The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned this weekend with UFWatch Every Finish C Vegas 59, also known as UFC on ESPN 40, at the UFC Apex. After it was all said and done, UFC Vegas 59 became just the second event in modern UFC history to feature at least 10 fights and 100 percent finishes.
In the main event of the night. former title challenger Thiago Santos faced off against red hot prospect Jamahal Hill in an important light heavyweight bout. The main card also featured the finals for this season of The Ultimate Fighter withΒ Zac Pauga vs. Mohammed Usman and Juliana Miller vs. Brogan Walker.
It was an action-packed night with plenty of standout moments and stunning finishes.
Hill and Santos picked up the $50,000 bonus for Fight of the Night after a back and forth four-round war, while $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses went to Bryan Battle, Geoff Neal, and Mohammed Usman for their impressive finishes throughout the night.
If you missed out on Saturday night’s event, we have you covered.
A full look at the UFC Vegas 59 results can be seen below.
UFC Vegas 59 Results
Jamahal Hill def. Thiago Santos via TKO (strikes) β Round 4, 2:31
Jamahal Hill finishes Thiago Santos in the main event#UFCVegas59pic.twitter.com/lkIcYY6B4z
— MMA mania (@mmamania) August 7, 2022
Geoff Neal def. Vicente Luque via knockout (punches) β Round 3, 2:01
9 fights, 9 finishes. #UFCVegas59 is ππππππππππ! pic.twitter.com/9XyEv1AXv9
— UFC (@ufc) August 7, 2022
Mohammed Usman def. Zac Pauga via knockout (punch) β Round 2, 0:36 β to win βTUF 30β heavyweight title
π Turn your sound on for @UMohammed97βs TUF winning KO π
[ #TUF30 | #UFCVegas59 ] pic.twitter.com/tYioQzqqan
— UFC (@ufc) August 7, 2022
Juliana Miller def. Brogan Walker via TKO (ground-and-pound) β Round 3, 3:57 β to win βTUF 30β womenβs flyweight title
JULIANNA MILLER IS YOUR #TUF30 FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!! #UFCVegas59 pic.twitter.com/RGUZ6chvXR
— UFC (@ufc) August 7, 2022
Serghei Spivac def. Augusto Sakai via TKO (punches) β Round 2, 3:42
STATEMENT MADE BY THE POLAR BEAR π»ββοΈ #UFCVegas59 pic.twitter.com/4Vq5ylPsmC
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 7, 2022
Terrance McKinney def. Erick Gonzalez via submission (standing rear-naked choke) β Round 1, 2:17
The fifth straight finish to start #UFCVegas59!!
[ @TWrecks155 | #UFCVegas59 ] pic.twitter.com/coECUv4d6C
— UFC (@ufc) August 7, 2022
Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Sam Alvey via TKO (punches) β Round 1, 1:56
Welcome to middleweight Michal Oleksiejczuk π #UFCVegas59
pic.twitter.com/NaYtrCh6FJ— UFC (@ufc) August 7, 2022
Bryan Battle def. Takashi Sato via knockout (head kick) β Round 1, 0:44
What. A. Knockout π₯
[ @BryanBattle10 | #UFCVegas59 ] pic.twitter.com/uxXJJ1EAPc
— UFC (@ufc) August 7, 2022
Cory McKenna def. Miranda Granger via submission (Von Flue choke) β Round 2, 1:03
McKenna pulled off a Von Flue choke for the W π² #UFCVegas59 pic.twitter.com/QtpUq4iLB9
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 7, 2022
Mayra Bueno Silva def. Stephanie Egger via submission (armbar) β Round 1, 1:17
An interesting finish to the first fight of the night – we are off to video review! #UFCVegas59 pic.twitter.com/f1TZqjxLqI
— UFC (@ufc) August 7, 2022
