| UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | May 13, 2023 (2023-05-13) | |||
| Venue | Spectrum Center | |||
| City | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |||
| Attendance | 18,712[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,090,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida (also known asUFC on ABC 4) was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 13, 2023, at theSpectrum Center inCharlotte, North Carolina.[2]
The event marked the promotion's fifth visit to Charlotte and first sinceUFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 in January 2018.[2]
A light heavyweight bout between formerUFC Light Heavyweight Championship challengerAnthony Smith andJohnny Walker was originally expected to headline the event.[3] However, the UFC decided to promote an already scheduled three-round heavyweight bout betweenJairzinho Rozenstruik andJailton Almeida to the five-round main event spot and downgrade the previous headliner to a three-round co-main event.[4][5]
A women's flyweight bout betweenKim Ji-yeon and Mandy Böhm took place at the event.[6] They were previously scheduled to meet atUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak, but Böhm was forced to withdraw due to illness.[7]
A welterweight bout betweenJake Matthews andGabriel Green was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Matthews withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced byThe Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega middleweight winnerBryan Battle.[9] At the weigh-ins, Battle weighed in at 173 pounds, two pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Their bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined a percentage of his purse which went to Green.[10]
Natan Levy and Pete Rodriguez were originally expected to meet in a lightweight bout atUFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón, but the pairing was cancelled due to an undisclosed issue on Rodriguez's side.[11] They were eventually rescheduled for this event.[12] In turn, the bout was scrapped the day before due to weight management issues related to Rodriguez.[13]
A women's strawweight bout betweenMackenzie Dern and formerInvicta FC Strawweight ChampionAngela Hill was expected to take place at this event.[14] However, the bout was instead moved back one week to headlineUFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill.[15]
| Main Card (ABC / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Jailton Almeida | def. | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:43 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Johnny Walker | def. | Anthony Smith | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ian Machado Garry | def. | Daniel Rodriguez | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 2:57 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Carlos Ulberg | def. | Ihor Potieria | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:09 | |
| Welterweight | Alex Morono | def. | Tim Means | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:09 | |
| Preliminary Card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Matt Brown | def. | Court McGee | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:09 | |
| Heavyweight | Karl Williams | def. | Chase Sherman | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Douglas Silva de Andrade | def. | Cody Stamann | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Mandy Böhm | def. | Kim Ji-yeon | Technical Decision (split) (27–28, 28–27, 28–27) | 3 | 1:55 | [a] |
| Catchweight (173 lb) | Bryan Battle | def. | Gabriel Green | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:14 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Tainara Lisboa | def. | Jessica-Rose Clark | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:20 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]
With 18,712 people in attendance, this event was the highest-attended UFC Fight Night event in the United States in the promotion's history.[18]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the North Carolina Athletic Commission. It is important to note the amounts do not include sponsor money, discretionary bonuses, viewership points or additional earnings. The total disclosed payout for the event was $1,878,000.[19]
