UFC Fight Island 5 emanated live from Yas Island in Abu Dhabi on 10 October 2020. The main event bout was a bantamweight fight between Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen. Edson Barboza and Makwan Amirkhani clashed in the co-main event as part of the featherweight division.
There were six bouts on the main card and seven on the preliminary card, with a total of thirteen fights. It was an entertaining show with lots of KO finishes. We also saw several debuts during the night. Here are the full results and highlights from the show:
Preliminary Card for UFC Fight Island 5
Tagir Ulanbekov def. Bruno Silva
Division: Flyweight
Method of victory: unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
From Russia!
🇷🇺 Tagir Ulanbekov gets it done in his debut.
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— UFC (@ufc) October 10, 2020
The match kicked off the preliminary card. Both fighters fought until the end of all three rounds. Tagir Ulanbekov managed to win the bout by unanimous decision 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.
Tracy Cortez def. Stephanie Egger
Division: Bantamweight
Method of victory: unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Make it 3️⃣0️⃣-2️⃣7️⃣ across the board!
🇲🇽 @TracyCortezMMA heads home with the W.
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— UFC (@ufc) October 10, 2020
The second preliminary bout also concluded via unanimous decision as Tracy Cortez won 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.
Giga Chikadze def. Omar Morales
Division: Featherweight
Method of victory: unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
A clean sweep! 🧹
🇬🇪 @Giga_Chikadze shows once again why he's one to watch.
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— UFC (@ufc) October 10, 2020
Another win via unanimous decision for the night. So far, all three preliminary bouts made it to the third round. Chikadze won 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.
Tony Kelley def. Ali Al-Qaisi
Division: Bantamweight
Method of victory: unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 27-30)
PRIME TIME. 📺@TonyKelleyMMA notches his first Octagon win on Fight Island.
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— UFC (@ufc) October 10, 2020
Joaquin Buckley def. Impa Kasanganay
Division: Middleweight
Method of victory: KO (spinning back kick) at 2:03 of the 2nd round.
KO of the Year! 🔓
Go all angles on @NewMansa94's masterpiece 😳
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— UFC (@ufc) October 10, 2020
Joaquin Buckley delivered a devastating spinning back kick that knocked his opponent out immediately and ended the fight. Was this the best KO in UFC history?
Chris Daukaus def. Rodrigo Nascimento
Division: Heavyweight
Method of victory: TKO (punches) at 45 seconds of round 1
Philly, stand up 🔔@ChrisDaukausMMA is now 2-0 in the Octagon.
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— UFC (@ufc) October 10, 2020
Gone with the unanimous decisions and in with the KOs. Daukaus with the early win in just 45 seconds.
Tom Breese def. KB Bhullar
Division: Middleweight
Method of victory: TKO at 1:42 of Round 1
🛬 Heading back to the Midlands with a BIG win!
🏴 Tom Breese showcasing serious power! #UFCFightIsland5
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— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) October 10, 2020
Another KO finish of the first round. This was the final match in the preliminary card.
Main Card for UFC Fight Island 5
Ilia Topuria def. Youssef Zalal
Division: Featherweight
Method of victory: unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Still undefeated! 🙌
🇬🇪 @IliaTopuria marking his first Octagon trip with a W! #UFCFightIsland5
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— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) October 11, 2020
The first win via unanimous decision for the main card.
Tom Aspinall def. Alan Baudot
Division: Heavyweight
Method of victory: TKO at 1:35 of Round 1
The stock continues to rise for Tom Aspinall! 📈 #UFCFightIsland5
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— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) October 11, 2020
Alan Baudot had a very disappointing debut as he lost his first UFC match via TKO to Aspinall at 1:35 of the first round. Is this the last for Baudot in the UFC?
Dricus Du Plessis def. Markus Perez
Division: Middleweight
Method of victory: KO at 3:22 of Round 1
WHAT A DEBUT!
🇿🇦 @DricusDuPlessis brings FIREWORKS to the Octagon! #UFCFightIsland5
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— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) October 11, 2020
South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis makes an explosive UFC debut by winning his first match via TKO. After the match, Stillknocks revealed that he wants to be the real African champion in the UFC.
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Marcin Tybura def. Ben Rothwell
Division: Heavyweight
Method of victory: unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
15 minutes of work!
🇵🇱 @MarcinTybura grabs the UD at #UFCFightIsland5.
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— UFC (@ufc) October 11, 2020
The second win via unanimous decision on the main card. This time the W goes to Marcin Tybura.
Edson Barboza def. Makwan Amirkhani
Division: Featherweight
Method of victory: unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)
The OG continues to get it done 👏 pic.twitter.com/8SKFW1To1O
— UFC (@ufc) October 11, 2020
Edson Barboza defeated Makwan Amirkhani to win the match by unanimous decision 29-28, 30-27, 30-26.
Cory Sandhagen def. Marlon Moraes
Division: Bantamweight
Method of victory: TKO at 1:03 of Round 2
HEEL KICK TO THE DOME 🤯
⌛️ @Cors_Life has arrived on Fight Island!
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— UFC (@ufc) October 11, 2020
The official main event of UFC Fight Island 5. Cory Sandhagen delivered a backheel for the win at 1:03 of Round 2.
