UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland

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UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 5, 2022 (2022-02-05)
Venue UFC Apex
City Enterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced [1]
Event chronology
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland (also known as UFC Fight Night 200, UFC on ESPN+ 58 and UFC Vegas 47) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 5, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. [2]

Contents

Background

A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland served as the event headliner. [3]

A light heavyweight bout between Danilo Marques and Jailton Almeida was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez. [4] However, the bout was rescheduled due to Marques getting injured and it is now expected to take place at this event. [5]

A flyweight bout between Malcolm Gordon and Denys Bondar was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate. [6] However, Gordon withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and the pairing was rescheduled for this date. [7]

Ian Heinisch was expected to face Sam Alvey in a middleweight bout. [8] Heinisch pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in late December and was replaced by Phil Hawes. [9] In turn, Hawes withdrew from the bout during fight week due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Brendan Allen, with the bout being moved up to light heavyweight. [10]

At the weigh-ins, Steven Peterson weighed in at 149 pounds, 3 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 30% of his purse, which went to his opponent Julian Erosa. [11]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Sean Strickland def. Jack Hermansson Decision (split) (49–46, 47–48, 49–46)55:00
Middleweight Nick Maximov def. Punahele Soriano Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Carlston Harris KO (spinning hook kick and punches)14:10
Light Heavyweight Brendan Allen def. Sam Alvey Submission (rear-naked choke)22:10
MiddleweightBryan Battledef.Tresean GoreDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Catchweight (149 lb) Julian Erosa def. Steven Peterson Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Bantamweight John Castañeda def. Miles Johns Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)31:38
Featherweight Hakeem Dawodu def. Michael Trizano Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Middleweight Chidi Njokuani def. Marc-André Barriault KO (punches)10:16
Women's Bantamweight Alexis Davis def. Julija Stoliarenko Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 30–27)35:00
Light Heavyweight Jailton Almeida def. Danilo Marques TKO (punches)12:57
Welterweight Philip Rowe def. Jason Witt TKO (punches)22:15
Flyweight Malcolm Gordon def.Denys BondarTKO (arm injury)11:22

    [12]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [13]

    ^ 1. Peterson was disqualified for the Fight of the Night bonus due to missing weight. As a result, his award was given to Erosa.

    Aftermath

    On April 19, it was reported that Miles Johns tested positive for adderall in a urine test collected at the day of the event. As a result, he was received a six-month suspension, along with a $3,450 fine, which amounts to 15 percent of his fight purse. [14]

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