UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs Tate Results

An inadvertent eye poke by Tate brought a halt to the proceedings early in round three, but after getting cleared by the Octagonside physician, the bout continued, Tate trying to close the distance while Vieira kept her at bay with straight punches from long range and defended a Tate takedown.

Tate went back to her grappling attack in round four, and while she didn’t get the fight to the mat, she stayed busy in the clinch and added some points at close range before the two broke and traded hard shots before another clinch, this one punctuated by body punches by Vieira.

With the fight close and possibly up for grabs, it was Tate pushing the pace early in the fifth while Vieira stuck to her guns with a patient attack that was still scoring points and that bloodied Tate’s nose and closed her left eye down the stretch.

Official result – Ketlen Vieira def. Miesha Tate via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) | Official Scorecards

Chiesa’s striking looked sharp in the first half of round two, and quick left hands kept Brady at bay until the Philly fighter got the action to the mat and then took his foe’s back, keeping the bout there until the horn.

Seemingly down on the cards, Chiesa went after the finish to start the third and final round, but Brady weathered the storm and once again put the fight on the mat while taking the back of “Maverick.” With less than a minute to go, Chiesa found his way to his feet and did his best to turn things around, but even with a late takedown and a furious ground-and-pound assault, he ran out of time.

Official result – Sean Brady def. Michael Chiesa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | Official Scorecards

Both fought on fairly even terms in the early going until Santos dropped Wood with a right hand with 90 seconds left. The Scotland native got back to her feet, only to get sent to the canvas once more. Santos looked for the finish, but Wood kept fighting, leading the Brazilian to adjust and go for the submission, and this time, she ended the bout, with a rear naked choke forcing the tap at 4:49 of the first round.

The No.10-ranked Santos moves to 19-1 with the win. The No.5-ranked Wood falls to 15-7.

Official result – Taila Santos def. Joanne Wood via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:49 of the first round | Official Scorecards

Yahya got the fight to the mat in the second minute and he wasn’t able to let his grip of Kang go, even as the Busan product worked his way back to his feet. With three minutes to go, Kang got free and worked a steady jab, mixing in right hands, with one of them dropping the Brazilian with under two minutes to go. Yahya rose and it was back to work for Kang, whose striking looked sharp.

A tactical error by Kang allowed Yahya to get the fight to the mat early in round two, and the Brazilian grappling master kept it there for the rest of the frame, evening the score with his foe. In the third, it was more of the same, as Yahya controlled matters on the canvas en route to the decision victory.

Official result – Rani Yahya def. Kyung Ho Kang via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | Official Scorecards

After a brief stop for Yanez to recover from an inadvertent eye poke early in round two, Grant looked for a takedown for the first time but came up empty. That didn’t deter the bloodied Grant, who was throwing hard with his punches, kicks and the occasional spinning technique. Through it all, Yanez wasn’t bothered, and he continued to calmly pick his shots against an opponent who was anything but calm in his attack.

The exchanges got more heated in the third, both bantamweights intent on making an impression in the final frame, and early on, it was Grant making that impression. Midway through the round, Yanez got back on track behind a stiff jab and follow-up right hands, keeping it simple and effective as the bout went through its final stages.

Official result – Adrian Yanez def. Davey Grant via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30) | Official Scorecards

Lutz came out fast for round two, only to get grounded once more. On the mat, Sabatini continued to dominate, nearly catching his opponent in a guillotine choke before taking his back and working for a rear naked choke again. Again, Lutz hung tough, but now he needed a finish in the third round to get the win, and Sabatini wasn’t about to let that happen as he made it three straight in the Octagon.

Official result – Pat Sabatini def. Tucker Lutz via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) | Official Scorecards

Garcia put the fight on the mat to begin the second stanza, but Levy rose quickly and took control with his own takedowns in the final two minutes before Garcia ended the round on top as they hit the canvas again.

In the third, Garcia continued to press behind his grappling attack, and more takedowns from the Mexican prospect were what he needed to secure the win.

Official result – Rafa Garcia def. Natan Levy via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | Official Scorecards

The Mexico native wasted no time getting Lookboonmee to the mat to open round two, and while Lookboonmee didn’t stay grounded long, Godinez stayed locked on as they stood until the pair broke apart midway through the round. Lookboonmee did score with a subsequent knee, but that led to another takedown by Godinez, wrapping up a solid effort.

After an early leg lock attempt by Godinez early in round three, Lookboonmee came back as she outworked her foe with her strikes, but it was another takedown by Godinez that put her back ahead as the seconds ticked away.

Official result – Loopy Godinez def. Loma Lookboonmee via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | Official Scorecards

A brawl broke out in the second, each flyweight having their moments as they sought the finish but were unable to break the other.  

Durden got the fight to the mat in the second minute of round three, avoiding several fence grabs by Aoriqileng to do it. With under two to go, the fighters stood, Aoriqileng pressing Durden and landing punches until a late clinch by the Georgia native.

Official result – Cody Durden def. Aoriqileng via unanimous decision (29-28,29-28,29-28) | Official Scorecards

Two minutes into round two, it was Nuerdanbieke’s turn to reverse the action on the mat, and he took control from top position. The two scrambled back and forth, trading control, but it was Nuerdanbieke taking the dominant position until the end of the frame.

There would be no back and forth action in the last round, as Nuerdanbieke got the fight to the mat and kept it there, wrapping up the fight in dominant fashion.

Official result – Shayilan Nuerdanbieke def. Sean Soriano via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | Official Scorecards

Pinheiro used her strikes to set up a throw to the mat just before the midway point of the opening frame, and after getting free from a couple choke attempts, Hughes got back to her feet but was unable to get the points back from her foe.

Hughes had a better second round, but late in the stanza, the Brazilian scored a knockdown and flurried on the mat, perhaps stealing the middle five minutes. And while Hughes performed well in the third as well, it wasn’t enough to turn the fight in her favor, as Pinheiro scored her second UFC win.

Official result – Luana Pinheiro def. Sam Hughes via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | Official Scorecards