UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland Full Fight Results

An eventful and entertaining morning in Las Vegas ended with an expected clear cut Marvin Vettori victory over Kevin Holland in a middleweight contender bout at UFC on ABC 2 on Saturday, April 10. Vettori won by unanimous decision 50-44s across the board in a dominating night and entrenched himself as a possible next opponent for middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.

It’s unclear where Kevin Holland goes from here after two losses in a three-week span where he looked lackluster. After a phenomenal 2020, Holland’s stock is suddenly in a downward spiral.

On the rest of the card, Arnold Allen improved to 8-0 in the UFC after dispatching Sodiq Yussuf in a featherweight bout; and Sam Alvey and Julian Marquez squared off in a fight of the night that ended in a Marquez submission. Marquez followed it up by calling out Kansas City Chiefs players for a game of badminton or pickleball. Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce posted on Twitter they were up for it, so once again Marquez wins the social media wars after an impressive win.

Mackenzie Dern wowed with a submission win over new mother Nina Nunes (formerly Ansaroff), and Daniel Rodriguez wowed with a beatdown of Mike Perry.

The 13-fight card ended with five finishes (three submissions and two knockouts). Matt Allen went a remarkable 10-3 on his picks compared to Craig Allen’s 6-7. Matt improves to 83-53 on the season; Craig sits at 75-61.

Follow for more content next week as we preview UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum as middleweights once again take center stage on Saturday, April 17 in Las Vegas.

Results

Welterweight

Impa Kasanganay (-272) def. Sasha Palatnikov by submission (R2, 0:26)

Props: by submission (+926); under 1.5 (+295)

Matt’s pick: Kasanganay; Craig’s pick: Kasanganay

“I just knew it was meant to be.”

Making his welterweight debut, @KingImpa felt confidence in all the changes he made that helped him get a second-round submission win.

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Light Heavyweight

Da Un Jung (-143) def. William Knight by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-26)

Props: by decision (+384); over 2.5 (+117)

Matt’s pick: Knight; Craig’s pick: Knight

“I'll fight anyone ranked higher than me.”

Da-un Jung has his eyes set on the light heavyweight rankings after he used the lessons he learned from his last fight to put on a dominant performance.

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Featherweight

Luis Saldana (-140) def. Jordan Griffin by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Props: by decision (+159); over 2.5 (-193)

Matt’s pick: Saldana; Craig’s pick: Griffin

“I'm just glad I came out with the win.”@SaldanaMMA weathered the storm of his UFC debut and is eager to continue his climb through the promotion.

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Bantamweight

Jack Shore (-191) def. Hunter Azure by split decision (30-27, 30-27, 28-29)

Props: by decision (+213); over 2.5 (-174)

Matt’s pick: Shore; Craig’s pick: Shore

“The world is my oyster at the minute.”@JackShoreMMA was happy to keep his undefeated record in a tough fight, and he is eager to gain experience as he works through the competitive bantamweight division.

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Heavyweight

Jarjis Danho (+249) def. Yorgan De Castro by knockout (R1, 3:02)

Props: by knockout (+449); under 1.5 (-115)

Matt’s pick: De Castro; Craig’s pick: De Castro

“After this knockout, (I) feel amazing.”@ManMountainMMA was confident in his power and couldn't be happier with his emphatic knockout win.

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Lightweight

John Makdessi (+166) def. Ignacio Bahamondes by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

Props: by decision (+302); over 2.5 (-175)

Matt’s pick: Makdessi; Craig’s pick: Bahamondes

Has him HURT 😤@JohnMakdessi laying it on in RD1! #UFCVegas23 pic.twitter.com/AwdbtH6LPc

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Lightweight

Mateusz Gamrot (-245) def. Scott Holtzman by TKO (R2, 1:22)

Props: by knockout (+446); under 1.5 (+310)

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

“I am a complete fighter. See you at the top.”@Gamer_MMA believes he showed his division just how dangerous he can be in his knockout victory.

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Lightweight

Joe Solecki (-256) def. Jim Miller by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Props: by decision (+126); over 2.5 (-143)

Matt’s pick: Solecki; Craig’s pick: Solecki

“I got better tonight.”@JoeSolecki surprised himself with how deep he dug to earn a tough unanimous decision over Jim Miller.

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Welterweight

Daniel Rodriguez (-126) def. Mike Perry by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Props: by decision (+196); over 2.5 (-137)

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

“The company knows an exciting fighter when it sees one, and I'm it.”

Daniel Rodriguez talks about fighting with a torn pectoral muscle, some curious corner instruction and more from his unanimous decision win.

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Women’s Strawweight

Mackenzie Dern (+103) def. Nina Nunes by submission (R1, 4:48)

Props: by submission (+289); under 1.5 (+245)

Matt’s pick: Dern; Craig’s pick: Nunes

“I'm trying to be the best Mackenzie possible.”@MackenzieDern talks about her first-round submission win and where she fits into the strawweight title picture.

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Middleweight

Julian Marquez (-156) def. Sam Alvey by submission (R2, 2:07)

Props: by submission (+871); under 1.5 (+160)

Matt’s pick: Marquez; Craig’s pick: Marquez

“I am trusting the process.”@JMarquezMMA took a lot of confidence from earning his second-straight submission win and hopes to build on that momentum moving forward.

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Featherweight

Arnold Allen (+118) def. Sodiq Yussuf by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Props: by decision (+252); over 2.5 (-195)

Matt’s pick: Yussuf; Craig’s pick: Yussuf

“I think when I fight people, they don't give me a lot of respect.”

After extending his winning streak to eight, @ArnoldBFA believes it's time the featherweight division takes notice of him.

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Middleweight

Marvin Vettori (-313) def. Kevin Holland by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44)

Props: by decision (+180); over 4.5 (+136)

Matt’s pick: Vettori; Craig’s pick: Vettori

“I'm already the best in the world.”@MarvinVettori has his eyes set on a title shot and another fight with Israel Adesanya after picking up his fifth win in a row.

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Scorecard

Total Fights: 13

Ended by decision: 8

Ended by submission: 3

Ended by knockout: 2

Matt’s picks: 10-3 (2021: 83-53-3); Craig’s picks: 6-7 (2021: 75-61-3)

Underdogs: 4-9

Biggest underdog winner: Jarjis Danho (+249)

Biggest prop hit: Impa Kasanganay by submission (+926)

Performance bonuses ($50,000 each): Julian Marquez, Sam Alvey, Mackenzie Dern, Mateusz Gamrot