UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus Results

Heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis set the record for most knockouts in UFC history in the UFC Fight Night main event, as he finished Chris Daukaus in the first round to earn his 13th KO and surpass Vitor Belfort and Matt Brown.

Daukaus wisely went with a stick and move strategy as the fight began, picking his shots while staying off the fence, but when the two would exchange, Lewis had success, and with under two minutes to go, he unleashed a two-fisted assault on the Philadelphian. Daukaus, now cut, weathered the first storm, but when Lewis went on the attack again, this time a right hand dropped Daukaus hard and brought a stop to the fight, with referee Mark Smith stepping in at the 3:36 mark.

The No.3-ranked Lewis moves to 26-8, 1 NC with the win. The No.7-ranked Daukaus falls to 12-4.

Official result – Derrick Lewis def. Chris Daukaus via KO at 3:36 of round one

Belal Muhammad turned in the biggest win of his career in the UFC Fight Night co-main event, as he shut out Top Five welterweight contender Stephen Thompson over three rounds.

Scores were 30-25, 30-26, 30-26 for the No.10-ranked Muhammad, now 20-3, 1 NC. The No.5-ranked Thompson falls to 16-6-1.

Thompson turned away Muhammad’s first takedown attempt and caught his foe with a 1-2 on the way up, leading to some more punches from “Wonderboy.” A second attempt in the second minute got Thompson to the mat, but after the two traded punches at close range, Thompson got back to his feet and the pair continued to battle in the clinch against the fence. Another two Muhammad takedowns followed, and after the second one, he took Thompson’s back and opened up with strikes, ending the round with a near-stoppage.

After getting clipped by Thompson early in round two, Muhammad put the fight back on the canvas, and he dominated there for the rest of the frame, leaving Thompson with some work to do in the third if he was going to win the bout. But Muhammad was not going to be denied, as he floored Thompson in the third and continued to control the action. Thompson gamely rose, and used a choke attempt to defend a takedown attempt and get free, but the open space disappeared in a split second and Thompson was on his back again, where he was kept until the final horn sounded.

Official result –Belal Muhammad def. Stephen Thompson via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-26

Amanda Lemos had to dig deep for her fifth straight win, but she got her hand raised via split decision in a razor-close bout with fellow strawweight contender Angela Hill.

Scores were 30-27, 29-28 and 28-29 for the No.11-ranked Lemos, now 11-1-1. The No.12-ranked Hill, who replaced Nina Nunes, falls to 13-11.

Lemos was throwing hard from the start, and a front kick followed by some punches put Hill on the deck in the second minute of the fight. Lemos tried to finish on the mat, but Hill recovered, and in a scramble, she got into the top position with a little over two minutes remaining. The two rose and swung, and this time, a right hand by Hill staggered the Brazilian before the pair went back and forth for the rest of the round.

Hill went on the attack to begin round two and she kept going, pressing the action throughout as Lemos’ work rate dropped significantly. In the opening minute of round three, Lemos landed the front kick again, but Hill didn’t blink, as she kept moving forward. In the second minute, a slip by Lemos allowed Hill to put the fight on the mat briefly, but even when the two stood, “Overkill” remained locked on until Lemos was able to take over in the clinch. Hill soon took the dominant position against the fence and she kept leading the action, with a spinning elbow catching and dropping Lemos before the two traded until the final horn.

Official result –Amanda Lemos def. Angela Hill via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Ricky Simon likely earned a return to the bantamweight rankings, as he knocked out perennial contender Raphael Assuncao in the second round to improve his current winning streak to four.

The first round was an easy one to call for Simon, as he used his wrestling attack to ground Assuncao and keep him there for most of the frame.

Assuncao was able to stay on his feet early in round two, but that turned into a bad thing for the Brazilian, as a right hand dropped him and a second one ended the fight, with referee Chris Tognoni stopping the bout at the 2:14 mark.

With the win, Simon moves to 19-3. The No.12-ranked Assuncao falls to 27-9

Official result – Ricky Simon def. Raphael Assuncao via KO at 2:14 of round two

It was a memorable bout for as long as it lasted, but in the end, Poland’s Mateusz Gamrot got the victory, as he stopped Diego Ferreira in the second round.

The first round was filled with high-level, fast-paced action, with Gamrot leading but Ferreira having answers for whatever his opponent presented him. That made it a tough round to call, especially with neither man slowing down by the end of the first five minutes.

The frantic scrambles continued into round two, with Gamrot flooring Ferreira but unable to keep him there for any length of time. Once standing, Ferreira and Gamrot kept trading, but once the two went back to the mat, Ferreira took a knee to the ribs and apparently got injured, as he told referee Jason Herzog that he was done, with the official time of the stoppage 3:26 of the second stanza.

Gamrot moves to 20-1, 1 NC with the win. The No.12-ranked Ferreira falls to 17-5.

Official result – Mateusz Gamrot def. Diego Ferreira via TKO (strikes) at 3:26 of round two

A highly anticipated meeting of featherweight veterans didn’t last long, as Cub Swanson halted Darren Elkins in the first round of the main card opener.

Elkins landed a hard right to open the fight, but soon, Swanson, with his hands by his side, began sharpshooting, hurting and dropping the Indiana native. Elkins tried to get his legs back under him as he rose, but referee Herb Dean stepped in after a grazing kick to the head. The official time of the finish was 2:12 of round one.

Swanson moves to 28-12 with the win. Elkins falls to 27-10.

Official result – Cub Swanson def. Darren Elkins via TKO (strikes) at 2:12 of round one

Middleweight veteran Gerald Meerschaert earned his third win (and third finish) of 2021 on his 34th birthday, submitting tough as nails Dustin Stoltzfus in the final round.

After landing some good shots on the feet, Meerschaert scored a takedown 45 seconds into the fight, and while the veteran had some good ground control time and nearly locked in an armbar, Stoltzfus responded with some control time of his own on the mat, making it a tough round to call.

In the second minute of round two, Stoltzfus (13-4) got the fight to the mat and he outworked his foe there, putting together a steady and solid frame heading into the final five minutes.

Meerschaert (34-14) came out fast for the third round and he locked in a guillotine choke that Stoltzfus eventually pulled out of. The pair got back to the feet and traded before a Stoltzfus takedown. The pair scrambled, Meerschaert taking the back briefly before a Stoltzfus leg lock attempt, and then the Wisconsin native did get the back again. This time, a rear naked choke ended the fight, with Stoltzfus tapping out at 2:58 of round three.

Official result – Gerald Meerschaert def. Dustin Stoltzfus via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:58 of round three

Despite missing weight for his fight with Harry Hunsucker, heavyweight banger Justin Tafa was locked in once the Octagon door shut, and he won his bout via first-round TKO.

After a couple kicks to the leg by Hunsucker, Tafa responded with a left punch that dropped him. The two battled a bit on the mat then stood, and seconds later, Hunsucker was rattled by a punch before a left kick to the head by Tafa finished the fight. The official time of referee Herb Dean’s stoppage was 1:53 of round one.

Tafa, who missed weight for the fight at 267 pounds, moves to 5-3. Hunsucker falls to 7-5.

Official result – Justin Tafa def. Harry Hunsucker via TKO (strikes) at 1:53 of round three

Flyweight up and comer Melissa Gatto kept her unbeaten record intact by becoming the first fighter to stop veteran Sijara Eubanks.

The fight went to the mat in the opening minute, Eubanks working her way into a top position that she held for the rest of the round while Gatto stayed busy looking for submissions from her back.

Back on the mat early in round two, Eubanks was again in control until Gatto reversed position with three minutes left in the frame and the Brazilian likely evened up matters on the scorecards.

A right front kick to the body left the judges out of it, though, as Gatto landed the shot that crumbled Eubanks and sent her to the canvas in the third. A follow-up attack by Gatto then ended matters, with referee Chris Tognoni waving the fight off at :45 of round three.

Gatto moves to 8-0-2 with the win. Eubanks, who missed weight at 127.5 pounds, falls to 8-7.

Official result – Melissa Gatto def. Sijara Eubanks via TKO (strikes) at :45 of round three

Featherweight prospect Charles Jourdain won his first fight by decision, but he wasn’t complaining after a top-notch effort that saw him beat Andre Ewell over three rounds.

Scores were 30-26, 30-27 and 29-27 for Jourdain, now 12-4-1. Ewell falls to 17-9.

Ewell looked sharp in the first round, with his speed and movement keeping Jourdain at bay. He even got in some groundwork late in the frame before a hard left from Jourdain got his attention before the horn sounded.

Jourdain kept the heat on his tiring foe in the second frame, and after taking a barrage of hard shots, Ewell stumbled to the mat and was nearly finished, but the end of the round arrived and kept the Californian in the fight.

Told he needed a finish to win, Ewell did get in a shot that momentarily stopped his opponent’s forward march in the third round, but other than that, it was all Jourdain, who nearly finished Ewell before leaving it to the judges to award him a well-deserved victory.

Official result – Charles Jourdain def. Andre Ewell via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-27)

Longtime bantamweight contender Raquel Pennington won her third straight in a featherweight contest with Macy Chiasson, earning her first submission victory since 2015 in the process.

Both Chiasson and Pennington did solid work on the feet in the first round, Chiasson holding a light lead, but what broke open a competitive frame was a late takedown from the former Ultimate Fighter winner, who also landed some ground strikes on “Rocky” before round’s end.

Pennington walked through a hard body kick to start round two, and she responded with several hard punches upstairs. The two locked up against the fence in the second minute, Chiasson landing some knees to the body in order to get free, and the striking battle resumed, Pennington’s volume work paying off and forcing a clinch. But in that clinch, Pennington locked in a front choke, and that ended the fight, with Chiasson tapping out at 3:07 of the second stanza.

Pennington moves to 13-9 with the win. Chiasson, who replaced Julia Avila on short notice and came in overweight at 148.5 pounds, falls to 8-2.

Official result – Raquel Pennington def. Macy Chiasson via submission (10-finger choke) at 3:07 of round two

In a heavyweight clash, Don’Tale Mayes produced his best UFC outing to date in halting Josh Parisian in the third round.

Mayes dominated the first round behind his ground attack, never putting Parisian in serious trouble, but keeping him from putting together any significant offense. Mayes used his striking to set up more grappling exchanges in round two, and he put Parisian back on the mat in the first minute. Parisian rose, but was on his back again shortly, and he was kept there by “Lord Kong” until the horn.

The pattern remained unchanged in round three, Mayes using his strikes to close the distance, and then it was back to the mat. This time, Mayes caught his foe in the crucifix position, and after a series of unanswered strikes, referee Herb Dean stopped the fight at 3:26 of the final frame.

Mayes improves to 9-4. Parisian falls to 14-5.

Official result – Don’Tale Mayes def. Josh Parisian via TKO (strikes) at 3:26 of round three

Jordan Leavitt bounced back from the first loss of his pro career in the lightweight opener, submitting Matt Sayles in the second round.

It took a little while, but midway through the opening frame, Leavitt had the fight on the mat, and he began working his ground game. He nearly caught Sayles in a choke, but the Californian escaped. In the second, though, Leavitt wouldn’t be denied, as he turned a slam by Sayles into an inverted triangle choke that produced a tap out at 2:05 of the round.

Leavitt moves to 9-1 with the win. Sayles falls to 8-4.

Official result – Jordan Leavitt def. Matt Sayles via submission (inverted triangle choke) at 2:05 of round two