Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TODAY (Sat., Aug. 22, 2026)with UFC Sacramento, streaming live online via Paramount+. The event happens at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA. Our main event tonight is Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues in the Middleweight division.
UFC Sacramento Preview
The UFC rolls into Sac-Town for the first time in years, tonight. The last time they were here they hung their card on Germaine de Randamie. I think it’s fair to say they’ve come with a better main event this time around with ‘Fluffy’ vs. ‘RoboCop’. Despite that fun main event, though, the rest of the card leaves much to be desired.
This is Hernandez’s first fight since he was stopped by Sean Strickland. Had that not happened, Hernandez would have likely fought for the title. Rodrigues is on a three fight winning streak and just KO’d Brunno Ferreira. Both these guys have lots of wins and finishes in the division. But it also feels like they’ll need more than a win in Sacramento to get back into the 185 lbs. title picture.
It’s not the co-main, but the second most interesting fight on the card is Reinier de Ridder vs. Roman Dolidze, also in the Middleweight division. Both these guys are miles away from title contention, but they are well-known names at least. De Ridder is coming off losses to Caio Borralho and Brendan Allen. Dolidze is coming off a loss to our headliner, Hernandez.
Rounding out the main card tonight is Serghei Spivac vs. Vitor Petrino, MarQuel Mederos vs. Mason Jones, Carli Judice vs. Jeisla Chaves and Anthony Wint vs. Terrance Chatman. Jones already had a Fight of the Year candidate, against Axel Sola, earlier this year. Judice and Chaves might also put on a fun brawl. Wint is a super prospect, and former NFL player, who has been fed a total newcomer.
The featured ‘Prelim’ is Jamall Emmers vs. Lerryan Douglas. Douglas set tongues wagging with his blistering debut KO over Julian Erosa. The ‘Prelims’ also boast Chris Padilla vs. Nasrat Haqparast and Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Shamil Gaziev.
UFC Sacramento Start Date and Time
We switch to the west coast this weekend. But that means we stick with the standard start times. Check that out below.
- UFC Sacramento “Prelims” will begin at 5 p.m. ET.
- UFC Sacramento main card is scheduled to start at7 p.m. ET.
- All of UFC Sacramento airs on Paramount+, which you can stream here.
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UFC SACRAMENTO QUICK RESULTS
Main card
- 185 lbs.: Gregory Rodrigues def. Anthony Hernandez by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-47) — HIGHLIGHTS
- 265 lbs.: Vitor Petrino def. Serghei Spivac by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- 205 lbs.: Reinier de Ridder def. Roman Dolidze by TKO (ground and pound), round 1 (4:01) — HIGHLIGHTS
- 155 lbs.: MarQuel Mederos def. Mason Jones by standing TKO (elbows and punches), round 2 (2:07) — HIGHLIGHTS
- 125 lbs.: Carli Judice def. Jeisla Chaves by TKO (body kick), round 1 (1:39)
- 265 lbs.: Anthony Wint def. Terrance Chatman by technical submission (arm triangle), round 1 (4:29) — HIGHLIGHTS
Prelims
- 145 lbs.: Jamall Emmers def. Lerryan Douglas by TKO (punches), round 1 (3:38) — HIGHLIGHTS
- 265 lbs.: Shamil Gaziev def. Kennedy Nzechukwu by KO (straight right), round 1 (3:40) — HIGHLIGHTS
- 155 lbs.: Chris Padilla def. Nasrat Haqparast by technical submission (standing arm triangle), round 3 (4:59) — HIGHLIGHTS
- 145 lbs.: Marcio Barbosa def. Ryan Kuse by TKO (punches), round 1 (2:47) — HIGHLIGHTS
- 155 lbs.: Stan Dorsainvil def. Gauge Young by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- 185 lbs.: Jackson McVey def. Wes Schultz by TKO (knee to the body, round 1 (4:13) — HIGHLIGHTS
- 115 lbs.: Shanelle Dyer def. Elise Reed by standing TKO (punches), round 3 (1:42) — HIGHLIGHTS
UFC SACRAMENTO PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
Main Card
Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Round 1: Hernandez shoots immediately and gets Rodrigues onto the fence. Rodrigues turns him and lands a knee. Hernandez turns him back and tries to level change, but Rodrigues keeps him up. They switch positions again. Hernandez gets a single leg, but Rodrigues defends. Rodrigues gets off the fence and lands a knee as they separate. Hernandez tries another single leg. Rodrigues defends again. Rodrigues lands another big knee to the body on the separation. Hernandez is backing up now. That knee might have hurt. Hernandez goes for the single leg again and Rodrigues defends, again. Rodrigues then tags Hernandez with a straight punch. Hernandez throws some punches and then goes for the single leg again. Rodrigues’ takedown defense is just too good, though. Hernandez lands a good elbow on the break. Hernandez tries and fails on yet another single leg. This time he eats some elbows to the side of the head.
10-9 Rodrigues
Round 2: Hernandez lands a nice jab. Rodrigues responds with a hook. Rodrigues has so much more power than Hernandez. Hernandez misses on another single leg. Rodrigues lands to the body. Rodrigues lands a nice leg kick, too. That has Hernandez limping. Rodrigues lands another that drops him! Hernandez gets up, but a kick puts him down once again. Hernandez gets up and Rodrigues head hunts now. He buckled Fluffy with a straight right. Hernandez survives, but he’s not looking good. He’s finding it hard to walk and he’s getting hurt with these punches. Rodrigues drops him with another leg kick. This time Rodrigues follows and gets full mount. Hernandez rolls for a leg lock and Rodrigues stands to get out. He sits back down again, in Hernandez’s half guard. Hernandez gets up and tries to get the single leg. Rodrigues defends it yet again, though, and then drops him with another leg kick. Hernandez goes for broke with punches and he lands a bunch on Rodrigues. He then ducks down and gets a takedown on the buzzer. Still a round for RoboCop, though.
Drops him twice 👀
— UFC (@ufc) August 23, 2026
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20-18 Rodrigues
Round 3: Hernandez goes for a double leg immediately and gets the takedown. He gets Rodrigues’ back and goes for a choke. Rodrigues defends, though. He gets to his feet and gets free. Hernandez goes for another takedown and Rodrigues is able to stop this one. Hernandez lands some hard elbows on the break and then goes back to the single leg. Rodrigues is starting to look a little tired. He’s still able to stay on his feet, though. Rodrigues throws some kicks to the body after being forced to spend minutes grinding on the fence. Hernandez takes the round and manages to prevent Rodrigues throwing a single leg kick.
Sacramento is rallying behind their boy 💪
— UFC (@ufc) August 23, 2026
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29-28 Rodrigues
Round 4: Rodrigues lands a big left early. Rodrigues lands a leg kick and then a combo ending with a body kick. He punches at the body, too. They trade in the center and Rodrigues lands the better shots. Rodrigues gets Hernandez on the fence and lands a combo. Those shots have taken a lot of wind out of Hernandez. Rodrigues lands another big combo, with two leg kicks. Rodrigues lands a big right hook as Hernandez comes in. Hernandez wobbles. Rodrigues slowly advances on him and Hernandez is able to back away out of danger. Rodrigues buckles Hernandez with another leg kick. Hernandez tries to relieve some pressure by putting Rodrigues on the fence. He can’t complete a takedown here, though. Rodrigues’ underhook is too strong. Hernandez gets a takedown late, but he lost that round.
39-37 Rodrigues
Round 5: Hernandez shoots immediately, but Rodrigues defends. Rodrigues lands a leg kick and then a body shot. Hernandez goes for the takedown, but Rodrigues is still able to defend. They hand fight inside the clinch and Hernandez finds some space for some elbows. Rodrigues is able to get off the fence and land a knee to the body, though. They trade in the center and Rodrigues is able to land some more of those thudding right hooks. Hernandez is desperate for a takedown, even though he needs a stoppage. Rodrigues drops Hernandez with another leg kick. Rodrigues gets on top of him. Hernandez throws elbows off his back, but they aren’t going to win him the fight. Hernandez scrambles to try and get to his feet, but Rodrigues hangs on his back. Hernandez manages to turn and finish the round on top. That was a very close round, but I give it to RoboCop.
49-46 Rodrigues
Official decision: Gregory Rodrigues def. Anthony Hernandez by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-47)
Serghei Spivac vs. Vitor Petrino
Round 1: Not much to write about after two minutes. Lots of leg kicks, but that’s it. Spivac livens things up bit landing some hard punches over the top. Those had Petrino stunned. He shakes that off and then looks to get a little more aggressive. Petrino lands a good punch to the nose and then rips to the body. All Petrino’s leg kicks have added up to a very pink leg on Spivac and it’s starting to affect his mobility. The pink leg and a bloody nose give Petrino the round.
10-9 Petrino
Round 2: Petrino lands a hard leg kick right away and then goes for a takedown. It takes a while, but he manages to get the takedown. Petrino manages to find space to land some good ground strikes. He continues to posture up and deliver those in short bursts. He passes to full mount. He manages to keep Spivac under him and flatten him out. Spivac is really starting to fade. Petrino tries to take the back, but ends up leaping onto the mat and letting Spivac getting behind him. That doesn’t lead to anything, though.
20-18 Petrino
Round 3: Spivac shows desperation early in the round. He comes out swinging for the fences. Petrino manages to avoid that, fire back and then pull Spivac down. Spivac manages to make it to his feet. Petrino is too tired to hold him down. Spivac needs a finish, but he’s too tired, too. Petrino manages to land more down the stretch to secure the shutout on my card.
30-27 Petrino
Official decision: Vitor Petrino def. Serghei Spivac by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Roman Dolidze vs. Reinier de Ridder
Round 1: De Ridder comes out aggressive. He chases Dolidze and Dolidze goes down due to a slip or possibly pulling guard. Dolidze tries to make the best of it by rolling for a leg lock. De Ridder manages to stay safe and get on top of Dolidze and drop some punches and elbows. Dolidze is a little stuck. He tries to explode out, but ends up losing the leg and de Ridder gets a better position to land ground and pound. He hammers away at the side of Dolidze’s head and it’s close to being stopped. Dolidze is just covering up. He eventually rolls to get out of trouble. De Ridder is still on top, though. De Ridder gets side control and passes to full mount, with ease. De Ridder lands more hard shots. Dolidze turns over and turtles up. De Ridder looks at the referee, asking why he’s not stopping. A few dozen more punches and the finish finally comes.
A new contender at 205 👊@ReinierdeRidder makes quick work for the RD1 finish!
— UFC (@ufc) August 23, 2026
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Official decision: Reinier de Ridder def. Roman Dolidze by TKO (ground and pound), round 1 (4:01)
MarQuel Mederos vs. Mason Jones
Round 1: Mederos lands a good one-two and then a leg kick that puts Jones off balance. He then lands a jab. His hand speed seems to be faster than Jones. He’s also being very busy with low kicks. Jones takes time to load up and swing his, but Mederos is popping out three or four kicks in the time Jones takes to throw one. Jones tries to slow things down with a clinch, but Mederos gets out of it quickly. Jones storms forwards throwing a ton of punches. He catches Mederos and causes a little damage. Jones is wearing some damage, too, but he’s the one going forwards. Mederos gets the momentum back, though, landing more good shots. Out of nowhere, Jones kicks Mederos’ leg out from under him and gets on top. Mederos hits a sweep, though, and lands on top! Lots of action in that round, but Mederos landed the cleaner shots.
Sits him down 😤
— UFC (@ufc) August 23, 2026
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Mederos 10-9
Round 2: Jones wobbles Mederos early. He’s used to this kind of fight. Is Mederos? Mederos looks a lot slower here. Jones is just plodding forwards throwing bombs. He lands some nasty looking knees in the clinch. He then walks into a big elbow from Mederos. Jones is in survival mode. He’s standing and swaying and Mederos keeps tagging him brutal short elbows. Jones almost goes down, but somehow stays up, Mederos rocks him again with punches and the referee saves him!
THE BIGGEST WIN OF HIS CAREER 🤩@MarQuelMederos earns the RD2 knockout at #UFCSacramento!
— UFC (@ufc) August 23, 2026
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Official decision: MarQuel Mederos def. Mason Jones by standing TKO (elbows and punches), round 2 (2:07)
Carli Judice vs. Jeisla Chaves
Round 1: Judice takes the center and comes forwards stalking Chaves down with shots to the body. Chaves throws some low kicks, but is forced to back up. Judice keeps up the pressure and throws a nice one-two upstairs. She moves down to the body again, though. And she sits Chaves down with a front kick right to the liver. Judice follows up with punches and that’s a wrap!
On the rise 🔝
— UFC (@ufc) August 23, 2026
Carli Judice adds a RD1 TKO to make it 4 wins in a row!
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Official decision: Carli Judice def. Jeisla Chaves by TKO (body kick), round 1 (1:39)
Anthony Wint vs. Terrance Chatman
Round 1: Wint looks patient early on. He and Chatman circle a lot and don’t commit to much in the way of striking. Wint then level changes and gets a single leg. Chatman attacks a kimura from the bottom and it looks good. That succeeds in taking away Wint’s offense, if nothing else. Chatman lets the kimura go, maybe because of getting hit in the back of the head. Now loose, Wint puts on an arm triangle and manages to pass over to the side. Chatman tries to defend, but then just falls asleep.
WELCOME TO THE BIG SHOW 🤩
— UFC (@ufc) August 23, 2026
Anthony Wint locks in the submission in RD1 at #UFCSacramento!
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Official decision: Anthony Wint def. Terrance Chatman by technical submission (arm triangle), round 1 (4:29)
Prelims
Jamall Emmers vs. Lerryan Douglas: Jamall Emmers upet Lerryan Douglas after hitting him with a crushing punch right to the orbital. Douglas went down and covered up immediately, suggesting that punch might have caused some serious damage. Douglas looked pretty good up to that point, but that punch takes away his win streak and a lot of the aura he was bringing into this bout.
This town is only big enough for @PrettyBoyEmmers 🤠
— UFC (@ufc) August 22, 2026
Don't count out 'Pretty Boy' Emmers!
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Official decision: Jamall Emmers def. Lerryan Douglas by TKO (punches), round 1 (3:38)
Shamil Gaziev vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu: Nzechukwu elected to fight with his hands down. And that didn’t go well. Gaziev landed a straight right on him that sent Nzechukwu toppling over like a fallen tree.
The commentary booth was SHOOK 😳@GazievMMA’s RD1 knockout left everyone speechless at #UFCSacramento!
— UFC (@ufc) August 22, 2026
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Official decision: Shamil Gaziev def. Kennedy Nzechukwu by KO (straight right), round 1 (3:40)
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Chris Padilla: This was the first dull fight of the night, up until the finish. It was a pretty stale kickboxing bout for most of it, with Padilla using leg kicks to totally stifle Haqparast. In the third round Padilla dropped Haqparast with a punch and then tried to drill a hole in his head with 12-6 elbows. Haqparast managed to get up, but with time expiring Padilla locked up a standing arm triangle. He slammed Haqparast down with that and put him to sleep right on the buzzer!
BUZZER BEATER 🚨@ChrisWarTaco earns the Technical Submission victory in the last seconds of RD3!
— UFC (@ufc) August 22, 2026
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Official decision: Chris Padilla def. Nasrat Haqparast by technical submission (standing arm triangle), round 3 (4:59)
Marcio Barbosa vs. Ryan Kuse: Barbosa did what was expected of him in this match. His power was far too much for the newcomer to handle. Barbosa didn’t land much that was clean in this fight, but his strafing shots were hard enough to wobble and eventually take Kuse out.
HEAVY HANDS 😳
Marcio Barbosa adds ANOTHER RD1 finish at #UFCSacramento!
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