| UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | February 5, 2022 (2022-02-05) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland (also known asUFC Fight Night 200,UFC on ESPN+ 58 andUFC Vegas 47) was amixed martial arts (MMA) event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 5, 2022 at theUFC Apex facility inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[2]
A middleweight bout betweenJack Hermansson andSean Strickland served as the event headliner.[3]
A light heavyweight bout betweenDanilo Marques andJailton Almeida was scheduled forUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez.[4] However, the bout was rescheduled due to Marques getting injured, and was expected to take place at this event.[5]
A flyweight bout betweenMalcolm Gordon and Denys Bondar was scheduled forUFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate.[6] However, Gordon withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons, and the pairing was rescheduled for this date.[7]
Ian Heinisch was expected to faceSam Alvey in a middleweight bout.[8] Heinisch pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in late December and was replaced byPhil Hawes.[9] In turn, Hawes withdrew from the bout during fight week due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced byBrendan Allen, with the bout being moved up to light heavyweight.[10]
At the weigh-ins,Steven Peterson weighed in at 149 pounds, 3 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 30% of his purse, which went to his opponentJulian Erosa.[11]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Sean Strickland | def. | Jack Hermansson | Decision (split) (49–46, 47–48, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Nick Maximov | def. | Punahele Soriano | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Shavkat Rakhmonov | def. | Carlston Harris | KO (spinning hook kick and punches) | 1 | 4:10 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Brendan Allen | def. | Sam Alvey | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:10 | |
| Middleweight | Bryan Battle | def. | Tresean Gore | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (149 lb) | Julian Erosa | def. | Steven Peterson | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | John Castañeda | def. | Miles Johns | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 1:38 | |
| Featherweight | Hakeem Dawodu | def. | Michael Trizano | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Chidi Njokuani | def. | Marc-André Barriault | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:16 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Alexis Davis | def. | Julija Stoliarenko | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jailton Almeida | def. | Danilo Marques | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:57 | |
| Welterweight | Philip Rowe | def. | Jason Witt | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:15 | |
| Flyweight | Malcolm Gordon | def. | Denys Bondar | TKO (arm injury) | 1 | 1:22 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]
On April 19, it was reported thatMiles Johns had tested positive foradderall in a urine test collected at the day of the event. As a result, he received a six-month suspension, along with a $3,450 fine, which amounted to 15 percent of his fight purse.[14]
