- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
- Title: “UFC 259“
- Venue: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Date: March 6, 2021
- Number of bouts: 15
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Bout #
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FIGHTERS
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Division
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Red Corner (Country)
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Blue Corner (Country)
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PRELIMINARY CARD
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1
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Mario Bautista (USA) |
Trevin “5 Star” Jones (Guam) |
Bantamweight |
- REFEREE: Chris Tognoni
- WINNER: TREVIN JONES
- METHOD: Technical Knockout via Punches
- TIME AND ROUND: 0:47 of Round 2
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2
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Uroš “The Doctor” Medić (USA) |
Aalon Cruz (USA) |
Lightweight |
- REFEREE: Mark Smith
- WINNER: UROS MEDIC
- METHOD: Technical Knockout via Punches
- TIME AND ROUND: 1:40 of Round 1
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3
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Livia Renata “The Brazilian Gangster” Souza (Brazil) |
Amanda “Amandinha” Lemos (Brazil) |
Women’s Strawweight |
- REFEREE: Jason Herzog
- WINNER: AMANDA LEMOS
- METHOD: Technical Knockout via Punches
- TIME AND ROUND: 3:39 of Round 1
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4
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Sean Brady (USA) |
Jake “The Celtic Kid” Matthews (Australia) |
Welterweight |
- REFEREE: Chris Tognoni
- WINNER: SEAN BRADY
- METHOD: Submission via Arm-Triangle Choke
- TIME AND ROUND: 3:28 of Round 3
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5
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Kennedy “African Savage” Nzechukwu (USA) |
Carlos “Black Jag” Ulberg (New Zealand) |
Light Heavyweight |
- REFEREE: Herb Dean
- WINNER: KENNEDY NZECHUKWU
- METHOD: Knockout via Punches
- TIME AND ROUND: 3:19 of Round 2
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6
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Tim Elliot (USA) |
Jordan Espinosa (USA) |
Flyweight |
- REFEREE: Mark Smith
- WINNER: TIM ELLIOT
- METHOD: Unanimous Decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–25)
- TIME AND ROUND: 5:00 of Round 3
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7
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Rogerio Bontorin (Brazil) |
Kai “Don’t Blink” Kara-France (New Zealand) |
Flyweight |
- REFEREE: Herb Dean
- WINNER: KAI KARA-FRANCE
- METHOD: Technical Knockout via Punches
- TIME AND ROUND: 4:55 of Round 1
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8
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Joseph Benavidez (USA) |
Askar “Bullet” Askarov (Russia) |
Catchweight (127 lbs) |
- REFEREE: Jason Herzog
- WINNER: ASKAR ASKAROV
- METHOD: Unanimous Decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)
- TIME AND ROUND: 5:00 of Round 3
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9
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“Kung Fu Money” Song Yadong (China) |
Kyler “Matrix” Phillips (USA) |
Bantamweight |
- REFEREE: Mark SMith
- WINNER: KYLER PHILLIPS
- METHOD: Unanimous Decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- TIME AND ROUND: 5:00 of Round 3
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10
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Dominic “The Dominator” Cruz (USA) |
Casey Kenney (USA) |
Bantamweight |
- REFEREE: Jason Herzog
- WINNER: DOMINICK CRUZ
- METHOD: Split Decision (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)
- TIME AND ROUND: 5:00 of Round 3
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MAIN CARD
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11
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Thiago “Marreta” Santos (Brazil) |
Aleksandar “Rocket” Rakic (Australia) |
Light Heavyweight |
- REFEREE: Herb Dean
- WINNER: ALEKSANDAR RAKIC
- METHOD: Unanimous Decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
- TIME AND ROUND: 5:00 of Round 3
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12
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Islam Makhachev (Russia) |
Drew Dober (USA) |
Lightweight |
- REFEREE: Chris Tognoni
- WINNER: ISLAM MAKHACHEV
- METHOD: Submission via Arm-Triangle
- TIME AND ROUND: 1:37 of Round 3
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13
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Petr “No Mercy” Yan (Russia) |
Aljamain “Funk Master” Sterling (USA) |
UFC Bantamweight Championship |
- REFEREE: Mark Smith
- WINNER: ALJAMAIN STERLING
- METHOD: Disqualification due to Illegal Knee
- TIME AND ROUND: 4:29 of Round 4
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14
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Amanda “Lioness” Nunes (Brazil) |
Megan Anderson (Australia) |
UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship |
- REFEREE: Jason Herzog
- WINNER: AMANDA NUNES
- METHOD: Submission via Triangle Armbar
- TIME AND ROUND: 2:03 of Round 1
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Main Event
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15
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Jan Blachowicz (Poland) |
Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya (New Zealand / Nigeria) |
UFC Light Heavyweight |
- REFEREE: Herb Dean
- WINNER: JAN BLACHOWICZ
- METHOD: Unanimous Decision (49–46, 49–45, 49–45)
- TIME AND ROUND: 5:00 of Round 5
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