UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez Full Card Preview
Nobody is going to proclaim that UFC Vegas 39 is the greatest card ever, but the 10-fight card on Saturday, Oct. 9, at the UFC Apex does bring some intriguing bouts.
At the top of the card, scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+, is a women’s strawweight fight between future title challengers Marina Rodriguez and Mackenzie Dern. Randy Brown and Jared Gooden take the stage in a welterweight co-main event.
For more insight into the card, check out Question Mark Kicks, which goes live on YouTube two hours before the prelims start.
Lightweight
Charlie Ontiveros (+246)
Record: 11-7 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 4 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 7 KO
Recent fights: L to Kevin Holland (R1 verbal submission); def. Washington Luiz (R1 KO); def. Derrick Ageday (R1 TKO)
Steve Garcia (-318)
Record: 11-4 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 8 KO | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Luis Pena (un. dec.); def. Jose Mariscal (R2 TKO); def. Desmond Torres (R1 TKO)
Women’s Strawweight
Lupita Godinez (-360)
Record: 5-1 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-2 | Reach: 61″
Wins: 1 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: L to Jessica Penne (split dec.); def. Vanessa Demopoulos (maj. dec.); def. Lindsay Garbatt (un. dec.)
Silvana Gomez Juarez (+285)
Record: 10-2 (UFC debut) | Age: 36
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 63″
Wins: 6 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Gilsely Perea (R2 KO); def. Diana Reyes (R1 KO); def. Saray Orozco (un. dec.)
Featherweight
Charles Rosa (+150)
Record: 14-5 (5-5 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 3 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Justin Jaynes (split dec.); L to Darrick Minner (un. dec.); def. Kevin Aguilar (split dec.)
Damon Jackson (-181)
Record: 18-4-1 (1-2-1 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 3 KO, 14 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Ilia Topuria (R1 KO); def. Mirsad Bektic (R3 guillotine); def. Mauro Chaulet (R1 RNC)
Heavyweight
Alexandr Romanov (-570)
Record: 14-0 (3-0 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 4 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Juan Espino (tech. split dec.); def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (R1 forearm choke); def. Roque Martinez (R2 arm triangle)
Jared Vanderaa (+404)
Record: 12-5 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 80″
Wins: 7 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Justin Tafa (un. dec.); L to Sergey Spivak (R2 TKO); def. Harry Hunsucker (R1 TKO)
Bantamweight
Chris Gutierrez (-262)
Record: 16-3-2 (4-1-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Andre Ewell (un. dec.); Draw with Cody Durden (un. dec.); def. Vince Morales (R2 TKO)
Felipe Colares (+209)
Record: 10-2 (2-2 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 69.5″
Wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: def. Luke Sanders (un. dec.); L to Montel Jackson (un. dec.); def. Domingo Pilarte (split dec.)
Middleweight
Phil Hawes (-312)
Record: 11-2 (3-0 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 77.5″
Wins: 7 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Kyle Daukaus (un. dec.); def. Nassourdine Imavov (maj. dec.); def. Jacob Malkoun (R1 KO)
Deron Winn (+243)
Record: 7-2 (2-2 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 4 KO | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Antonio Arroyo (un. dec.); L to Gerald Meerschaert (R3 RNC); L to Darren Stewart (split dec.)
Women’s Flyweight
Mariya Agapova (+143)
Record: 9-2 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 24
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 3 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Shana Dobson (R2 TKO); def. Hannah Cifers (R1 RNC); def. Marilia Santos (R1 TKO)
Sabina Mazo (-171)
Record: 9-2 (3-2 UFC) | Age: 24
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 2 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: L to Alexis Davis (un. dec.); def. Justine Kish (R3 RNC); def. JJ Aldrich (split dec.)
Flyweight
Tim Elliott (+158)
Record: 17-11-1 (6-9 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 3 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 5 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jordan Espinosa (un. dec.); def. Ryan Benoit (un. dec.); L to Brandon Royval (R2 arm triangle)
Matheus Nicolau (-193)
Record: 16-2-1 (4-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 66″
Wins: 4 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: def. Manel Kape (split dec.); def. Felipe Efrain (un. dec.); def. Alan Gabriel (R1 d’arce)
Welterweight
Randy Brown (-239)
Record: 13-4 (7-4 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 78″
Wins: 6 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Alex Oliveira (R1 RNC); L to Vicente Luque (R2 TKO); def. Warlley Alves (R2 triangle)
Jared Gooden (+193)
Record: 18-6 (1-2 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 77″
Wins: 8 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Niklas Stolze (R1 KO); L to Abubakar Nurmagomedov (un. dec.); L to Alan Jouban (un. dec.)
Women’s Strawweight
Marina Rodriguez (+138)
Record: 14-1-2 (4-1-2 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 65″
Wins: 6 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Michelle Waterson (un. dec.); def. Amanda Ribas (R2 KO); L to Carla Esparza (split dec.)
Mackenzie Dern (-167)
Record: 11-1 (6-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-4 | Reach: 63″
Wins: 7 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Nina Nunes (R1 armbar); def. Virna Jandiroba (un. dec.); def. Randa Markos (R1 armbar)
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