UFC on ESPN+ 96 live results: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Shamil Gaziev

It’s an afternoon of fights as the Octagon returns home for UFC On ESPN+ 96: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Originally scheduled to be the UFC’s debut in Saudi Arabia, this event was shifted to Las Vegas after several planned fights fell through, and it sees a heavyweight main event as Jairzinho Rozenstruik takes on the undefeated Shamil Gaziev. Rozenstruik is looking to rebound from a loss in May while Gaziev gets a main event in just his second UFC outing, looking to remain perfect and win his 13th straight fight.

The rest of the main card sees a light heavyweight bout pitting undefeated Vitor Petrino against Tyson Pedro; an interesting flyweight bout between Alex Perez and Muhammad Mokaev; a bantamweight bout between the returning undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov and newcomer Bekzat Almakhan; and a flyweight opener between ranked fighters as Matt Schnell takes on Steve Erceg.

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> Lightweights- Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (15-3, 0-0 UFC) vs. Loik Radzhabov (17-5-1, 1-1 UFC)

Al-Selwady with a leg kick. Radzhabov attacks the body. Al-Selwady with a heavy leg kick. Radzhabov hurts Al-Selwady with a punch and they clinch against the fence. Al-Selwady with some knees. They separate and Radzhabov lands a left hook and an uppercut. Al-Selwady with a leg kick then Radzhabov throws him to the mat and lands some heavy left hands. Radzhabov has the back against the fence. He’s landing left hands and keeps taking Al-Selwady down. Radzhabov with some right hands and has the neck. They separate. Radzhabov lands and lands some knees as Al-Selwady is circling around. Al-Selwady lands a big punch and Radzhabov is hurt. Al-Selwady lands a right hand. 10-9 Radzhabov.

Radzhabov lands a leg kick. They trade kicks after a brief clinch. Al-Selwady lands a big right hand as Radzhabov tried a jumping knee. Al-Selwady with a leg kick. He lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Al-Selwady gets a brief takedown. Al-Selwady lands a right hand. Al-Selwady gets a takedown. He’s in side control and looks for the choke. They scramble up and Radzhabov lands an uppercut followed by a knee. 10-9 Al-Selwady, 19-19.

They trade and Al-Selwady gets a brief takedown but they pop right back up. Radzhabov drops Al-Selwady with a right hand and starts landing from the top and gets the finish! What a finish from Radzhabov!

Official Result- Loik Radzhabov def. Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady by knockout (punches) at :49 of Round 3

> Lightweights- Ludovit Klein (20-4-1, 4-2-1 UFC) vs. AJ Cunningham (11-3, 0-0 UFC)

Klein lands a body kick and gets a takedown, but they get right up. They trade and Klein lands a left hand. Klein looks for a takedown and Cunningham lands a knee. Klein gets it down but they get up and Klein lands an elbow. They trade. Klein lands a big combination. Klein continuing to land big punches. Cunningham lands a body kick then a right hand. Klein with some body kicks then lands some punches to the body. Klein hurts Cunningham with a left hand. He lands a big left hand then a head kick. Klein drops Cunningham with a body kick and finishes it with some follow-up punches. Big impressive finish from Klein!

Official Result- Ludovit Klein def. AJ Cunningham by TKO (kick/punches) at 4:36 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Christian Leroy Duncan (9-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Claudio Ribeiro (11-4, 1-2 UFC)

Both landing leg kicks early and Duncan lands a big body kick. Both land a jab. Duncan with a spinning elbow. Duncan with a pair of kicks then lands a jab. Duncan with another leg kick. Duncan landing more and lands a step-in elbow. Ribeiro makes Duncan circle around as he lands. Duncan has Ribeiro against the fence and lands. They break. Ribeiro rushes forward and looks for a takedown against the fence. Duncan landing more as they’re clinched. Ribeiro lands some knees. 10-9 Duncan.

Duncan lands a jab. Duncan looking for a takedown against the fence. He gets the takedown and is in side control then gets the mount and starts landing lots of punches. Ribeiro gives up his back and Duncan continues to land and it is stopped. Impressive showing from Duncan throughout.

Official Result- Christian Leroy Duncan def. Claudio Ribeiro by TKO (strikes) at 1:57 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- Aiemann Zahabi (10-2, 4-2 UFC) vs. Javid Basharat (14-0 1 NC, 3-0 1 NC UFC)

Zahabi with some leg kicks early and Basharat lands a body kick. Zahabi lands a right hand. Basharat with a heavy leg kick. Zahabi lands a left hand. Basharat with a leg kick. Basharat with a body kick. Basharat continuing to land to the body with kicks. Zahabi lands a high kick. Basharat with a front kick. 10-9 Basharat.

They trade as Basharat is looking to land the jab. Basharat continues to work the jab. Zahabi with a leg kick. Zahabi lands a combination. Basharat with some leg and body kicks. Basharat with a body kick then lands a right hand. Zahabi with a body kick. Basharat with more body kicks. They trade inside the pocket. Zahabi lands a right hand. They trade right hands and Basharat lands a body kick. Basharat shoots for a takedown but they sprawl up. Basharat pressuring forward and landing. Zahabi lands a right hand. Zahabi hurts Basharat with a right hand. Close round. 10-9 Basharat, 20-18 Basharat.

Basharat pressing forward and lands some kicks. Zahabi lands a jab then a body kick. Basharat lands a right hand. Basharat with a combination. Basharat presses forward and they both land. Basharat landing the jab and both land inside the pocket. Zahabi with a combo. Zahabi with a high kick. He lands a left hand. Basharat with a pair of jabs. Basharat lands a big right hand. Zahabi with a left hand then some jabs. Zahabi gets the back and almost gets a takedown. Zahabi with a series of punches. They trade late. Good fight. 10-9 Zahabi, 29-28 Basharat.

Official Result- Aiemann Zahabi def. Javid Basharat by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Vinicius Oliveira (19-3, 0-0 UFC) vs. Bernardo Sopaj (11-2, 0-0 UFC)

Oliveira landing leg and body kicks early on. Sopaj with a leg kick. Oliveira lands a right hand. Oliveira with a leg kick. He lands two more. Oliveira lands a kick but it allows Sopaj to get a takedown. Sopaj landing from the inside of Oliveira’s guard. They get to their feet. Oliveira lands a body kick. Sopaj with a right hand. Oliveira with a hard leg kick after Sopaj lands a head kick. Sopaj with a leg kick. Sopaj gets a takedown right into mount. Sopaj with a big right hand from the top. 10-9 Sopaj.

Both trying for a takedown to start the second and Sopaj scores it. Sopaj gets the back and lands to the body. Sopaj with big right hands from the top and now Sopaj is in the half-guard. Sopaj gets the back once again and lands. Sopaj with big punches from the back. They stand and Oliveira is able to reverse to the top and starts landing big punches. Oliveira now landing left hands from the top. They stand and Oliveira drags it down and starts landing. Oliveira threatens with an arm-triangle choke but starts landing again. They stand and Oliveira with a big body kick. Sopaj lands a left hand. Oliveira lands a late head kick and Sopaj was almost finished but time ran out. Wild round. 10-9 Oliveira, 19-19.

Oliveira with a high kick. Sopaj lands a jab. Oliveira lands a big right hand and is chasing Sopaj down. Oliveira with a body kick. Sopaj lands a left hand. Oliveira with a leg kick then a right hand. Oliveira lands a pair of kicks. Oliveira with a leg kick then a left hand. Oliveira with a big combination. Oliveira lands a calf kick then a big right hand. Oliveira with a pair of kicks. Oliveira lands a big left hand then a combination. Oliveira with a leg kick then lands a left hand. Sopaj is retreating away and Oliveira rushes in with a flying knee that connects and Sopaj goes down out cold. What a vicious knockout by Oliveira.

Official Result- Vinicius Oliveira def. Bernardo Sopaj by knockout (flying knee) at 4:41 of Round 3

> Middleweights- Eryk Anders (15-8 1 NC, 7-8 1 NC UFC) vs. Jamie Pickett (13-10, 2-6 UFC)

Anders pressing forward and looks for a takedown. Pickett lands some knees to the body. Anders maintains the clinch but Pickett is able to escape. Anders lands a left hand. Pickett lands a nice right hand that hurts Anders. Anders tries for a takedown against the fence. They separate and trade and Pickett drops Anders with a right hand and gets on top. Anders is able to roll and gets Pickett down to the mat. They get to their feet and Anders lands a high kick before they clinch. Anders with some knees. 10-9 Pickett.

Anders lands a pair of leg kicks. Anders pushes forward and they trade before Anders gets the clinch. They separate. Anders lands a high kick. Pickett lands a right hand. Anders with a left hand and gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Pickett lands a right hand. Anders lands a combination as he pushes Pickett against the fence and scores a takedown. Anders nearly has the mount as he takes the back. Anders with some left hands. Anders with some left hands. 10-9 Anders, 19-19.

Anders pressing forward and both are swinging and Anders gets a takedown. Anders working from the half-guard and lands a left hand. Pickett rolls to the side and Anders is still landing right hands. Anders has the back and is landing but they get to their feet. Anders gets a takedown and is on top. Pickett is cut open. Anders ends the fight landing from the top. 10-9 Anders, 29-28 Anders.

Official Result- Eryk Anders def. Jamie Pickett by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Flyweights- #9 Matt Schnell (16-7 1 NC, 6-5 1 NC UFC) vs. #12 Steve Erceg (11-1, 2-0 UFC)

Schnell lands a combination. They clinch and Erceg pushes it to the fence but they separate. Schnell has a cut opened up. Both looking for openings. Erceg lands a big combination. Erceg lands a big right hand and then Schnell counters with a big right hand. Erceg lands a combination late. 10-9 Erceg.

They come out looking to trade and do. Erceg then lands a big left hook that knocks Schnell out cold. Wow, what a knockout by Erceg.

Official Result- Steve Erceg def. Matt Schnell by knockout (punch) at :26 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- #13 Umar Nurmagomedov (16-0, 4-0 UFC) vs. Bekzat Almakhan (16-1, 0-0 UFC)

Nurmagomedov lands a leg kick. Almakhan lands a body kick. Almakhan hurts Nurmagomedov with a right hand and Nurmagomedov is going for a takedown while he recovers. Nurmagomedov is in side control and takes the back. Nurmagomedov landing from the back as he has the body triangle locked in. Nurmagomedov now spins into the guard of Almakhan and lands a big elbow. He lands a couple more elbows. 10-9 Nurmagomedov.

Almakhan looking to land Nurmagomedov lands a body kick. Nurmagomedov gets a takedown and starts working from the top. They get to their feet and Almakhan lands a kick that was almost illegal. Nurmagomedov gets it back down and has the mount and was landing lots of punches but Almakhan was able to get out from the bottom. Nurmagomedov gets a takedown and has the back. He lands and Almakhan almost gets up but Nurmagomedov keeps it down and lands from the top. He gets the back and continues to land. 10-9 Nurmagomedov, 20-18 Nurmagomedov.

Almakhan lands to the body as Nurmagomedov lands a had kick. Nurmagomedov gets a takedown. He is landing a lot from the top as he gets the back of Almakhan. He continues to land and dominate but isn’t close to finishing nor getting a submission. Nurmagomedov gets the mount and lands from the top as the fight ends. 10-8 Nurmagomedov, 30-26 Nurmagomedov.

Official Result- Umar Nurmagomedov def. Bekzat Almakhan by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-26)

> Flyweights- #7 Alex Perez (24-7, 6-3 UFC) vs. #8 Muhammad Mokaev (10-0 1 NC, 5-0 UFC)

Mokaev with a leg kick. Mokaev lands a combination. Mokaev with a high kick followed by a left hand. Mokaev with a leg kick as Perez isn’t connecting. Perez shoots for a takedown but Mokaev lands a pair of knees that hurts him and they break. Perez shoots for a takedown but Mokaev defends. Mokaev looks for a takedown against the fence. Mokaev gets the mount and lands big punches to end the round. 10-9 Mokaev.

Mokaev shoots for a takedown and gets the back. They break and Perez lands a leg kick that trips Mokaev up. Mokaev tries for a takedown but Perez defends. Perez lands a combination and Mokaev is able to get a takedown. He lands from the top but they scramble up. Mokaev lands a jab. Mokaev lands an uppercut. Mokaev tries to get it down but Perez ends up on top. 10-9 Mokaev, 20-18 Mokaev.

Perez lands a right hand. Mokaev tries to get it down but Perez defends and has the neck. They get to their feet and Mokaev has the back against the fence. Mokaev gets it down and Perez is landing elbows. Mokaev gets a big suplex takedown but they pop up and he still has the back. They break and Mokaev looks to get it back down but Perez is defending. They separate. Mokaev tries to get it back down but Perez defends. Mokaev lands a combo and goes right back for the takedown and Perez is defending. They break. Mokaev tries to get it back down and Perez lands a knee to the body. Mokaev gets the back and has it as the fight ends. Close fight. 10-9 Mokaev, 30-27 Mokaev.

Official Result- Muhammad Mokaev def. Alex Perez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Light Heavyweights- Vitor Petrino (10-0, 3-0 UFC) vs. Tyson Pedro (10-4, 6-4 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Petrino swings wildly but misses. Pedro lands a leg kick. Petrino with a heavy leg kick. Pedro lands a leg kick. Petrino lands a jab. They trade body kicks. Petrino lands a big jab. Petrino just barely lands a body kick but follows with a right hand. Pedro lands a leg kick. 10-9 Petrino.

Petrino lands a leg kick. They trade and Petrino lands a combo. They clinch against the fence. Pedro lands a knee. Petrino is looking for a takedown. They separate. Petrino lands a jab. Pedro with a body kick then a leg kick. Pedro shoots for a takedown but Petrino defends. Pedro lands a leg kick. Petrino with a high body kick. Pedro with more leg kicks. Pedro lands a body kick. Petrino lands a jab then a body kick. He lands another. 10-9 Pedro, 19-19.

Petrino lands a head kick. Petrino lands a jab then a leg kick. Petrino with another stiff jab. They tie up against the fence and Petrino tries to get it down as he has the back. Petrino gets a big slam takedown. Petrino has the back on the mat and is looking to set something up. They get up but Petrino gets it right back down. Petrino controlling from the top and looked for the mount but has back control again. Petrino ends the fight from the top. 10-9 Petrino, 29-28 Petrino.

Official Result- Vitor Petrino def. Tyson Pedro by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Heavyweights- #12 Jairzinho Rozenstruik (13-5, 7-5 UFC) vs. Shamil Gaziev (12-0, 1-0 UFC)

Rozenstruik lands some leg kicks and they both land right hands. Rozenstruik lands a leg kick. Rozenstruik lands a jab. Gaziev tries a takedown but Rozenstruik defends and lands a right hand. He lands another. Gaziev just misses a right hand and Rozenstruik lands a jab. Gaziev lands a right hand and they tie up against the fence. Gaziev gets a takedown. Gaziev ends the round working from the top. 10-9 Gaziev.

Gaziev pressing forward and both men land. Gaziev lands a left hand. Rozenstruik lands a jab. Gaziev lands a knee to the body. Rozenstruik with a jab. Gaziev lands a solid right hand. Rozenstruik lands a leg kick. Rozenstruik with a jab. Gaziev grabs a single leg but Rozenstruik is able to defend and Gaziev lets go. They’re clinched against the fence. Gaziev lands a knee. Rozenstruik with some short shots. 10-9 Rozenstruik, 19-19.

Rozenstruik lands a jab and a leg kick. Gaziev lands a right hand. Rozenstruik working the jab. Rozenstruik lands a jab then a leg kick. Rozenstruik working the jab. He lands it to the head and body as Gaziev is doing nothing. Gaziev lands a right hand but continues to get hit by Rozenstruik. Rozenstruik lands a big combination. Rozenstruik lands a hard jab. Gaziev lands a right hand. Rozenstruik landing more and Gaziev lands a right hand. 10-9 Rozenstruik, 29-28 Rozenstruik.

Rozenstruik lands a leg kick followed by a jab. Gaziev lands a combo and they trade in a wild exchange. They’re tied up against the fence. They separate and Rozenstruik is landing the jab. Rozenstruik with a jab then a left hook then lands a big combination. Rozenstruik lands a right hand but gets wobbled from a right hand by Gaziev. Rozenstruik back to landing the jab. Rozenstruik lands a hard leg kick. Rozenstruik lands a jab that knocks the mouth piece of Gaziev out. Rozenstruik lands a big right hand and has a late flurry. 10-9 Rozenstruik, 39-37 Rozenstruik.

The fight is stopped after the fourth round after Gaziev said he couldn’t see and referee Marc Goddard decided to stop the fight.

Official Result- Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Shamil Gaziev by TKO (referee stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 4