| UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | October 19, 2024 (2024-10-19) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira (also known asUFC Fight Night 245,UFC on ESPN+ 103 andUFC Vegas 99) was a mixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 19, 2024, at theUFC Apex facility inLas Vegas, Nevada, United States.[2]
A middleweight bout between formerLFA Middleweight ChampionAnthony Hernandez andMichel Pereira served as the main event.[3] The pairing was expected to take place atUFC 306, before being moved to this event.[4]
FormerInvicta FC Atomweight ChampionRayanne dos Santos was expected to face Alice Ardelean in a women's strawweight bout at the event.[5] However, Santos withdrew in early September due to a broken arm.[6] She was replaced by Melissa Martinez.[7]
A bantamweight bout between Jake Hadley and Brady Hiestand was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Hiestand withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Cameron Smotherman on under one week's notice.[9]
At the weigh-ins,Joselyne Edwards weighed in at 139 pounds, three pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Edwards was fined 30 percent of her purse which went to her opponent Vidal.[10]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Anthony Hernandez | def. | Michel Pereira | TKO (elbows) | 5 | 2:22 | |
| Bantamweight | Rob Font | def. | Kyler Phillips | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Charles Johnson | def. | Su Mudaerji | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Cameron Smotherman | def. | Jake Hadley | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Darren Elkins | def. | Daniel Pineda | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Asu Almabayev | def. | Matheus Nicolau | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Jean Matsumoto | def. | Brad Katona | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (139 lbs) | Joselyne Edwards | def. | Tamires Vidal | Submission (face crank) | 3 | 4:33 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Elise Reed | def. | Jessica Penne | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Melissa Martinez | def. | Alice Ardelean | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Austen Lane | def. | Robelis Despaigne | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]
