UFC on ESPN+ 11 live results: Gustafsson vs. Smith

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Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 11: Gustafsson vs. Smith, emanating from the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.

The Octagon heads back to Sweden for the first time in two years with a light heavyweight main event featuring the country’s biggest star and the last two men to fall short against Jon Jones.

Former title challengers Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith do battle in the night’s five-round main event. Both men are coming off title fight losses to Jones- Gustafsson in December and Smith in March. Gustafsson looks to get back on track in front of his home country fans while Smith looks to score an upset in enemy territory.

Also on the main card is another light heavyweight bout as Jimi Manuwa goes against Aleksander Rakic, as well as a featherweight fight between Makwan Amirkhani and Chris Fishgold.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Joel Alvarez (15-2, 0-1 UFC) vs. Danilo Belluardo (12-3, 0-0 UFC)
Lightweights

Alvarez with a high kick right at the start. Alvarez with a left hand followed by a leg kick. Alvarez with a right hand and then another low kick. Belluardo with an inside kick. Belluardo gets a takedown into the half-guard. Belluardo passes the guard and lands from the top but Alvarez attacking from the bottom looking to set up a triangle. Alvarez threatens with a triangle late but time runs out. 10-9 Alvarez.

Belluardo with an elbow and Alvarez starts throwing high kicks coming forward and Belluardo is able to take him down. Belluardo passes to half-guard. Alvarez reverses to the top and starts landing lots of punches and Belluardo is in trouble and the referee steps in and stops the fight. Big finish by Alvarez as he gets his first UFC win.

Official Result- Joel Alvarez def. Danilo Belluardo by TKO (punches) at 2:22 of Round 2

> Darko Stosic (13-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Devin Clark (9-3, 3-3 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Clark with a body kick but eats a right hand from Stosic. Clark then drops Stosic with a jab but Stosic gets up and Clark grabs the back and they go to the mat. Clark is looking for back control but they end up scrambling to their feet and in the clinch. They trade knees against the fence and break and Clark lands a high kick. Stosic then rocks Clark with a right hand and they clinch again. Stosic then lands an elbow on the break and then Clark rocks Stosic with a spinning elbow. They clinch again. Stosic starts landing big punches as the separate. Stosic with a body kick. 10-9 Clark.

Clark throwing leg kicks. Both men looking to land the jab. Clark shooting for takedowns but Stosic sees them coming and defends. They clinch against the fence. They break and Clark lands some punches. Stosic yelling at Clark as he’s trying to bait him in. Clark looks for a takedown but defended by Stosic. Stosic picks Clark up high in the air. Clark tries to grab the top of the fence to block it but gets warned and Stosic slams him to the mat. Stosic with a right hand from the top and moves to the guard. Stosic lands more punches from the top and then an elbow. Stosic with more punches from the top. 10-9 Stosic, 19-19.

Clark gets an early takedown in the third and lands a punch and knee as Stosic stands up. Stosic now has the clinch advantage. Stosic dropping down for a takedown but can’t find it. Stosic misses a right hand as they break. Stosic is tired more but lands a left hook. Clark with a high kick then followed by a right hand. They trade knees in the clinch. Stosic takes Clark down for a brief second. They get up and Clark lands a combo. They trade punches. Clark with a high kick and a right hand. Clark shoots again but Stosic still defending. Clark with a combo as he is throwing a lot of volume. Clark with a combo on the break. Stosic throws some big punches and a couple land. We go the distance. 10-9 Clark, 29-28 Clark.

Official Result- Devin Clark def. Darko Stosic by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bea Malecki (2-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Eduarda Santana (3-0, 0-0 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

They both throw punches early. Santana landing the left hand. Santana gets a takedown. They get up and Santana gets another takedown. They get to their feet. They stay clinched up as Santana has the body lock and gets another brief takedown but back to their feet. They break. They trade punches. Santana with some leg kicks. They trade punches. 10-9 Santana.

They trade punches. Santana looks for a takedown but Malecki reverses and gets a takedown and is in the mount. Malecki landing punches and Santana gives up the back and Malecki looks for a rear-naked choke but Santana escapes. Malecki still has the back and continues to look for the choke. Malecki gets the choke locked in and Santana taps! Big win in front of the home crowd for Malecki.

Official Result- Bea Malecki def. Duda Santana by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:59 of Round 2

> Nick Hein (14-4 1 NC, 4-3 UFC) vs. Frank Camacho (21-7, 1-3 UFC)
Lightweights

Camacho with a body kick. Hein lands a left hand. Hein with a couple of left hands. Camacho tries a head kick but Hein circles away. Hein with a combo and gets a judo takedown but Camacho gets to his feet. Camacho with a body kick. Camacho with a knee to the body. Camacho with another body kick. Hein looking for the left hands and lands some. Camacho with another body kick. Hein with a low kick and follows with a left hand. Camacho with a body kick again. Camacho with more body kicks and follows with a right hand. Hein with a hard left hand that stumbles Camacho up. Hein with a body kick. They trade late. 10-9 Camacho.

Hein with a left hand but Camacho counters with a combo. Camacho with a right hand and Hein slips to the mat but gets up. Camacho with a body kick. Hein with a left hand. Camacho with a jab. Hein with a left and Camacho with a right. They trade punches. Camacho with a knee in the clinch and then a body kick. They continue to trade but Camacho throwing and landing more. Camacho with more body kicks. Camacho with a combo against the fence and landing to the body. Camacho with more body kicks and Hein is hurt from them. Camacho turning on the pressure against the fence. Camacho landing and rocks Hein with a right hand. Hein in a lot of trouble. Hein is out on his feet and Camacho lands a right hand and the referee stops it while Hein is on his feet but out of it. Impressive stoppage by Camacho as he really turned it on.

Official Result- Frank Camacho def. Nick Hein by TKO (punches) at 4:56 of Round 2

> Stevie Ray (22-8, 6-3 UFC) vs. Leonardo Santos (16-3-1, 5-0-1 UFC)
Lightweights

Santos hasn’t fought since 2016. Both being patient in the first round but Santos starts throwing body kicks. Santos with a leg kick. Ray with a leg kick of his own. Santos with a body kick. Ray attempts a head kick but whiffs on it and falls to a mat for a second. Santos with a body kick. Ray misses a left hand and Santos lands with a counter right hand that knocks Ray out cold! Wow, what a finish by Santos.

Official Result- Leonardo Santos def. Stevie Ray by knockout (punch) at 2:17 of Round 2

> Tonya Evinger (#12, 19-7 1 NC, 0-2 UFC) vs. Lina Lansberg (#13, 8-4, 2-3 UFC)
Women’s Bantamweights

They clinch early against the fence. Evinger looking for the underhooks to get a takedown with a trip. Not much is going on as both are struggling to get position. Lansberg lands a right hand as they break. Evinger clinches back up. Lansberg landed a short elbow that cut Evinger open. Evinger looking for the grind. Lansberg lands a knee in the clinch. Evinger with a knee to the body. Evinger is bleeding pretty heavily but the cut isn’t in a bad place. Lansberg gets a takedown and gets into mount and starts landing punches and is looking to finish. Lansberg with hammerfists and elbows from the top. Evinger survives. 10-9 Lansberg.

Lasnberg comes right out looking to fire away on Evinger but Evinger keeps her away. They clinch against the fence. Evinger has position control. Evinger gets Lansberg down to the ground. Evinger looking to take the back as she lands from the top. Evinger has back control. She is looking for a choke but Lansberg reverses positions and ends up on top and is landing punches. Evinger threatening with a kimura from the bottom but Lansberg is just holding on from the top. 10-9 Lansberg, 20-18 Lansberg.

They tie up right at the start of the third and Lansberg has clinch advantage against the fence. Both landing in the clinch but not doing a lot and they get broken up. They tie up and Lansberg lands a big knee. Evinger tries a takedown but Lansberg gets advantage as Evinger has wrist control. Lansberg landing from the side and Lansberg gets better position and is landing big punches. Evinger continuing to attempt wrist control. Evinger eating a lot of punches. Lansberg in side control and she rides out the fight there. 10-9 Lansberg, 30-27 Lansberg.

Official Result- Lina Lansberg def. Tonya Evinger by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-26)

> Rostem Akman (6-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Sergey Khandozhko (25-5-1, 0-0 UFC)
Welterweights

They are trading early and Akman gets the clinch against the fence. They break and Akman lands a leg kick. Khandozhko with a leg kick and misses a spin kick. Both miss on punches. Khandozhko with a spin kick to the body. Khandozhko with a left hand. Khandozhko with a leg kick and then another. Akman lands a right hand that fires up the crowd. Khandozhko misses a high spin kick. Akman with a short right hand. They trade punches and Akman hurts Khandozhko with a left hand. Khandozhko with a knee to the body as Akman rushed in. 10-9 Akman.

Akman with a combo. Khandozhko with a knee and a leg kick. Akman lands a right hand. Khandozhko with a body kick. Khandozhko looking to land the jab. Akman backs Khandozhko up with a right hand. Akman with more pressure. Khandozhko drops Akman with a combo and rushes to the ground and gets in the guard of Akman. Akman tries to roll for a kneebar but Khandozhko escapes to his feet. Akman shoots for a takedown against the fence. They scramble and are in north-south position. Akman into side control and ends the round there. 10-9 Khandozhko, 19-19.

Both men looking to land. Khandozhko with a right hand. They clinch and Khandozhko lands a left hook as they break. Khandozhko with a big left hook. Akman searching for a knockout punch. They go to the ground briefly. Khandozhko shoots for a takedown and has the back but Akman spins and has the advantage. Akman picks Khandozhko and gets him to the mat. Akman has back control and looks to drag Khandozhko down but they scramble and Khandozhko has the advantage. Akman is able to reverse and gets a takedown. Akman has back control but Khandozhko pushes him off. Akman has the neck. Khandozhko grabs the single leg and looking for the takedown but nothing happening. They break. Khandozhko with a punch that rocks Akman. Close fight. 10-9 Khandozhko, 29-28 Khandozhko.

Official Result- Sergey Khandozhko def. Rostem Akman by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Daniel Teymur (6-3, 0-3 UFC) vs. Sung Bin Jo (9-0, 0-0 UFC)
Featherweights

Teymur with a leg kick. Teymur with more leg kicks. Teymur hurts Jo with a punch and then starts throwing big punches. Jo survives but has his back against the fence as Teymur clinches. Jo lands a knee and they break. They are scrambling and Jo lands a knee. Teymur with a big takedown against the fence and in the guard of Jo. Teymur with some punches from the top. Jo goes for an armbar but Teymur escapes. Teymur still in the guard of Jo and lands some right hands. Jo gives up his back but Jo shakes him off and they get up. Jo with a knee followed by a right hand as they break. Teymur misses a big uppercut. 10-9 Teymur.

Jo lands a right hand. Teymur being patient early on. Teymur with a low kick. Jo misses a head kick. Teymur missing leg kicks. They trade and Jo lands a knee to the body. Both men circling around. Both men being more patient this round. Teymur with some leg kicks. They clinch and Jo with some knees to the body. The crowd is booing at them being more patient. Teymur with late punches. Much slower second round. 10-9 Jo, 19-19.

Teymur with a leg kick. Jo throws a right and tries a takedown but Teymur defends. Teymur then gets a takedown but Jo slips up to his feet. They trade and Jo lands a good counter right. Teymur with a takedown and into the guard of Jo. Teymur landing but Jo looks for a heel hook but they both end up on their feet. Teymur with a low kick. Teymur with a cracking right hand. Jo misses a head kick. Jo with a right hand and then another. Jo with a straight left hand. 10-9 Teymur, 29-28 Teymur.

Official Result- Daniel Teymur def. Sung Bin Jo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Damir Hadzovic (13-4, 3-2 UFC) vs. Christos Giagos (16-7, 2-3 UFC)
Lightweights

Giagos with a right hand. Giagos tries a takedown but lands a right hand as it is defended. Giagos with another right hand. They trade kicks. Giagos is the more busy fighter. Giagos with a body kick and then gets a big takedown right into side control. Giagos into the half-guard and landing punches but they scramble up. Giagos gets another takedown into the guard of Hadzovic. Giagos landing elbows and punches. They scramble up and trade late. 10-9 Giagos.

Giagos with an uppercut. They trade punches and Hadzovic lands a hard right hand. Giagos landing some more now. Hadzovic has a chin on him. Giagos with a body kick. Giagos changes levels and gets a takedown. They spin to their feet. Giagos lands a right hand. Giagos gets a takedown against the fence. Giagos moves to mount and gets the back and is looking for a choke. They get to their feet and Giagos still has the back and lands some knees to the legs. Giagos lands some punches. Hadzovic with a late takedown. 10-9 Giagos, 20-18 Giagos.

Hadzovic with a body kick. Giagos with a leg kick. Giagos gets a takedown and is in the full guard of Hadzovic. They get to their feet. Giagos with a combo and then a front kick. Giagos drops down for a single leg and completes the takedown. They get to their feet. Giagos looking for another takedown but Hadzovic defends and they break. Giagos misses badly on a takedown attempt and Hadzovic gets into his guard. Hadzovic landing some short punches from the top. 10-9 Giagos, 30-27 Giagos.

Official Result- Christos Giagos def. Damir Hadzovic by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-28)

> Makwan Amirkhani (14-3, 4-1 UFC) vs. Chris Fishgold (18-2-1, 1-1 UFC)
Featherweights

Amirkhani comes out fast trying to land a flying knee. Fishgold lands a right hand. We have an eye poke from Amirkhani and a timeout. Amirkhani lands a right hand as they return to action. Fishgold with a low kick that trips Amirkhani up. Fishgold with another inside leg kick. Amirkhani lands a left hand. Amirkhani changes levels and gets a takedown and is in the guard of Fishgold. Fishgold looking for a reverse triangle but Amirkhani slips out. They scramble as Amirkhani looks to pass guard and gets back into Fishgold’s full guard. Amirkhani tries a late guillotine but time runs out. 10-9 Amirkhani.

They trade early on. Amirkhani tries a jumping knee but Fishgold grabs the leg during it and stops it. Fishgold with a right hand. Amirkhani with a short uppercut. Fishgold tries a head kick but Amirkhani sees it coming. Fishgold with a leg kick and misses a right hand. Low blow by Amirkhani and we have a timeout. Back to action and Fishgold with a leg kick. Amirkhani tries a takedown but Fishgold grabs the neck for a choke but Amirkhani escapes into side control. Fishgold looking for a D’Arce choke from the bottom but Amirkhani gets out of it. Amirkhani now grabs the neck and has a anaconda choke locked in himself. Fishgold trying to escape but it is in deep and he taps! Amirkhani with the big submission win and the crowd goes crazy.

Official Result- Makwan Amirkhani def. Chris Fishgold by submission (anaconda choke) at 4:25 of Round 2

> Jimi Manuwa (#11, 17-5, 6-5 UFC) vs. Aleksander Rakic (11-1, 3-0 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Manuwa with a leg kick and Rakic fires back a leg kick. Rakic with a straight right hand followed by a leg kick. Rakic then knocks Manuwa out cold with a head kick! Oh my god. That was one of the most vicious head kick knockouts ever. Manuwa was down for a bit.

Official Result- Aleksander Rakic def. Jimi Manuwa by knockout (head kick) at :42 of Round 1

> Alexander Gustafsson (#2, 18-5, 10-5 UFC) vs. Anthony Smith (#4, 31-14, 7-4 UFC)
Light Heavyweights

Smith throws a right hand that barely misses and Gustafsson circles away. Smith just misses a right hand but lands a leg kick that gets checked by Gustafsson. Smith lands a left hook. Smith just misses a left hand. Smith with a leg kick. Smith just misses an overhand right and Gustafsson circles away. Smith with a leg kick. Smith landing leg kicks. Gustafsson lands a left hand that hurts Smith but doesn’t capitalize late. 10-9 Smith.

They are trading. Smith with leg kicks. Gustafsson with a leg kick. Smith with an inside leg kick and misses a swinging right hand. Gustafsson coming in-and-out of range. Smith having trouble closing the distance. Smith with a body kick. Smith lands a left hook. Smith with an uppercut and follows with a right hand and Gustafsson circles away. Smith with the left hook. Gustafsson is being elusive but isn’t doing much striking. Gustafsson with a right hand. He’s starting to throw a little more now. Gustafsson with a front kick. 10-9 Smith, 20-18 Smith.

Gustafsson with some close kicks. Smith lands a right hand but Gustafsson lands a harder counter right hand. Gusatfsson with a leg kick. Gusatfsson with some low kicks. Gustafsson with a right hand. Smith lands a right hand. Gustafsson with a right hand. Smith with a body kick. Gustafsson with a combo ending with a left hook to the body. Gustafsson with a leg kick. Smith with a leg kick. Gustafsson with a couple of jabs. Gustafsson with a combo. They both land leg kicks. Gustafsson with a body kick that hurts Smith and Gustafsson gets a big takedown into side control. Gustafsson ends the round on top. 10-9 Gustafsson, 29-28 Smith.

Gustafsson with a leg kick. Smith stalking Gustafsson while Gustafsson circles away. Smith with a leg kick. Gustafsson goes for a takedown but Smith defends and they scramble to the mat and Smith has the back. Smith has the hooks in but is too high and Gustafsson is looking to shake him off. Smith flattens Gustafsson out and Smith is landing punches from the back. Smith looking for the choke and has it locked in and Gustafsson taps out! What an impressive win for Smith, and that is a huge win for him.

Official Result- Anthony Smith def. Alexander Gustafsson by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:38 of Round 4