Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is locked and loaded for the UFC Vegas 45 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., Dec. 18, 2021) from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, streaming LIVE on ESPN+. Main event duties fall to heavyweight title contenders Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus, who collide for a spot in the 265-pound title chase. In the UFC Vegas 45 co-headliner, kickboxing phenom and two-time welterweight title contender Steven Thompson looks to shut down the stifling offense of 170-pound bruiser Belal Muhammad, who wants fight fans to “Remember the Name” this weekend in “Sin City.”
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 45 fight card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” bouts at 4 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 7 p.m. ET.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Lewis vs. Daukaus.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 45 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action).
UFC VEGAS 45 QUICK RESULTS:
Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus
Belal Muhammad vs. Stephen Thompson
Angela Hill vs. Amanda Lemos
Raphael Assuncao vs. Ricky Simon
Diego Ferreira vs. Mateusz Gamrot
Darren Elkins vs. Cub Swanson
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Raoni Barcelos vs. Victor Henry
Harry Hunsucker vs. Justin Tafa
Sijara Eubanks vs. Melissa Gatto
Andre Ewell vs. Charles Jourdain — Jourdain def. Ewell by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-27)
Raquel Pennington vs. Macy Chiasson — Pennington def. Chiasson by submission (10-finger guillotine choke) at 3:07 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS
Don’Tale Mayes vs. Josh Parisian — Mayes def. Parisian by TKO (elbows) at 3:26 of Round Three — HIGHLIGHTS
Jordan Leavitt vs. Matt Sayles — Leavitt def. Sayles by submission (inverted triangle choke) at 2:05 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS
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265 lbs.: Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus
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170 lbs.: Belal Muhammad vs. Stephen Thompson
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115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Amanda Lemos
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135 lbs.: Raphael Assuncao vs. Ricky Simon
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155 lbs.: Diego Ferreira vs. Mateusz Gamrot
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145 lbs.: Darren Elkins vs. Cub Swanson
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185 lbs.: Gerald Meerschaert vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
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135 lbs.: Raoni Barcelos vs. Victor Henry
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265 lbs.: Harry Hunsucker vs. Justin Tafa
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125 lbs.: Sijara Eubanks vs. Melissa Gatto
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145 lbs.: Andre Ewell vs. Charles Jourdain
Round 1: Jab and body kick from Ewell. Low kick exchanges. Jourdain’s seem like the heavier of the two. One minute in. Big swings whiff, low kick doesn’t. Ewell tries a left hook, staying mobile. Solid two-piece and body shot. Jourdain tries to attack the body in return. Body kick connects, answered in kind. Two minutes in. Good step-in left, eats a flurry, comes back with a right hand. Nice exchanges so far. Ewell body kick. Flying knee attempt, eats a leg kick in return. Counter left by Jourdain, then a near-miss on a head kick. Ewell tries to answer with a 1-2. Two minutes to go.
Lead left and knee from Jourdain. Low kick, Ewell punches in response. They trade lefts. Jourdain body kick, Ewell two-piece. Ewell with a flurry inside. One minute to go. Jourdain slips throwing a flying knee and ends up on the bottom in guard. Jourdain uses a front headlock to stand, then fires a huge left hand and body kick. Close round. 10-9 Ewell?
Round 2: Jourdain comes out kicking. Ewell catches a kick, eats a low kick. Right hand from Jourdain, then a clean overhand left. Another low kick. Ewell straight left, eats low kicks in return a minute in. Head kick lands for Jourdain. Front kick to the body. Ewell not moving as well this round. Good body shot though. They trade low kicks and Jourdain follows up with a heavy straight two minutes in. Long left by Ewell. Jourdain low kick. Straight left. Ewell trying to jab off the back foot. Jourdain body shot and overhand left. Two minutes to go.
Lead left into the clinch for Jourdain. Brutal low-high combination. Hard lead left kicks off another combo upstairs. Counter left from Ewell, solid shot. Jourdain unloads in response and Ewell stumbles to the ground. Jourdain into top position, dropping shots with a minute to go. Nasty ground-and-pound. He threatens a sub, then postures up to bomb away until the bell. 10-8 Jourdain.
Round 3: Low kick from Jourdain. He blitzes in, tries to spin. Another low kick. Continuing to push forward. Low-high right hooks. 1-2 attempt a minute in. Another leg kick by Jourdain. Ewell tries a combo. Snapping left comes back at him. Body shot. Ewell fires a low kick, avoids the return fire. They trade on the fence. Clean front kick suddenly lands for Ewell. Jourdain comes back with with heavy punches, backing him to the fence two minutes in. More leg kicks. Ewell to the body. Hard right cross by Jourdain, then a hook behind it. Two minutes to go.
Jourdain backs him to the fence and looks to do damage. Body shots, hard knees. Ewell looks hurt from one of them, stumbles from a trip. Jourdain bellows at him, then starts kneeing him from the front headlock. One minute to go. Knees to the face piling up. . Jourdain gets a bit of room, then wheel kicks Ewell in the face before Sparta-kicking him to his seat. Damn. 10-9 Jourdain.
Final result: Jourdain def. Ewell by unanimous decision
145 lbs.: Raquel Pennington vs. Macy Chiasson
Round 1: Solid body jab from Pennington, who eats a hard 1-2-3 in response. Pennington runs in with a right cross. Chiasson body kick a minute in. Hook kick misses. Combination lands for her as Pennington backs her up. Left hook from Pennington, body jab. Heavy right hand in combination two minutes in. Chiasson looks for a combo in return, eats a leg kick. Counter jab. Pennington punches into the clinch and puts her on the fence. Chiasson gets over-unders, eats a knee downstairs. Two minutes to go.
Brutal exchange on the break, heavy punches and knees from both. Left hook by Chiasson, who circles around as Pennington charges. One minute to go. Trading knees to the body. Chiasson wrenches her down into guard. Pennington looks for a leg. Chiasson swats her legs for a while, then lands a series of shoulder strikes. 10-9 Chiasson.
Round 2: Body kick from Chiasson, 3-2 from Pennington. Good combo from Pennington, throwing heat to the body and head. Chiasson with a right cross and body kick. Counter right lands for her, but she can’t get the whizzer kick. Pennington puts her on the fence a minute in. Chiasson frames, digs in some hard knees as they separate. Pennington eats an uppercut, lands a right cross. Continuing to pressure. Counters land for her against the fence. Clean Superman punch two minutes in. Body jab. Chiasson low kick, Pennington body shots. Body kick exchange. Pennington forces her back with a nice combo. Chiasson responds with a level change, only to get caught in a 10-finger guillotine that forces a tap.
Final result: Pennington def. Chiasson by submission (10-finger guillotine choke)
265 lbs.: Don’Tale Mayes vs. Josh Parisian
Round 1: Early low kick from Mayes. Jab from Parisian in response. Teep by Mayes, who hauls Parisiaon to the fence and basically punches him to the ground. Nasty upkick by Parisian. One minute in. Mayes dives in with a right hand to land in side control. Short elbows. Solid left hands on the way up. He wrenches Parisian back down into side control two minutes in. Parisian does a good job of scrambling to his feet. Another nice takdeown by Mayes with two minutes to go.
Mayes gets the crucifix and starts dropping punches. Nasty elbows piling up. Looking for an americana, loses it. Parisian regains half guard. One minute to go. Mayes staying heavy. He steps over for a kneebar attempt at the bell. 10-9 Mayes.
Round 2: Parisian tries a fancy low kick and Mayes comes back with a flying knee, then lands some solid punches on the fence before shooting in. High-crotch puts Mayes on top. Parisian looking for a kimura. One minute in. Body punches from Mayes as he defends. He gets the arm out and settles in side control. Parisian kicks off the fence to stand, then lands a knee to the body. Looking for his own takedown, but Mayes counters it to land on top in half guard. Elbows to the body and head from Mayes. Two minutes to go.
Parisian looking for a kimura again. Mayes gives him a little headbutt to the ribs. Arm’s free. Hard elbow with a minute to go. Mayes looking for the back, landing punches from turtle. He pulls Parisian down back into side control. North-south. Aggressive humping from Mayes. Sorry, “hip strikes.” 10-9 Mayes.
Round 3: 1-2 and front kick from Mayes, who follows with a jumping crane kick. Parisian comes back with a clean spinning elbow, but gets taken down into half guard. Elbows from Mayes. Parisian spins for a leg a minute in, can’t get it. Mayes standing over him, tries an uppercut as Parisian stands. Nice body lock takedown. Looking for the back. Side control, crucifix. Dropping elbows with two minutes to go.
Parisian trying to bridge but the elbows pile up until the ref intervenes.
Final result: Mayes def. Parisian by TKO (elbows)
155 lbs.: Jordan Leavitt vs. Matt Sayles
Round 1: Sayles catches an early body kick. Leavitt with a glancing front kick. Sayles to the body, stuffs a shot. One minute in. Leavitt nearly lands a spinning back fist. He shoots, sprawled on. Sayles holding onto the front headlock. Leavitt manages to turn and re-shoot. Can’t get the inside trip two minutes in. Sayles wraps up a guillotine, can’t get it, back to the clinch. The next trip puts Leavitt on top in half guard. Sayles trying to scoot to the fence. Two minutes to go.
Leavitt moves to mount, Sayles regains butterfly guard. Elbow from Leavitt, who wraps up an anaconda choke. Leavitt squeezing for his life as they roll. Sayles manages to work his way free and looks for his own takedown. Another gator roll from Leavitt, then an attempted back take. Sayles stands and throws before the bell. 10-9 Leavitt.
Round 2: Sayles digs a right to the body, then sprawls on the first shot. Trying to open up on the fence. Low kick connects, more body work. One minute in. Leavitt tries a flying knee. He shoots, denied, lands a knee and jumps guard on a guillotine. Sayles rolls free and looks for his own double-leg, slamming Leavitt to the mat. Leavitt with an odd inverted triangle sort of position two minutes in. It doesn’t look deep, but it forces Sayles to tap.
Final result: Leavitt def. Sayles by submission (inverted triangle choke)
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