UFC Fight Night 293 took place on Saturday at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, delivering notable moments and statistical milestones. In the short-notice main event, Johnny Walker secured a third-round knockout victory to maintain his undefeated streak in the heavyweight division.
Event Statistics
The event’s Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout reached $181,500, while debuting fighters went 0-3. Betting favorites finished 9-4 on the card, bringing the year’s record for favorites in headliners to 22-13, alongside four main events that closed with even odds. The 14-bout card accumulated a total fight time of 2:36:56. The UFC sold VIP tickets to fans, though the promotion did not disclose the total ticket sales or gate revenue.
Bonus winners included Johnny Walker, Waldo Cortes Acosta, Elijah Smith, and Thomas Petersen, who each collected $100,000 UFC Fight Night 293 fight-night bonuses. Additionally, four fighters earned $25,000 finish bonuses.
Main Event and Featured Bouts
Johnny Walker (24-10 MMA, 10-7 UFC) advanced to 2-0 since transitioning to the heavyweight division in October 2026, securing the 22nd stoppage victory of his career. Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) experienced the first stoppage defeat of his career via knockout, extending his losing skid to three fights—the longest of his career and his first defeat since January 2026.
Tatiana Suarez (13-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) failed to complete a takedown for the first time in her UFC career during her win against Virna Jandiroba (23-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC), who suffered all five of her career losses by decision.
Preliminary Card Highlights
Elijah Smith (11-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) earned his eighth career stoppage victory, pushing his bantamweight winning streak to four fights. Davey Grant (17-9 MMA, 9-8 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career, which marked his sixth career loss by stoppage.
Nina Milosevic (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) earned her second consecutive UFC victory by knockout. Priscila Cachoeira (13-10 MMA, 5-10 UFC) fell to 1-6 in her past seven fights and recorded her fourth consecutive loss, the longest skid of her career, having not won since March 2025.
Mitch Raposo (12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) secured all three of his UFC victories by decision against Marcos Degli (15-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Thomas Petersen (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) claimed his ninth career stoppage win by defeating Gabriel Lorenco (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who suffered his second career knockout loss.
Karine Silva defeated Gabriella Fernandes (11-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC), handing Fernandes her fourth career loss by decision. Murtazali Magomedov (12-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) picked up the first decision victory of his career against Jose Delano.
Austin Bashi (15-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) earned both of his UFC wins by submission, defeating Carlos Calderon (11-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who suffered his third career stoppage loss by submission.
Andre Petroski (14-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC) snapped a three-fight losing skid to secure his first victory since February 2025, handing Mantas Kondratavicius (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) the first knockout loss of his career.
Seokhyeon Ko (14-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) earned all three of his UFC wins by decision against Wellington Turman (18-9 MMA, 3-7 UFC), whose four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. Turman has not won since February 2022 and fell to 0-3 in the welterweight division.
Jose Souza (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) secured his seventh career stoppage victory by knockout against Jonny Parsons (8-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC), who suffered his third career stoppage defeat by knockout, as reported by MMA Junkie with contributions from UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll.
