UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson Full Fight Results

Despite an unusual leadup to this fight card, multiple cancellations on Friday and an additional on Saturday, the nine-fight UFC Vegas 26 card at least ended with a trio of entertaining fights on Saturday, May 8, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

In the main event, Marina Rodriguez looked impressive on short notice. Despite arriving on Wednesday of fight week, her striking was far superior to Michelle Waterson and she earned a unanimous decision win as a result. Alex Morono made his name known to UFC fans with a great first-round knockout of legend Donald Cerrone. Neil Magny won a smart decision win over Geoff Neal.

Matt and Craig each went 5-4 with their picks. Check back next week for a ton of content leading up to UFC 262, featuring the lightweight championship fight between Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira.

Results

Welterweight

Carlston Harris (-206) def. Christian Aguilera by submission (R1, 2:52)

Props: by submission (+220); under 1.5 (+137)

Matt’s pick: Harris; Craig’s pick: Harris

Middleweight

Jun Yong Park (+127) def. Tafon Nchukwi by majority decision (29-26, 30-25, 28-28)

Props: by decision (+244); over 2.5 (-150)

Matt’s pick: Nchukwi; Craig’s pick: Nchukwi

Featherweight

Mike Trizano (+201) def. L’udovit Klein by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Props: by decision (+331); over 2.5 (-111)

Matt’s pick: Klein; Craig’s pick: Klein

Middleweight

Phil Hawes (+124) def. Kyle Daukaus by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 30-26)

Props: by decision (+486); over 2.5 (+141)

Matt’s pick: Daukaus; Craig’s pick: Hawes

Lightweight

Gregor Gillespie (-144) def. Diego Ferreira by TKO (R2, 4:51)

Props: by knockout (+488); under 2.5 (+149)

Matt’s pick: Gillespie; Craig’s pick: Gillespie

Heavyweight

Marcos Rogerio de Lima (-185) def. Maurice Greene by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-26)

Props: by decision (+579); over 2.5 (+232)

Matt’s pick: de Lima; Craig’s pick: de Lima

Welterweight

Neil Magny (+149) def. Geoff Neal by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Props: by decision (+248); over 2.5 (-158)

Matt’s pick: Neal; Craig’s pick: Neal

Welterweight

Alex Morono (+134) def. Donald Cerrone by TKO (R1, 4:40)

Props: by knockout (+602); under 1.5 (+263)

Matt’s pick: Morono; Craig’s pick: Cerrone

Women’s Flyweight

Marina Rodriguez (-235) def. Michelle Waterson by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)

Props: by decision (+132); over 4.5 (-168)

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

Scorecard

Total Fights: 9

Ended by decision: 6

Ended by submission: 1

Ended by knockout: 2

Matt’s picks: 5-4 (2021: 111-67-4); Craig’s picks: 5-4 (2021: 103-75-4)

Underdogs: 5-4

Biggest underdog winner: Mike Trizano (+201)

Biggest prop hit: Alex Morono by knockout (+602)

Performance bonuses ($50,000 each): Alex Morono, Carlston Harris, Gregor Gillespie (x2)