UFC 286 went down on Saturday afternoon at the O2 Arena in London, England. In the main event, Leon Edwards put on a solid performance to make his first successful welterweight title defence against Kamaru Usman. The fight was highly-competitive, but Edwards’ striking and improved takedown defence were the difference on the night.
In the co-main event, Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev went to war, but it was the veteran fighter’s experience that helped him pull off a flawless victory. Fiziev started off well, and Gaethje had a bit of trouble dealing with his speed and explosiveness, but as soon as he found his range, he started unloading on his foe and absolutely brutalised him. Elsewhere on the UFC 286 main card, Gunnar Nelson made light work of Bryan Barberena, Jennifer Maia handed Casey O’Neill her first career loss and Marvin Vettori returned to winning ways with a solid showing against Roman Dolidze.
Gunnar Nelson defeats Bryan Barberena by first round armbar submission (4:51)
Jennifer Maia defeats Casey O’Neill by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Marvin Vettori defeats Roman Dolidze by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
UFC 286 Results
Main Card
Leon Edwards defeats Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 47-47)
Justin Gaethje defeats Rafael Fiziev by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28).
Gunnar Nelson defeats Bryan Barberena by first round armbar submission (4:51)
Jennifer Maia defeats Casey O’Neill by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Marvin Vettori defeats Roman Dolidze by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Prelims
Jack Shore defeats Makwan Amirkhani by second round rear naked choke submission (4:27)
Chris Duncan defeats Omar Morales by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Yanal Ashmoz defeats Sam Pattersion by first-round KO (1:15)
Muhammad Mokaev defeats Jafel Filho by third round rear naked choke submission (4:52)
Lerone Murphy defeats Gabriel Santos by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Christian Leroy Duncan defeats Dusko Todorovic by first-round TKO (injury) (1:52)
Jake Hadley defeats Malcolm Gordon by first-round TKO (1:01)
Joanne Wood defeats Luana Carolina via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Jai Herbert vs Ludovit Klein ruled majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
Veronica Hardy defeats Juliana Miller by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
