UFC on ESPN+ 103 live results: Anthony Hernandez vs. Michel Pereira

Action inside the Octagon is back inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada for the second straight week for UFC on ESPN+ 103.

The main event is a battle of rising middleweight contenders, both in their first UFC main event, as Anthony Hernandez takes on Michel Pereira. Both are on long win streaks as Hernandez is on a five-fight win streak while Pereira comes in riding an eight-fight win streak.

In the co-main event, it is a battle of ranked bantamweights as Rob Font squares off against Kyler Phillips. Also on the main card is a flyweight bout pitting Charles Johnson against Sumudaerji; a bantamweight bout between Jake Hadley and the debuting Cameron Smotherman; and a featherweight battle between veterans Darren Elkins and Daniel Pineda.

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> Heavyweights- Austen Lane (12-5 1 NC, 0-2 1 NC UFC) vs. Robelis Despaigne (5-1, 1-1 UFC)

They trade kicks and Despaigne gets tripped up to the mat and Lane gets on top. Lane with some body shots from the top. Lane with more shots from the top. They work to their feet along the fence. Lane gets it back to the mat and controls and lands from the top to end the round. 10-9 Lane.

They trade some shots with Lane landing solidly. Not a lot of action as they’re feeling each other out. Lane pressing forward as Despaigne lands a right hand. Lane looks for a takedown against the fence. Despaigne defends as they separate. Despaigne with an inside leg kick. Despaigne lands a jab. Despaigne lands a pair of hard right hands and Lane is backing up. Despaigne with a leg kick. Lane shoots for a takedown and is able to get it. He steps into mount and lands but holds on. 10-9 Despaigne, 19-19.

Lane with a body kick. Despaigne lands a stiff jab. They trade and Lane looks for a takedown. Despaigne defends against the fence as he has the neck. Despaigne with some elbows as Lane is leaning, but Lane is able to score the takedown. Lane with body shots from the top. Lane continuing to land from the top as Despaigne is pinned on the bottom. Lane gets the mount and lands several big punches from the top as he closes the fight out strong. 10-9 Lane, 29-28 Lane.

Official Result- Austen Lane def. Robelis Despaigne by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Melissa Martinez (7-1, 0-1 UFC) vs. Alice Ardelean (9-6, 0-1 UFC)

Martinez lands a left hand. She lands again. They trade in close range. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez circling around. Ardelean throwing but Martinez is circling away. Ardelean connects with a jab. Martinez lands a leg kick. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez with a hard leg kick. Martinez with a body kick and Ardelean lands after. They trade and Ardelean lands with more volume. 10-9 Ardelean.

Martinez lands a left hand. They trade as they circle around. Ardelean lands a left hand as Martinez is circling around. Ardelean lands a jab. Martinez lands a leg kick. Martinez with a high kick. Martinez lands a combination after Ardelean lands. Ardelean lands a leg kick and Martinez lands a leg kick. Ardelean lands a right hand. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez lands a left hand. Martinez with a leg kick then a high kick. Ardelean lands a right hand. Martinez with a head kick. She lands another. 10-9 Martinez, 19-19.

They both connect to start the third. Martinez with a leg kick and Ardelean connects with a left hand. Martinez with a leg kick and Ardelean lands a combination. Ardelean lands to the body and grabs the body lock against the fence. Martinez lands an elbow that cuts Ardelean open. They separate. Martinez lands a body kick and Ardelean lands a right hand. Martinez lands an elbow. Ardelean with a right hand. Martinez lands a kick to the body and Ardelean is hurt and Martinez lands a combo after and timeout is called claiming a low blow. They look at the replay and it wasn’t a low blow and they continue the fight instead of stopping it. Martinez lands a leg kick. Martinez with a head kick. 10-9 Martinez, 29-28 Martinez.

Official Result- Melissa Martinez def. Alice Ardelean by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Strawweights- Jessica Penne (14-7, 3-5 UFC) vs. Elise Reed (7-4, 3-4 UFC)

Penne lands a leg kick and a right hand. Reed lands a leg kick. They tie up and Reed lands a knee before they separate. Reed lands a leg kick. Penne with a leg kick and she shoots for a takedown against the fence. Penne has the body lock and Reed is defending with punches. They separate but Penne is able to score a takedown, but they quickly scramble. Penne grabs the body lock and pushes it to the fence. Penne is landing knees as Reed is throwing punches and landing some. They are separated. Reed lands a right hand. Penne with a leg kick. Penne lands a solid right hand late. 10-9 Penne.

They trade kicks. Penne with a right hand. Penne lands a combination. Penne with a body kick as Reed lands a left hand. They trade combinations. Reed with a stiff jab. Penne grabs the body and pushes it to the fence. Penne with some knees. They separate and Reed lands a big left hand that stumbles Penne. Reed with a stiff calf kick. Penne lands a combo. Reed with a leg kick and Penne lands a counter right hand. Reed lands a right hand. Reed with a spin kick. Penne with some kicks. They trade. Penne shoots for a takedown and lands a knee from the clinch. Reed lands a right hand and Penne with some late knees. 10-9 Reed, 19-19.

Reed lands a front kick. Reed with a few more kicks. Penne fakes a takedown and lands a right hand. Penne with a high front kick. Reed with a left hand. Reed with some right hands. They trade before a brief tie-up on the fence, but separate to the center. Penne lands a right hand. Penne lands a right hand. They trade right hands. Penne with a knee as Reed lands some punches. Penne with another knee and Reed connects with a left hand on the break. Reed scores with a combination. Penne with a right hand and Reed lands a left hand. Reed with a flurry and then ends it with a big late flurry. 10-9 Reed, 29-28 Reed.

Official Result- Elise Reed def. Jessica Penne by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Bantamweights*- Joselyne Edwards (13-6, 4-4 UFC) vs. Tamires Vidal (7-3, 1-2 UFC)

*Edwards missed weight by three pounds

Vidal with a leg kick. Edwards with a body kick and they trade heavy leg kicks. Edwards with a body kick and lands a jab to the body. They clinch against the fence. Vidal almost gets it down but they remain tied up. Edwards with some body shots as Vidal is trying to get it down. They separate. Vidal lands some hard punches as Edwards lands some kicks. Edwards with a spinning back fist. Edwards lands some leg kicks and another back fist. They trade and Edwards with some big punches. Edwards lands a combination and a body kick. Edwards lands a hard combination. Vidal with two big right hands. Edwards looks for a takedown and Vidal lands elbows, but Edwards scores the takedown near the end. 10-9 Edwards.

Edwards with a high kick. Vidal with a leg kick and Edwards lands a right hand. Edwards lands a body kick. Edwards lands a pair of overhand rights. They tie up and Vidal gets the back and lands some right hands. Vidal with some knees to the legs as Edwards lands some back elbows. They separate and Vidal lands a high kick, but Edwards lands a flurry and scores a takedown. Edwards working from the half-guard. Vidal tries to scramble up from the bottom but Edwards keeps her down. They scramble but Edwards keeps it down and lands an elbow. 10-9 Edwards, 20-18 Edwards.

Edwards pressing forward and landing front kicks. They clinch and Vidal lands a knee before separating. Vidal with some leg kicks and Edwards lands a flurry of punches. Edwards lands a combination. They clinch and Vidal with a knee. Vidal tries a spinning back fist but Edwards ducks and gets a takedown. Edwards with several big elbows from the top. Edwards mixing elbows to the head and body and now lands some punches. Vidal looks for a heel hook from the bottom. Edwards gets out and starts landing punches from the back. Edwards looking for a choke as she has the back. Edwards with some body shots. Edwards squeezing the choke and it forces Vidal to tap late in the fight. Dominant showing from Edwards.

Official Result- Joselyne Edwards def. Tamires Vidal by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:33 of Round 3

> Bantamweights- Brad Katona (14-3, 4-3 UFC) vs. Jean Matsumoto (15-0, 1-0 UFC)

They trade kicks. Katona with a leg kick and lands a right hand. They trade and Matsumoto lands a solid right hand. Matsumoto with a big right hand. Katona lands a right hand. Katona with a body kick and Matsumoto lands a combination. Matsumoto lands another combo. They tie up and Katona with a knee. Katona with a body shot against the fence. Katona lands a left hand as they break. Matsumoto with a leg kick. Katona with a standing elbow then follows with a right hand. Matsumoto lands a leg kick. They trade and clinch against the fence. Matsumoto looking to get it down as Katona lands elbows to defend. They break to the center. They trade. Matsumoto looks for a takedown but Katona defends. Katona with a knee to the body. Katona lands an elbow. 10-9 Katona.

They trade inside the pocket and Matsumoto lands a solid combination. Matsumoto with a leg kick as Katona lands a right hand. Matsumoto with a jab as Katona was coming forward. They tie up and Katona opens a cut on Matsumoto with an elbow and lands another as they break. They trade solid combinations. Katona lands a right hand and then a left hand. Katona with some big punches in the pocket. They trade and Katona looks for the takedown as Matsumoto defends. Matsumoto lands some solid punches and then some leg kicks. Katona is also cut open. Matsumoto lands a combination. Katona lands a combination. Matsumoto shoots for a takedown but Katona defends. They trade knees as Matsumoto looks for a late guillotine choke. 10-9 Matsumoto, 19-19.

Matsumoto lands a big right hand. They trade kicks. Katona comes in and Matsumoto lands a combination. Katona gets a takedown along the fence but they get right to the feet. Katona tries to get it down and Matsumoto may have grabbed the fence. They separate. They trade inside the pocket. Matsumoto with a pair of leg kicks. Katona lands a right hand. Katona tries a takedown but they scramble. Katona with some hard punches. They tie up against the fence. Matsumoto is bleeding badly and has the neck. He lets go and they trade knees. Matsumoto gets it down and lands but Katona gets up and scores a takedown but they scramble up at the end. Good fight. 10-9 Matsumoto, 29-28 Matsumoto.

Official Result- Jean Matsumoto def. Brad Katona by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- #7 Matheus Nicolau (19-4-1, 7-3 UFC) vs. #14 Asu Almabayev (20-2, 3-0 UFC)

Almabayev with an inside leg kick. Nicolau lands a right hand as Almabayev was landing a calf kick. Almabayev just misses a spin kick to the jaw. They’re feeling out the timing for a lot of this round. Nicolau lands a jab. Nicolau with a jab to the body. Almabayev lands a body kick. Not much of a round. 10-9 Almabayev.

Almabayev lands a knee to the body and Nicolau tries a takedown but they scramble right up. Nicolau lands a right hand. Nicolau with a left hook. Nicolau lands a solid calf kick. Almabayev with his own calf kick. Almabayev shoots for a single leg but Nicolau is defending. Nicolau with a right hand and he breaks away. Almabayev shoots again and Nicolau defends with elbows. They go to the mat and Nicolau has a guillotine choke locked in. It was in tight but Almabayev is able to escape to his feet. Nicolau with a leg kick. 10-9 Nicolau, 19-19.

Almabayev with some leg kicks. Almabayev lands a right hand and Nicolau stumbles to the mat. Almabayev jumps on top and starts landing but Nicolau has recovered and looks for a leg lock. They scramble and Almabayev lands from the top. They’re scrambling on the mat but Almabayev is able to stay on the feet. Almabayev with some elbows from the top. Nicolau throwing from the bottom but Almabayev keeps landing from the top. Nicolau with a few elbows from the bottom. Almabayev continues to land from the top. They scramble up late. 10-9 Almabayev, 29-28 Almabayev.

Official Result- Asu Almabayev def. Matheus Nicolau by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Featherweights- Darren Elkins (28-11, 18-10 UFC) vs. Daniel Pineda (28-16 3 NC, 5-7 1 NC UFC)

Elkins with a pair of punches and gets a takedown. Pineda locks in a guillotine choke and has it mounted and keeps it locked in as they roll. Elkins is able to escape and is in the guard of Pineda. Elkins working from the top. Pineda is bleeding everywhere after being cut open from some elbows from Elkins. Pineda locks in another guillotine choke as they roll. Elkins is able to get out and Pineda stays on top. Elkins takes the back as they scramble up. They scramble back down and Pineda ends up in mount and lands some elbows. Pineda with some punches and lands heavy shots to end the round. 10-9 Pineda.

Pineda lands an elbow and then trips Elkins up with a leg kick. Pineda lands to the body. Pineda lands a right hand. They clinch and Pineda lands to the body as Elkins lands a right hand. Elkins scores a takedown. Pineda attacks with the guillotine choke. They scramble up and trade punches. Pineda jumps the guillotine as they go to the mat but Elkins gets out. Pineda looks for a triangle choke and lands an elbow from the bottom. Elkins lands some punches from the top. Elkins with big elbows. 10-9 Elkins, 19-19.

Elkins shoots for a takedown right away but Pineda defends. Elkins lands a combination. Elkins gets a takedown but they get right up. Elkins tries to drag it down but Pineda slips out and ends up on top. Pineda takes the back of Elkins but they scramble all over the place. They get to their feet and separate. Pineda defends a takedown attempt from Elkins. Elkins lands as they get to their feet. Pineda with a hard leg kick and Elkins gets tripped up. They trade and Elkins tries for an exhausted takedown attempt. They get up and trade knees. Elkins with a combination. Pineda with a heavy leg kick and goes for a guillotine choke. Elkins ends up on top and lands some elbows. They are both bleeding all over the place as the fight ends. Wild fight. 10-9 Elkins, 29-28 Elkins.

Official Result- Darren Elkins def. Daniel Pineda by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Jake Hadley (11-3, 3-3 UFC) vs. Cameron Smotherman (11-4, 0-0 UFC)

Hadley with an inside leg kick. He lands another. Smotherman lands a right hand and Hadley back to landing leg kicks. They trade punches. Smotherman with a combination. Hadley lands a left hand. Hadley with a body kick and Smotherman lands a counter right hand. Smotherman lands to the body. They trade. Smotherman landing with more volume as the round goes on. Smotherman connects to the body. Smotherman with a combination ending with a body kick. Smotherman lands a right hand. 10-9 Smotherman.

They get going but Hadley lands an early groin strike and timeout is called. They get back going and trade inside the pocket. Both land solid left hooks. Smotherman with a combination. Hadley lands a solid left hand. Smotherman with a pair of right hands. Smotherman lands a combination to the body. Hadley with a straight left hand. Hadley with a pair of leg kicks. Smotherman lands a right hand. They trade and an eye poke forces a timeout. Hadley gets a point taken away. They get back to action and Hadley tries to get a takedown. Hadley lands to the body. 10-8 Smotherman, 20-17 Smotherman.

They have a wild exchange to start the third before Hadley pushes it to the fence. They separate and both land combinations. Hadley with a leg kick. Hadley lands a left hand. Smotherman lands to the combination. Smotherman lands more to the body and lands a knee. Smotherman with a flurry. Hadley lands a left hand. Smotherman lands a groin strike on Hadley and timeout is called. They get back to action. Smotherman lands a right hand. Smotherman lands a big combination against the fence. Hadley lands a combo. 10-9 Smotherman, 30-26 Smotherman.

Official Result- Cameron Smotherman def. Jake Hadley by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)

> Flyweights- Charles Johnson (16-6, 5-4 UFC) vs. Sumudaerji (16-6, 3-3 UFC)

Johnson blitzes forward and throws before pushing Sumudaerji against the fence. They separate and Johnson lands a right hand. Sumudaerji with a leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a calf kick and a right hand. Sumudaerji with an inside leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a left hand and a leg kick. Johnson lands a flurry to the head and body and pushes it against the fence. Johnson with some knees. They break apart. Johnson chasing Sumudaerji around the fence and landing. They trade along the fence. 10-9 Johnson.

Sumudaerji with an inside leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a pair of jabs. Sumudaerji landing as they’re circling around and he’s keeping Johnson at range. Johnson with a leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Johnson lands a front kick. Johnson lands a leg kick. Sumudaerji lands a left hand. Johnson lands some big punches and he drops Sumudaerji with a flurry. Johnson landing lots of punches looking for the finish as Sumudaerji is defending. Sumudaerji with a big upkick. Johnson gets on top and Sumudaerji looks for a triangle choke. They sweep and scramble and Sumudaerji grabs the back. They get to their feet. Johnson gets a takedown but Sumudaerji sweeps and they scramble. Wild end to the round. 10-9 Johnson, 20-18 Johnson.

Sumudaerji with a spinning hook kick. He grabs the leg of Johnson and briefly gets him down but they pop right up. Sumudaerji with a leg kick. He lands a left hand. Johnson lands a left hand. He lands another. Johnson landing with more volume as the round is going on as he is pressuring. Sumudaerji lands a leg kick. Sumudaerji now landing with more volume. Johnson scores a takedown and is in side control. They scramble to their feet. They scramble to the mat and Sumudaerji looks for a D’Arce choke. Sumudaerji with a knee on the way up and they trade in a wild exchange. Very fun fight. 10-9 Sumudaerji, 29-28 Johnson.

Official Result- Charles Johnson def. Sumudaerji by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- #10 Rob Font (20-8, 10-7 UFC) vs. #12 Kyler Phillips (12-2, 6-1 UFC)

Phillips lands a high kick and scores a takedown. Phillips is in side control. Phillips scrambles to the guard but moves back to side control. Phillips keeps scrambling and remains in side control. Phillips with several elbows from the top as he is in the half-guard. Phillips lands another pair of elbows. Phillips goes back to side control and lands a side elbow. Phillips with more elbows as he has total control on the mat. They scramble up and Phillips lands a spin kick. Font with an uppercut and lands a right hand. Font lands an uppercut as they break. Phillips with a combo and Font with another uppercut. 10-9 Phillips.

Font lands a right hand. Phillips is able to get a takedown. They get to their feet and Phillips lands a right hand. Font lands a right hand. Font with a jab. They briefly tie up but break. Font lands a right hand. Font lands to the body. Font lands a combination and they clinch against the fence. Font lands a big right hand. Font lands a combination. Phillips with a leg kick. Font with a combination. Font with a right hand. Font lands and they clinch but quickly break. Font with a double jab. They tie up and Phillips with a late takedown. 10-9 Font, 19-19.

Phillips with a leg kick and gets a takedown. They get to their feet and separate. Phillips lands a combination. Font with a right hand. Font with a flurry. Phillips lands a leg kick. Phillips with a short leg kick. Phillips works the jab but Font lands a right hand. Font with a stiff jab. Font lands an uppercut. Font with another right hand. Phillips lands a calf kick. Phillips looks for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Font lands a combination. Phillips lands a solid right hand. Font lands a right hand. They trade late. 10-9 Font, 29-28 Font.

Official Result- Rob Font def. Kyler Phillips by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Middleweights- #13 Anthony Hernandez (12-2 1 NC, 6-2 UFC) vs. #14 Michel Pereira (31-11 2 NC, 9-2 UFC)

Pereira landing a lot to start. He lands a body kick then a flurry to the head and body and has Hernandez hurt after body shots. Hernandez looks for a takedown but Pereira is defending as they’re clinched, but they separate. Hernandez lands a right hand. Hernandez lands an elbow. Hernandez with a spin kick. Hernandez throws a flurry and ties it up against the fence but they break apart. Hernandez lands a right hand. Hernandez tries a takedown but Pereira defends. Pereira with a pair of knees from the Thai clinch. Hernandez lands a combo. Hernandez lands a spinning elbow. Hernandez scores a takedown. Hernandez lands from the top at the end. 10-9 Hernandez.

They clinch right up against the fence. Timeout for an eye poke by Hernandez. They trade and clinch but quickly break. Hernandez shoots and Pereira grabs the neck. Pereira looks for a guillotine choke. Hernandez gets out and is on top. Hernandez with some elbows from the top. Hernandez gets the mount and looks for an arm-triangle choke but Pereira gets out and scrambles up. Hernandez gets a takedown. They pop right up but Hernandez gets it right back down. Hernandez with a big flurry from the top. Hernandez with big punches and may have landed an illegal knee. Hernandez with heavy elbows and lands some right hands. 10-8 Hernandez, 20-17 Hernandez.

Hernandez goes for the takedown right away as he grabs the body lock. They separate but Hernandez pushes it back against the fence and scores the takedown. Hernandez with some elbows and starts landing punches. Hernandez with elbows to the body and legs. Hernandez gets the full mount and lands. Hernandez with a big right hand from the top. Hernandez gets an arm-triangle locked in. It wasn’t quite in and Hernandez lets go and lands a pair of hammerfists. Hernandez has the back and lands some elbows to the body. Hernandez continues to land from the top. 10-8 Hernandez, 30-25 Hernandez.

Pereira looks exhausted. Hernandez pushes it to the fence immediately. They separate. Hernandez lands a right hand and Pereira lands a knee as Hernandez gets it down. Hernandez landing from the back. Hernandez gets it back down right after they get up and lands from the top. Hernandez with punches from the back as they get to their feet. Hernandez scores a takedown. Hernandez with lots of hammerfists from the top. Hernandez with some elbows. Pereira is able to scramble to his feet. Hernandez lands a spinning elbow. 10-9 Hernandez, 40-34 Hernandez.

Hernandez shoots for a takedown right away as they tie up against the fence. Hernandez drags it down but they pop right up. They separate. Hernandez lands a right hand and scores a takedown. Hernandez with some elbows and Pereira is cut open. Hernandez keeps landing and it is stopped by Herb Dean. Complete domination from Hernandez.

Official Result- Anthony Hernandez def. Michel Pereira by TKO (strikes) at 2:22 of Round 5