After another brilliant night of fighting, UFC Houston is in the books. Although no Fight of the Night bonus was awarded, four participants left the event with one Performance of the Night Awardall of which fought on the main card.
In the evening’s headline fight at UFC Houston, Xtreme Couture representative Sean Strickland stunned rising contender Anthony Hernandez, knocking out the submission ace with a third-round highlight reel finish. knockout.
In the co-main event, Serbian powerhouse Uroš Medić blasted himself into the top 15 at welterweight when he defeated Geoff Neal by putting out the veteran’s lights in just over a minute.
Check out more of the most interesting post-event tidbits from the UFC Houston main card below.
UFC Houston: Michel Pereira def. Zachary Reese
Michel Pereira
Pereira’s UFC Houston win over Reese ended a three-fight losing skid dating back to October 2024. It was also the 12th victory of his professional career by decision.
He is now 4-3 since dropping down to middleweight in 2023.
Zachary Reese
Reese’s loss to Pereira ended his previous two-match win streak. It also marks the first time in his 14-match professional tenure that he lost on the judges’ scorecards.
His UFC record now stands at 4-3 with one no-contest.
UFC Houston: Jacobe Smith def. Josiah Harrell
Jacob Smith
Smith’s victory over Harrell was his ninth victory as a professional by knockout. It also marked his sixth straight victory while playing through injury. He was the first of four fighters on the show to earn a Performance of the Night bonus.
He remains undefeated at 12-0.
Josiah Harrell
Harrell’s loss to Smith is the first setback of his entire combat sports career. His appearance at UFC Houston was his first fight under the banner of a major promotion.
His defeat to Smith ended up being the first by strikes on the entire card
UFC Houston: Serghei Spivac def. Ante Delija
Sergei Spivac
Spivac’s win over Delija got him back in the win column after two straight losses to Jailton Almeida and Waldo Cortes-Acosta. His landing of over 100 hits against Delija was the first time he had achieved this since his 2021 match with Aleksei Oleinik. bee UFC Vegas 29
He is now 3-3 in his last six tilts.
Ante Delija
Delija’s loss to Spivac brought his current losing skid to two, making it the first time in his professional career that he has lost two straight bouts. The defeat is also his second setback in his 34-game tenure.
His UFC record now stands at 1-2 since debuting at UFC on ESPN+ 116 last September
UFC Houston: Melquizael Costa def. Then Ige
Melquizael Costa
Costa’s victory over Ige was his sixth straight victory since moving down to featherweight in 2024. He has finished four of those fights by stoppage, three of which ended in the first round.
He has now won by knockout nine times as a professional. Over the course of his win streak, five of his six opponents have posted records with more than 20 matches.
He was the second of four fighters on the show to earn a Performance of the Night bonus.
Then Ige
Ige’s loss to Costa marks the first time in his mixed martial arts career that he has ever been defeated by strikes. He hasn’t won a fight since beating Sean Woodson at UFC 314 last April.
His UFC record now stands at 11-10.
UFC Houston: Uroš Medic def. Geoff Neal
Uroš Medic
Medic’s win over Neal is his third win in a row, all ending by stoppage in the first round. He was the third of four fighters on the show to earn a Performance of the Night bonus.
His appearance at UFC Houston also marks the first time he has competed outside of Las Vegas in his previous five fights.
Geoff Neal
His defeat to Medic was his second defeat in a row, losing them both by knockout in the first round. He is now 1-4 in his last five games.
His UFC record now stands at 8-6.
UFC Houston: Sean Strickland def. Anthony Hernández
Sean Strickland
Strickland’s victory over Hernandez is his 30th win as a pro. It is also his 12th by stoppage.
His appearance at UFC Houston marked the first time he fought at a non-numbered event since UFC Vegas 76 in 2023. He was the last fighter on the show to earn a Performance of the Night bonus.
Anthony Hernández
His loss to Strickland is his first since May 2020 after he faltered against Kevin Holland at UFC on ESPN 8; he had previously won eight back-to-back fights. It is also the first setback in his professional career due to strikes since the defeat against the aforementioned Netherlands.
His defeat to Strickland marked the first time he has been defeated in a UFC match since meeting Roman Kopylov at UFC 298 in 2024.
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