UFC Fight Night

2022 - 12 - 17

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UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland Results (The Official Website of the Ultimate Fighting Championship)

Results As They Happen, Winner Interviews And More From UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland, Live From The UFC APEX In Las Vegas.

[Official Scorecards](https://www.ufc.com/news/official-judges-scorecards-ufc-fight-night-cannonier-vs-strickland) [UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland](/event/ufc-fight-night-december-17-2022) took place live from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on December 17, 2022. With the victory, Fakhretdinov collected his second consecutive UFC victory and extended his winning streak to 19 straight overall. After dropping her return to action in London in March, McKenna closes out her 2022 campaign with a second straight victory, halting Vlismas’ two-fight run of success in the process. The strawweights spent much of the opening stanza trading in space, but as soon as McKenna decided to grapple, she discovered she had an advantage and played to it for the remainder of the fight. [Cody Brundage](/athlete/cody-brundage) closed the distance and took Oleksiejczuk to the canvas almost immediately, settling into back mount. It was the same to start the second, with Green keeping his hands low and landing as Dober came forward, but the Nebraska native remained engaged and looking to land his power shots of his own. Just before the midway point of the third, Albazi caught Costa with a perfect right uppercut, sending him twisting to the canvas in a heap. Both men were patient and measured in the opening frame, throwing little and landing few blows, but Albazi dropped Costa with a clean one-two early in the second. All three officials scored the fight 49-46, with Cannonier landing on the happy side of the results to end the year by getting back into the win column. The final round of the year was similar, with Cannonier connecting with the bigger individual power shots, and Strickland countering with superior volume. The talented grappler from Armenia pressured Ismagulov throughout, forcing him to respect his striking with early connections early in each round before working into the clinch and pursuing takedowns. Both men worked as if they anticipated going into deep waters, remaining economical through the first two rounds, Cannonier doing well with heavy low kicks and Strickland working behind his always crisp jab.

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UFC Fight Night results, highlights: Jared Cannonier wins tight split ... (CBSSports.com)

Scorecards were all over the place for Cannonier vs. Strickland in the final UFC fight of 2022.

Strickland dropped to 25-5, losing consecutive fights to Cannonier and UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira in the fight that preceded Pereira's title win. Cannonier improved to 16-6, bouncing back from a failed bid for the UFC middleweight championship against Israel Adesanya in July. Determining the winner in Rounds 1 and 2 primarily depended on how much judges weighed Cannonier's power leg kicks against Strickland's jab.

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Split Verdict Sends Jared Cannonier Past Sean Strickland at UFC ... (Sherdog.com)

Jared Cannonier's performance was not the kind that inspires long-term hope in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division, but it was enough ...

Dober (26-11, 12-7 UFC) [drew the curtain 2:45 into Round 2](/videos/highlightreels/UFC-Fight-Night-216-Highlight-Video-Drew-Dober-Decimates-Bobby-Green-19327). Oleksiejczuk got busy with his ground-and-pound, increasing the intensity of his punches and elbows with each passing second. Oleksiejczuk (18-5, 6-3 UFC) slammed the door 3:16 into Round 1, authoring his fastest finish in more than three years. A short-notice substitution for [Brandon Royval](/fighter/Brandon-Royval-83851), Costa (12-3, 0-1 UFC) bowed out 2:13 into Round 3. All three cageside judges scored it the same: 30-27 for Tsarukyan (19-3, 6-2 UFC), who bounced back from his June 25 defeat to [Mateusz Gamrot](/fighter/Mateusz-Gamrot-90605). Cannonier (16-6, 9-6 UFC) was effective with kicks to the lower extremities for much of the back-and-forth affair.

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UFC Fight Night 216 video: Hear from each winner backstage (Yahoo Sports)

Check out what the UFC Fight Night 216 winners had to say backstage at Saturday's event.

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Jared Cannonier Earns Split-Decision Win vs. Sean Strickland at ... (Sports Illustrated)

Cannonier moves one step closer to UFC middleweight title in the final headliner of 2022.

Despite the punishment, he timed out the attack from Green (29-14-1), then dropped him with a counterpunch in the second round. That ties Dustin Poirier for most knockouts in UFC lightweight history, and Dober (26-11, 1 NC) ends the year undefeated, winning all three of his fights in 2022. Only 26, Tsarukyan (19-3) is only a win or two away from the title. This is a second straight loss for Strickland (25-5). His leg kicks (27 for Cannonier to only one for Strickland) were the constant answer to Strickland’s jab. Jared Cannonier picked up a critical win against Sean Strickland in the Fight Night main event.

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The Real Winners and Losers From UFC Fight Night 216 (Bleacher Report)

If nothing else, MMA fans ended the competitive year with a prodigious haul. The UFC's final card of 2022 wasn't crammed full of high-profile stars but it ...

And given that he connected on 40 strikes to Dober's 17 in the first round, it was happening a lot. Vlismas was also 2-1 in the UFC after her own Contender Series stint and fared well early against McKenna with 17 significant strikes in an opening five minutes fought primarily at a distance. She finished 2022 with two straight victories after losing her first fight of the year by split decision to Elise Reed in March. "I have to credit my old trainer," said Caceres, who maintained his balance as he missed the punch and fired the kick in one motion. It was second straight loss after a six-fight win streak and his fifth in 17 fights in the UFC. "He is tougher than the guys in the top five. One of the answers that was working for us. Cannonier dropped a five-round decision to then-champ Israel Adesanya atop UFC 276 in July and Strickland hadn't fought since the same night when he was vaporized in barely more than half a round by Alex Pereira. I deserve a fight with someone in the top five. "(Kicking) was definitely one of the answers to his jab. Sal D'Amato was exactly the opposite, giving Strickland the first, second, fourth and fifth. He landed occasional volleys of power shots but was often stopped by Strickland's persistent left jab and subtle foot movement.

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UFC Fight Night 216 bonuses: Drew Dober, Bobby Green take final ... (MMA Junkie)

Check out which fighters took home a bonus for their performance in the final UFC event of 2022.

[The spectacular finish](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-fight-night-216-video-alex-caceres-vs-julian-erosa-knockout-video) earned Caceres the seventh bonus of his 26-fight UFC career. [Bobby Green](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/bobby-green) and [Drew Dober](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/drew-dober) turned in an all-action fight that produced a definitive second-round finish. Dober walked through fire to [land a fight-ending left hand](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-fight-night-216-results-drew-dober-vs-bobby-green-knockout-video) to win by knockout, putting an end to an exciting one in the lightweight division midway through the second round. Oleksiejczuk walks away with his sixth UFC win and his second bonus with the promotion. [Alex Caceres](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/alex-caceres) added Julian Erosa to his highlight reel at UFC Fight Night 216. After dealing with early grappling troubles from Cody Brundage, Oleksiejczuk reversed position and began letting his heavy hands fly.

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UFC Fight Night 216 results: Jared Cannonier takes split decision in evenly matched main event with Sean Strickland (Yahoo Sports)

The UFC closed out the calendar year with one of its most evenly matched fights of the year. Recent middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier (16-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) got his hand raised in the UFC Fight Night 216 main event with a split decision over ...

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UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Gastelum fight week schedule, full card ... (Sportskeeda)

The world's premier MMA promotion will kick off 2023 with UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Gastelum (also known as UFC Fight Night 217, UFC on ESPN+ 75 and UFC ...

Meanwhile, the UFC veteran will be well aware that another loss could be his last in the promotion. The up-and-coming Imavov will aim to break into the divisional top 10 when he takes on the UFC veteran, who will be determined to fight his way back to the top. Initially, the fight was scheduled to go down at UFC 273 in April earlier this year. The world's premier MMA promotion will kick off 2023 with UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. His opponent, Nassourdine Imavov, has climbed up to No.12 in the 185-pound rankings with three straight wins, including two consecutive finishes in 2021. Gastelum (also known as UFC Fight Night 217, UFC on ESPN+ 75 and UFC Vegas 67).

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