UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira

When Was UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira?

UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira took place on Saturday, June 15th, 2024, at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States.

Who won the main event at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira?

Tatsuro Taira beat Alex Perez by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

What were the results at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira?

At UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira in the co-main event, Miles Johns was victorious over Douglas Andrade by decision in their Bantamweight contest.

On the main card, Lucas Almeida beat Timothy Cuamba on points in a Featherweight bout, Garrett Armfield was overcome by Brady Hiestand by submission at Bantamweight, Asu Almabaev was victorious over Jose Johnson on points in their Flyweight contest, and Adam Fugitt beat Josh Quinlan by decision in a Welterweight fight.

On the prelim card, Nate Maness beat Jimmy Flick on points in a Flyweight bout, Carli Judice was overcome by Gabriella Hermogenes by decision at Women’s Flyweight, Jeka Asparido Saragih was defeated by Westin Wilson with a submission in their Featherweight contest, and Yilan Sha lost to Melquizael Costa by submission in a Featherweight fight.

Rounding off the prelim portion of the card, Julia Polastri was overcome by Josefine Knutsson on points in a Women’s Strawweight bout.

UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira Results.

These are the fight results from the main card of UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira:

Main Event

• Tatsuro Taira def. Alex Perez, KO, Round 2 (Flyweight - 5 Rounds)

Co Main Event

• Miles Johns def. Douglas Andrade, Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)

Main Card

• Lucas Almeida def. Timothy Cuamba, Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) (Featherweight - 3 Rounds)
• Brady Hiestand def. Garrett Armfield, Sub, Round 3 (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)
• Asu Almabaev def. Jose Johnson, Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) (Flyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Adam Fugitt def. Josh Quinlan, Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)

Prelims

• Nate Maness def. Jimmy Flick, Unanimous Decision (Flyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Gabriella Hermogenes def. Carli Judice, Split Decision (Women’s Flyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Westin Wilson def. Jeka Asparido Saragih, Sub, Round 1 (Featherweight - 3 Rounds)
• Melquizael Costa def. Yilan Sha, Sub, Round 3 (Featherweight - 3 Rounds)
• Josefine Knutsson def. Julia Polastri, Unanimous Decision (Women’s Strawweight - 3 Rounds)

Who broadcasted UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira?

In the US, the ESPN+ show was expected to begin at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. In the UK, the TNT Sports 1 broadcast of the card was expected to start at 3:00 AM (BST).