UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot

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UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 11, 2025 (2025-10-11)
Venue Farmasi Arena
City Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance16,297 [1]
Total gateNot announced [1]
Event chronology
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen

UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot (also known as UFC Fight Night 261 and UFC on ESPN+ 119) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 11, 2025, at the Farmasi Arena, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2]

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Background

This event marked the promotion's 13th visit to Rio de Janeiro, its first since UFC 301 in May 2024, and the first Fight Night hosted in the city since UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare in May 2015. [2]

A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira and Rafael Fiziev was scheduled to headline the event. [3] However, Fiziev withdrew from the bout due to a knee injury. [4] [5] He was replaced by former KSW Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot. [6]

A heavyweight bout between former LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Spann and Valter Walker was reportedly scheduled for this event. [7] However, the bout did not materialize, and Walker was later expected to face The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes heavyweight winner Mohammed Usman. [8] Usman subsequently withdrew for undisclosed reasons two days before the event and the pairing was scrapped. [9]

A welterweight bout between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Vicente Luque was scheduled for the event. [10] However, Ponzinibbio was forced to pull out from the event due to injury, and was replaced by Joel Álvarez. [11]

A welterweight bout between former LFA Welterweight Champion Gabriel Bonfim and Randy Brown was scheduled for this event. [12] However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown to serve as the main event. [13]

At the weigh-ins, Saimon Oliveira weighed in at 144 pounds, eight pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to his opponent Luan Lacerda. [14]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Charles Oliveira def. Mateusz Gamrot Submission (face crank)22:48
Bantamweight Deiveson Figueiredo def. Montel Jackson Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Joel Álvarez def. Vicente Luque Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26)35:00
HeavyweightMário Pintodef. Jhonata Diniz TKO (punches)24:10
FeatherweightKaan Oflidef. Ricardo Ramos Submission (rear-naked choke)13:02
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
FeatherweightMichael Aswelldef.Lucas AlmeidaTKO (punches and elbow)11:42
FlyweightJafel Filhodef.Clayton CarpenterSubmission (kimura)14:42
Heavyweight Vitor Petrino def.Thomas PetersenKO (punches)30:26
Women's Bantamweight Beatriz Mesquita def.Irina AlekseevaSubmission (rear-naked choke)22:14
FlyweightLucas Rochadef.Stewart NicollDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Women's StrawweightJulia Polastridef. Karolina Kowalkiewicz TKO (head kick and punches)32:56
Catchweight (144 lb)Luan Lacerdadef.Saimon OliveiraSubmission (armbar)23:55

    [15]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [16]

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 Mike Bohn (2025-10-12). "UFC Fight Night 261 post-event facts: Behold Charles Oliveira's epic octagon resume". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
    2. 1 2 Guilherme Cruz (2025-07-04). "UFC plans October event in Rio de Janeiro". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
    3. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (2025-08-07). "Charles Oliveira vs. Rafael Fiziev announced for UFC Rio main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
    4. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2025-09-19). "Rafael Fiziev out of UFC Rio main event fight with Charles Oliveira". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
    5. ↑ Farah Hannoun (2025-09-24). "Rafael Fiziev opens up on severity of injury that forced UFC Rio withdrawal". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
    6. ↑ Mike Bohn (2025-09-23). "Charles Oliveira gets Mateusz Gamrot as new UFC Fight Night 261 main event opponent". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
    7. ↑ Velber Viana (2025-08-02). "Walter Walker is on track to fight at UFC Rio; see opponent". superlutas.com.br. Retrieved 2025-08-26.(in Brazilian Portuguese)
    8. ↑ Marina Magomedova (2025-08-28). "ESPN: Walker and Usman to Fight October 12 at UFC in Rio de Janeiro". telecomasia.net. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
    9. ↑ Danny Segura and Nolan King (2025-10-09). "Mohammed Usman out of UFC Rio heavyweight bout vs. Valter Walker". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
    10. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2025-09-23). "UFC Rio gets Brazil vs. Argentina welterweight showdown". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
    11. ↑ Álvaro Colmenero (2025-09-22). "Joel Álvarez peleará contra Vicente Luque en el UFC de Río de Janeiro el 11 de octubre". abc.es. Retrieved 2025-09-23.(in Spanish)
    12. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2025-08-20). "Gabriel Bonfim booked for UFC Rio return after win over Stephen Thompson". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
    13. ↑ Staff (2025-09-27). "Gabriel Bonfim vs. Randy Brown shifts to November as UFC Vegas 111 headliner". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
    14. ↑ Staff (2025-10-10). "UFC Rio weigh-ins: Headliners set, but Saimon Oliveira misses bantamweight by 8 pounds". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
    15. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
    16. ↑ Chris Taylor (2025-10-11). "UFC Rio Bonus Report: Charles Oliveira one of four fighters to take home $50k". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
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