Paycom Center in Oklahoma City hosts UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman tonight, Saturday, July 18, 2026. Twelve fights, no early prelims — prelims start at 5 PM ET on Paramount+, main card at 8 PM ET. Live results below as each fight concludes.
Main Card
Main Event — Middleweight
Dricus Du Plessis (23-3) vs. Kamaru Usman (21-4) — Middleweight (5 Rounds)
Result: Dricus Du Plessis def. Kamaru Usman via Unanimous Decision (Round 5, 5:00)
Du Plessis answered the question he needed to answer. Coming off his first loss in nearly eight years — the title defeat to Chimaev at UFC 319 — he took a five-round fight against a welterweight legend and won every minute of it on the cards. Usman brought his usual pressure and wrestling threat, but Du Plessis’s physical size advantage was real and his timing was sharp throughout. Usman had stretches in rounds two and four where he pushed the pace, but Du Plessis controlled the distance and consistently found the counter. By the championship rounds it was clear. All three judges had Du Plessis. He moves to 24-3 and puts himself squarely back in the title conversation. Usman drops to 21-5 in a result that may mark the end of his run as a contender at either weight.
Co-Main Event — Middleweight
Jared Cannonier (18-9) vs. Christian Leroy Duncan (14-2) — Middleweight
Result: Christian Leroy Duncan def. Jared Cannonier via Unanimous Decision (Round 3, 5:00)
Duncan was the favorite and he looked it. The English contender’s hand speed gave Cannonier problems early and Duncan pressed the tempo across all three rounds — Cannonier had moments, particularly when he could set his feet and land the right hand, but Duncan was consistently the busier and sharper fighter. All three judges agreed. Duncan improves to 15-2 and makes a strong co-main event case for a ranked fight next. Cannonier drops to 18-10.
Lightweight — Catchweight (158 lbs)
Chase Hooper (16-5-1) vs. Mitch Ramirez (8-3) — Lightweight (Catchweight 158 lbs)
Result: Chase Hooper def. Mitch Ramirez via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) (Round 1, 2:15)
The weight miss hung over the fight but Hooper made it irrelevant fast. He got the takedown early, worked his way to Ramirez’s back, locked in both hooks and sunk the rear-naked choke at 2:15 of the first round. Hooper’s grappling is the whole game and he executed it cleanly — Ramirez had no answer once the fight hit the mat. Hooper improves to 17-5-1 and picks up a finish despite the controversy heading in. Ramirez drops to 8-4.
Women’s Strawweight
Tabatha Ricci (12-4) vs. Fatima Kline (9-1) — Women’s Strawweight
Result: Fatima Kline def. Tabatha Ricci via Unanimous Decision (Round 3, 5:00)
Kline came in as the heavy favorite and delivered. The fight went to a decision, but that didn’t blunt Kline’s performance — she outworked Ricci across three rounds and all three judges agreed. Ricci is a durable fighter with legitimate grappling and she made Kline earn it, but Kline’s output and timing were consistently sharper. Kline improves to 10-1 and keeps her UFC run moving in the right direction. Ricci drops to 12-5.
Featherweight
Tommy McMillen (11-0) vs. Alberto Montes (12-2) — Featherweight
Result: Tommy McMillen def. Alberto Montes via TKO (Round 3, 3:30)
McMillen’s zero stays intact. Montes had the experience, and he made McMillen work for it — the fight lasted three rounds, and McMillen had to show he could handle pressure and adversity before he finished it. He did. The TKO came at 3:30 of Round 3, McMillen found a finish when the moment was there, and the undefeated record goes to 11-0. Montes, who came in at 12-1, put up a real fight before the finish came.
Prelims
Austin Bashi (14-2) vs. Jose Miguel Delgado (12-2) — Featherweight
Result: Jose Miguel Delgado def. Austin Bashi via Unanimous Decision (Round 3, 5:00)
Bashi came in as the favorite and the fight went three rounds, but Delgado was the more consistent presence throughout. Delgado’s pressure and forward movement created problems that Bashi couldn’t fully solve — the aggression that defines Delgado’s game was enough to earn all three judges’ nods. Bashi drops to 14-2. Delgado improves to 12-2 in a result that few expected when the night started.
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (11-2) vs. SeokHyeon Ko (13-3) — Welterweight
Result: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani def. SeokHyeon Ko via Unanimous Decision (Round 3, 5:00)
Ko came in as the favorite and pressed forward like advertised, but Lebosnoyani used his footwork and timing to defuse the pressure over three rounds. Ko’s pace was there, but Lebosnoyani found angles consistently enough to control the engagement. Not a flashy win, but the kind of performance that earns decisions — Lebosnoyani improves to 11-2 and picks up back-to-back UFC wins.
Levi Rodrigues Jr. (5-0) vs. Felipe Franco (10-2) — Light Heavyweight
Result: Felipe Franco def. Levi Rodrigues Jr. via TKO (Punches) (Round 2, 1:40)
The undefeated record is gone. Franco found the finish in the second round, stopping Rodrigues Jr. with punches at 1:40 to hand him the first loss of his career. Rodrigues Jr. came in as the younger prospect with the clean sheet; Franco came in as the more experienced hand who had been in tougher fights. Experience won out. Rodrigues Jr. goes to 5-1. Franco improves to 11-2 and picks up a finish that will keep him on the radar at 205.
Ezra Elliott vs. Damien Anderson — Featherweight (Catchweight)
Result: Ezra Elliott def. Damien Anderson via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Elliott came in 1.5 lbs over the featherweight limit and the fight proceeded at catchweight, but it didn’t end up mattering for how he performed. He controlled the bout across three rounds and took home a clear decision — two judges had it 30-27, the third 29-28. Anderson made enough of a fight of it to earn one of the closer cards, but Elliott was consistently ahead and the judges reflected it.
Alden Coria vs. Stewart Nicoll — Flyweight
Result: Alden Coria def. Stewart Nicoll via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
All three judges had Coria ahead on two cards and one judge saw it slightly closer at 29-28, but Coria controlled enough of the action to take the decision. The bout was described as chaotic — scrambles, tight striking exchanges, both guys moving in and out. Nicoll made it a fight and the 29-28 scorecard suggests he had his moments, but Coria had the edge in the grappling when it mattered and was more consistent across three rounds.
RJ Harris vs. Alvin Hines — Heavyweight
Result: RJ Harris def. Alvin Hines via TKO (Uppercut and Ground and Pound) at 1:40, Round 1
Hines came out with leg kicks, working both inside and outside range. Harris waited, timed a leg kick with a right hand counter, and then dropped Hines with a perfectly placed uppercut — Hines overextended on a right and walked into it. Harris put him on the canvas and followed with ground strikes until the ref stepped in at 1:40. Clean, calculated UFC debut from Harris, who improves to 6-0. He didn’t need to do anything flashy. He just didn’t get hit and threw the one punch that mattered.
Anna Melisano vs. Dione Barbosa — Women’s Flyweight
Result: Dione Barbosa def. Anna Melisano via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:04, Round 1
Barbosa went right for the takedown inside thirty seconds, using a knee tap to put Melisano on the canvas. Melisano escaped mount and gave up her back in the scramble — Barbosa locked in both hooks, held on as Melisano stood and bucked, and finished the rear-naked choke just past the four-minute mark. Smooth, methodical work from Barbosa, who now has two UFC wins. Melisano, a TUF 33 alum making her post-show debut, had a six-fight winning streak coming in but ran into someone with the better finishing instincts on the ground.
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