UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises Full Card Preview
The UFC 2021 calendar rolls on with UFC Vegas 31 on Saturday, July 17, at the UFC Apex, headlined by lightweight contenders Islam Makhachev and Thiago Moises.
While this card was originally scheduled to be headlined by Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez, Makhachev vs. Moises is a solid consolation prize. Also on the card is the return of former champion Miesha Tate, who takes on 44-year-old Marion Reneau in the co-main event. While the biggest names of the sport are notably absent from this card, it’s littered with a ton of exciting and up-and-coming fighters. The main card starts at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN with the prelims starting at 7 p.m., also on ESPN.
Be sure to check out Question Mark Kicks, which goes live on YouTube two hours before the card begins.
Heavyweight
Rodrigo Nascimento (-342)
Record: 8-1 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 80″
Wins: 2 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Chris Daukaus (R1 KO); def. Don’Tale Mayes (R2 RNC); def. Michal Martinek (R1 arm triangle)
Alan Baudot (+269)
Record: 8-2 (0-1UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 79″
Wins: 7 KO | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Tom Aspinall (R1 TKO); def. Todd Stoute (R3 disqualification); def. Yuto Nakajima (R1 TKO)
Flyweight
Francisco Figueiredo (-319)
Record: 12-3-1 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 3 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jerome Rivera (un. dec.); Draw with Eduardo Souza (un. dec.); def. Manoel dos Santos (R2 TKO)
Malcolm Gordon (+249)
Record: 12-5 (0-2 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 4 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 4 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Su Mudaerji (R1 KO); L to Amir Albazi (R1 triangle); def. Yoni Sherbatov (R1 RNC)
Bantamweight
Anderson dos Santos (+149)
Record: 21-8 (1-2 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 5 KO, 12 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Martin Day (R1 guillotine); L to Andre Ewell (un. dec.); L to Nad Narimani (un. dec.)
Miles Johns (-180)
Record: 11-1 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 3 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Kevin Natividad (R3 KO); L to Mario Bautista (R2 TKO); def. Cole Smith (split dec.)
Bantamweight
Khalid Taha (-162)
Record: 13-3 (1-2 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 69″
Wins: 8 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Raoni Barcelos (un. dec.); NC with Bruno Silva (W by R3 arm triangle); def. Boston Salmon (R1 KO)
Sergey Morozov (+134)
Record: 16-4 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 8 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Umar Nurmagomedov (R2 RNC); def. Josh Rettinghouse (un. dec.); def. Aleksandr Osetrov (R4 KO)
Women’s Strawweight
Amanda Lemos (-510)
Record: 9-1-1 (3-1 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-4 | Reach: 65″
Wins: 6 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Livinha Souza (R1 TKO); def. Mizuki Inoue (un. dec.); def. Miranda Granger (R1 RNC)
Montserrat Conejo (+375)
Record: 10-1 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-0 | Reach: 61″
Wins: 2 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Cheyanne Buys (un. dec.); def. Janaisa Morandin (R1 keylock); L to Danielle Taylor (un. dec.)
Welterweight
Daniel Rodriguez (-262)
Record: 14-2 (4-1 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 7 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: def. Mike Perry (un. dec.); L to Nicolas Dalby (un. dec.); def. Dwight Grant (R1 KO)
Preston Parsons (+210)
Record: 9-2 (UFC debut) | Age: 25
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 9 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jeff Peterson (R2 armbar); def. Wesley Golden (R1 RNC); def. Socrates Pierre (R1 RNC)
Featherweight
Billy Quarantillo (+151)
Record: 15-3 (3-1 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 6 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Gavin Tucker (un. dec.); def. Kyle Nelson (R3 KO); def. Spike Carlyle (un. dec.)
Gabriel Benitez (-184)
Record: 22-8 (6-4 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 8 KO, 10 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Justin Jaynes (R1 TKO); L to Omar Morales (un. dec.); L to Sodiq Yussuff (R1 TKO)
Middleweight
Rodolfo Vieira (-234)
Record: 7-1 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 1 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Anthony Hernandez (R2 guillotine); def. Saparbeg Safarov (R1 arm triangle); def. Oskar Piechota (R2 arm triangle)
Dustin Stoltzfus (+189)
Record: 13-2 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: L to Kyle Daukaus (un. dec.); def. Joseph Pyfer (R1 TKO); def. Nihad Nasufovic (R3 twister)
Lightweight
Mateusz Gamrot (-234)
Record: 18-1 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 70.5″
Wins: 6 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Scott Holtzman (R2 TKO); L to Guram Kutateladze (split dec.); def. Marian Ziolkowski (un dec.)
Jeremy Stephens (+188)
Record: 28-18 (15-17 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 18 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: L to Calvin Kattar (R2 TKO); L to Yair Rodriguez (un. dec.); NC with Yair Rodriguez (R1 eye gouge)
Women’s Bantamweight
Marion Reneau (+114)
Record: 9-7-1 (5-6-1 UFC) | Age: 44
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 5 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 7 DEC
Recent fights: L to Macy Chiasson (un. dec.); L to Raquel Pennington (un. dec.); L to Yana Kunitskaya (un. dec.)
Miesha Tate (-139)
Record: 18-7 (5-4 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 66.5″
Wins: 3 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: L to Raquel Pennington (un. dec.); L to Amanda Nunes (R1 RNC); def. Holly Holm (R5 RNC)
Lightweight
Islam Makhachev (-671)
Record: 19-1 (8-1 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 70.5″
Wins: 3 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Drew Dober (R3 arm triangle); def. Davi Ramos (un. dec.); def. Arman Tsarukyan (un. dec.)
Thiago Moises (+461)
Record: 15-4 (4-2 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 70.5″
Wins: 3 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 4 DEC
Recent fights: def. Alexander Hernandez (un. dec.); def. Bobby Green (un. dec.); def. Michael Johnson (R2 ankle lock)
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