UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson Full Card Preview
After all the last-minute shuffling, the UFC has set the stage for a 12-fight card at UFC Vegas 26 on Saturday, May 8, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The last-minute main event is a five-round women’s flyweight bout between usual strawweights Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson. Donald Cerrone takes on late-notice replacement Alex Morono in a welterweight co-main event.
All in all, the card, scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+ with the main card following at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, features plenty of great fights and intriguing matchups. Make sure to check out Question Mark Kicks on YouTube 2 hours before the preliminaries kick off!
Welterweight
Christian Aguilera (+124)
Record: 14-7 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 10 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 4 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Sean Brady (R2 guillotine); def. Anthony Ivy (R1 KO); def. Glaucio Eliziario (un. dec.)
Carlston Harris (-151)
Record: 15-4 (UFC debut) | Age: 33
Height: 6-0 | Reach: n/a
Wins: 4 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Saygid Izagakhmaev (R2 d’arce); def. Alex Santos (R2 KO); def. Claudio Rocha (R1 TKO)
Middleweight
Tafon Nchukwi (-143)
Record: 5-0 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 77″
Wins: 4 KO | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Jamie Pickett (un. dec.); def. Al Matavao (R2 KO); def. William Knight (R1 TKO)
Jun Yong Park (+117)
Record: 12-4 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 5 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. John Phillips (un. dec.); def. Marc-Andre Barriault (un. dec.); L to Anthony Hernandez (R2 anaconda)
Flyweight
Ryan Benoit (-149)
Record: 10-7 (3-5 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 68.5″
Wins: 8 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Tim Elliott (un. dec.); L to Heili Alateng (split dec.); def. Ashkan Mokhtarian (R3 KO)
Zarrukh Adashev (+123)
Record: 3-3 (0-2 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 65″
Wins: 2 KO | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Mudaerji Su (un. dec.); L to Tyson Nam (R1 KO); def. Tevin Dyce (R2 KO)
Featherweight
Mike Trizano (+202)
Record: 8-1 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 2 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Grant Dawson (R2 RNC); def. Luis Pena (split dec.); def. Joe Giannetti (split dec.)
L’udovit Klein (-251)
Record: 17-2 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 8 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Shane Young (R1 TKO); def. Lukasz Sajewski (R1 TKO); def. Joao Paulo Rodrigues (R3 KO)
Middleweight
Phil Hawes (+117)
Record: 10-2 (2-0 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 77.5″
Wins: 7 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Nassourdine Imavov (maj. dec.); def. Jacob Malkoun (R1 TKO); def. Khadzhimurat Bestaev (R1 TKO)
Kyle Daukaus (-143)
Record: 10-1 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 8 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Dustin Stoltzfus (un. dec.); L to Brendan Allen (un. dec.); def. Nolan Norwood (R2 d’arce)
Heavyweight
Ben Rothwell (-113)
Record: 38-13 (8-7 UFC) | Age: 39
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 80″
Wins: 22 KO, 12 SUB | Losses: 4 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Marcin Tybura (un. dec.); def. Ovince St. Preux (split dec.); def. Stefan Struve (R2 TKO)
Philipe Lins (-109)
Record: 14-5 (0-2 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 78″
Wins: 8 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 4 KO
Recent fights: L to Tanner Boser (R1 TKO); L to Andrei Arlovski (un. dec.); def. Josh Copeland (R4 TKO)
Women’s Strawweight
Amanda Ribas (-181)
Record: 10-2 (4-1 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 66″
Wins: 3 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Marina Rodriguez (R2 TKO); def. Paige VanZant (R1 armbar); def. Randa Markos (un. dec.)
Angela Hill (+150)
Record: 13-9 (7-7 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 64.5″
Wins: 5 KO | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Ashley Yoder (un. dec.); L to Michelle Waterson (split dec.); L to Claudia Gadelha (split dec.)
Lightweight
Diego Ferreira (+151)
Record: 17-3 (8-3 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 3 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Beneil Dariush (split dec.); def. Anthony Pettis (R2 RNC); def. Mairbek Taisumov (un. dec.)
Gregor Gillespie (-183)
Record: 13-1 (6-1 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 6 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Kevin Lee (R1 KO); def. Yancy Medeiros (R2 TKO); def. Vinc Pichel (R2 arm triangle)
Heavyweight
Maurice Greene (+157)
Record: 9-5 (4-3 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 6-7 | Reach: 82″
Wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Greg Hardy (R2 TKO); def. Gian Villante (R3 choke); L to Aleksei Oleinik (R2 armbar)
Marcos Rogerio de Lima (-189)
Record: 17-7-1 (6-5 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 12 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 5 SUB
Recent fights: L to Alexander Romanov (R1 forearm choke); def. Ben Sosoli (R1 TKO); L to Stefan Struve (R2 arm triangle)
Welterweight
Neil Magny (+157)
Record: 24-8 (16-7 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 80″
Wins: 7 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 4 SUB
Recent fights: L to Michael Chiesa (un. dec.); def. Robbie Lawler (un. dec.); def. Anthony Rocco Martin (un. dec.)
Geoff Neal (-191)
Record: 13-3 (5-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 8 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Stephen Thompson (un. dec.); def. Mike Perry (R1 TKO); def. Niko Price (R2 TKO)
Welterweight
Donald Cerrone (-142)
Record: 36-15, 2 NC (23-12, 1 NC UFC) | Age: 38
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 10 KO, 17 SUB | Losses: 7 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: NC with Niko Price (Draw by maj. dec.); L to Anthony Pettis (un. dec.); L to Conor McGregor (R1 TKO)
Alex Morono (+118)
Record: 18-7, 1 NC (7-4, 1 NC UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 5 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Anthony Pettis (un. dec.); def. Rhys McKee (un. dec.); L to Khaos Williams (R1 TKO)
Women’s Flyweight
Marina Rodriguez (-209)
Record: 13-1-2 (3-1-2 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 65″
Wins: 6 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Amanda Ribas (R2 TKO); L to Carla Esparza (split dec.); Draw with Cynthia Calvillo (maj. dec.)
Michelle Waterson (+170)
Record: 18-8 NC (6-4 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 62″
Wins: 3 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: def. Angela Hill (split dec.); L to Carla Esparza (split dec.); L to Joanna Jedrzejczyk (un. dec.)
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