UFC 255

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	November 21, 2020 (2020-11-21)
Venue	UFC Apex
City	Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance	None (behind closed doors) [1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 21, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Deiveson Figueiredo and former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt was expected to serve as the event headliner. ^[2] However, it was announced on October 2 that Garbrandt pulled out due to a torn bicep and was replaced by Alex Perez, who was already scheduled to face Brandon Moreno at the event. ^{[4] [5]} Moreno faced Brandon Royval instead. ^[6]

A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Valentina Shevchenko and Jennifer Maia co-headlined the event. ^[2]

John Allan and Roman Dolidze were originally scheduled to meet at this event in a light heavyweight bout. ^[7] They were eventually rescheduled for UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori in December. ^[8]

Former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler was expected to face Mike Perry at this event. However, Lawler pulled out of the fight in late October citing an undisclosed injury. ^[9] He was replaced by Tim Means. ^[10]

A welterweight bout between Orion Cosce and Nicolas Dalby was expected to take place at this event. ^[11] However, Cosce pulled out on November 12 due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Daniel Rodriguez. ^[12]

At the weigh-ins, Perry weighed in at 175.5 pounds, four and a half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 30% of his individual purse, which went to his opponent Tim Means. ^[13]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight	Deiveson Figueiredo (c)	def.	Alex Perez	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:57	[lower-alpha 1]
Women's Flyweight	Valentina Shevchenko (c)	def.	Jennifer Maia	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	[lower-alpha 2]
Catchweight (175.5 lb)	Tim Means	def.	Mike Perry	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Flyweight	Katlyn Chookagian	def.	Cynthia Calvillo	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Paul Craig	def.	Maurício Rua	TKO (submission to punches)	2	3:36
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Flyweight	Brandon Moreno	def.	Brandon Royval	TKO (punches)	1	4:59
Middleweight	Joaquin Buckley	def.	Jordan Wright	KO (punches)	2	0:18
Women's Flyweight	Antonina Shevchenko	def.	Ariane Lipski	TKO (punches)	2	4:33
Welterweight	Nicolas Dalby	def.	Daniel Rodriguez	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Early preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight	Alan Jouban	def.	Jared Gooden	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Kyle Daukaus	def.	Dustin Stoltzfus	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Sasha Palatnikov	def.	Louis Cosce	TKO (punches)	3	2:27

1. For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
2. For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.

^[14]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. ^[15]

• Fight of the Night: Sasha Palatnikov vs. Louis Cosce
• Performance of the Night: Joaquin Buckley and Antonina Shevchenko

See also

• Martial Arts portal
• Nevada portal

• List of UFC events
• List of current UFC fighters
• 2020 in UFC

References

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2. Brett Okamoto (2020-08-07). "Deiveson Figueiredo-Cody Garbrandt, Valentina Shevchenko-Jennifer Maia title fights set for UFC 255". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
3. Staff (2020-10-07). "UFC announces upcoming event schedule through November". ufc.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
4. Marcelo Barone and Raphael Marinho (2020-10-02). "Cody Garbrandt pulls out and Deiveson Figueiredo will face Alex Perez for the belt". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.(in Portuguese)
5. Ariel Helwani (2020-10-02). "Sources: Deiveson Figueiredo to defend flyweight title against Alex Perez at UFC 255". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
6. Mike Bohn (2020-10-02). "Brandon Royval replaces Alex Perez, meets Brandon Moreno at UFC 255". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
7. Raphael Marinho (2020-08-19). "John Allan takes on Roman Dolidze at UFC 255 on November 21". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.(in Portuguese)
8. Giorgi Kokiashvili (2020-10-15). "Breaking: Two more Georgians together - Dolidze and Dvalishvili will fight for one card". adjarasport.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.(in Georgian)
9. Danny Segura and Mike Bohn (2020-10-28). "Robbie Lawler out of UFC 255 bout with Mike Perry due to injury". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
10. Simon Samano (2020-11-02). "Mike Perry to fight Tim Means at UFC 255 after Robbie Lawler withdraws". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
11. Andrew Butler (2020-10-15). "Orion Cosce to fight at UFC 255 in November". times-standard.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
12. Farah Hannoun and Simon Head (2020-11-12). "With Orion Cosce out, Daniel Rodriguez steps in to face Nicolas Dalby at UFC 255". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
13. Simon Samano (2020-11-20). "Mike Perry misses big after brutal UFC 255 weight cut that felt like 'death'". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
14. "UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
15. Stephie Haynes (2020-11-22). "UFC 255 post-fight bonuses: Joaquin Buckley scores another big KO". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.