UFC Fight Night 245, also known as UFC Vegas 99, took place on October 19, 2024, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event featured an exciting middleweight main event between Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira, alongside a stacked card of competitive bouts across multiple divisions.
Here are the full results:
Main Card (ESPN+)
- Middleweight: Anthony Hernandez def. Michel Pereira via TKO (elbows) – Round 5, 2:22
Hernandez stops Pereira with devastating elbows in the fifth round. - Bantamweight: Rob Font def. Kyler Phillips via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Font earns a hard-fought decision victory over Phillips. - Flyweight: Charles Johnson def. Su Mudaerji via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Johnson edges out Mudaerji in a close contest. - Bantamweight: Cameron Smotherman def. Jake Hadley via unanimous decision (30–26, 29–27, 29–27)
Hadley was deducted one point in Round 2 for an eye poke, and Smotherman capitalized with a dominant performance. - Featherweight: Darren Elkins def. Daniel Pineda via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
In an all-action bout, Elkins took home the decision in a fan-favorite war.
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
- Flyweight: Asu Almabayev def. Matheus Nicolau via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Almabayev outpoints Nicolau in a competitive flyweight bout. - Bantamweight: Jean Matsumoto def. Brad Katona via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Matsumoto wins a close battle over Katona. - Catchweight (139 lbs): Joselyne Edwards def. Tamires Vidal via submission (face crank) – Round 3, 4:33
Edwards secures a late submission victory over Vidal. - Women’s Strawweight: Elise Reed def. Jessica Penne via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Reed’s consistent striking earned her the decision win over the veteran Penne. - Women’s Strawweight: Melissa Martinez def. Alice Ardelean via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Martinez dominates Ardelean with clean technique throughout three rounds. - Heavyweight: Austen Lane def. Robelis Despaigne via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Lane outlasts Despaigne in a back-and-forth heavyweight scrap.
Bonus Awards:
- Fight of the Night: Darren Elkins vs. Daniel Pineda
- Performance of the Night: Anthony Hernandez
Both Elkins and Hernandez took home $50,000 bonuses for their impressive performances at UFC Vegas 99.
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