UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises Full Fight Results

If you don’t know, now you know! Islam Makhachev, in his first UFC main event and first professional five-round fight, submitted Thiago Moises in the fourth round after a dominating performance in the main event of UFC Vegas 31 on Saturday, July 17, at the UFC Apex.

In the co-main event, Miesha Tate made a successful return to the Octagon with a knockout of Marion Reneau, who had never been finished in her professional career. Reneau previously announced the fight was her last and left her gloves in the cage after the scrap.

Check back in next week for more picks and analysis from Fight Night Picks as the UFC continues with UFC Vegas 32, featuring Cory Sandhagen and TJ Dillashaw on Saturday, July 24.

Results

Heavyweight

Rodrigo Nascimento (-379) def. Alan Baudot by TKO (R2, 1:29)

Props: by knockout (+413); under 1.5 (-158)

Matt’s pick: Nascimento; Craig’s pick: Nascimento

Flyweight

Malcolm Gordon (+243) def. Francisco Figueiredo by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Props: by decision (+566); over 2.5 (+116)

Matt’s pick: Figueiredo; Craig’s pick: Figueiredo

Bantamweight

Sergey Morozov (+118) def. Khalid Taha by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Props: by decision (+210); over 2.5 (-199)

Matt’s pick: Morozov; Craig’s pick: Morozov

Women’s Strawweight

Amanda Lemos (-560) def. Montserrat Conejo by knockout (R1, 0:35)

Props: by knockout (+181); under 1.5 (+170)

Matt’s pick: Lemos; Craig’s pick: Lemos

Welterweight

Daniel Rodriguez (-345) def. Preston Parsons by TKO (R1, 3:47)

Props: by knockout (-122); under 1.5 (-102)

Matt’s pick: Rodriguez; Craig’s pick: Rodriguez

Featherweight

Billy Quarantillo (+130) def. Gabriel Benitez by TKO (R3, 3:40)

Props: by knockout (+583); over 2.5 (-163)

Matt’s pick: Benitez; Craig’s pick: Benitez

Middleweight

Rodolfo Vieira (-227) def. Dustin Stoltzfus by submission (R3, 1:54)

Props: by submission (-105); over 1.5 (-124)

Matt’s pick: Vieira; Craig’s pick: Vieira

Lightweight

Mateusz Gamrot (-255) def. Jeremy Stephens by submission (R1, 1:05)

Props: by submission (+983); under 1.5 (+173)

Matt’s pick: Gamrot; Craig’s pick: Gamrot

Women’s Bantamweight

Miesha Tate (-188) def. Marion Reneau by TKO (R3, 1:53)

Props: by knockout (+1175); under 2.5 (+234)

Matt’s pick: Tate; Craig’s pick: Tate

Lightweight

Islam Makhachev (-835) def. Thiago Moises by submission (R4, 2:38)

Props: by submission (+323); under 4.5 (-107)

Matt’s pick: Makhachev; Craig’s pick: Makhachev

Scorecard

Total Fights: 10

Ended by decision: 2

Ended by submission: 3

Ended by knockout: 5

Matt’s picks: 8-2 (2021: 170-104-6); Craig’s picks: 8-2 (2021: 165-109-6)

Underdogs: 3-7

Biggest underdog winner: Malcolm Gordon (+243)

Biggest prop hit: Miesha Tate by knockout (+1175)

Performance bonuses ($50,000 each): Gabriel Benitez, Billy Quarantillo, Miesha Tate, Rodolfo Vieira, Rodrigo Nascimento, Mateusz Gamrot