UFC Fight Island 5 Results: Moraes vs Sandhagen

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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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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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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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.