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

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Drew Beaupre
DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.