UFC on ESPN 61 live results: Marcin Tybura vs. Serghei Spivac 2

The Octagon is back in Sin City this weekend as UFC action returns to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for UFC on ESPN 61.

Headlining this weekend’s card is a rematch between top-ten ranked heavyweights as eighth-ranked Marcin Tybura battles ninth-ranked Serghei Spivac. The two first fought in February 2020, a fight Tybura won by decision. Tybura has gone 7-2 since that fight, winning three of his last four, while Spivac has gone 6-2 since then, looking to get back into the win column after suffering a loss in his last fight.

Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between Damon Jackson and Chepe Mariscal; welterweight prospect Danny Barlow battles debuting Nikolay Veretennikov; Chris Gutierrez takes on short-notice opponent Quang Le in his debut in bantamweight action; and a battle of ranked women’s bantamweights as Yana Santos takes on Chelsea Chandler.

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> Women’s Strawweights- Stephanie Luciano (5-1-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Talita Alencar (5-0-1, 1-0 UFC)

Alencar with a head kick to start. Alencar lands a pair of left hands and a leg kick. They trade punches. Luciano lands a right hand as she is pressuring. Luciano lands a left hand. They’re trading evenly thus far as Alencar lands a right hand. Alencar lands a right hand. Luciano lands a stiff right hand then they clinch against the fence. They separate and Luciano lands a knee to the body then Alencar lands a right hand. Luciano with a jumping kick and a big knee to the body. 10-9 Luciano.

Alencar lands a right hand into a takedown, but Luciano is able to scramble up and they clinch against the fence. They separate. Alencar lands a leg kick. Alencar shoots for a takedown but Luciano sprawls to the top and stands. Alencar is forced to stand. Luciano with a leg kick. Luciano with a big body kick and lands a pair of leg kicks. Luciano lands another big body kick. Both are throwing and Luciano lands a leg kick. They clinch for a moment but Luciano lands on the break. Luciano with a jumping high kick. 10-9 Luciano, 20-18 Luciano.

Alencar coming out throwing and lands a body kick. Luciano lands a jab. Luciano lands a combination as she backs Alencar up. Alencar lands a right hand. They trade and Luciano lands a jumping knee that knocks Alencar to the mat. Alencar on the mat and Luciano lands some leg kicks before letting her up. Luciano with a jumping switch kick. They clinch. Both look for underhooks before separating. Luciano lands a flurry. Alencar lands a combination. 10-9 Luciano, 30-27 Luciano.

Official Result- Stephanie Luciano def. Talita Alencar by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Featherweights- Youssef Zalal (14-5-1, 4-3-1 UFC) vs. Jarno Errens (14-5-1, 1-2 UFC)

Zalal lands a leg kick as Errens lands a body jab. They trade leg kicks and Errens lands a right hand to the body. Errens with an uppercut. Errens with a combination. We have a quick timeout for an eye poke. They get back to action and trade. Zalal shoots for a takedown but the fence blocks it. Zalal gets a takedown then quickly takes the back. Errens stands and Zalal is on his back. Zalal working for a choke and has it in and Errens taps! Impressive finish from Zalal.

Official Result- Youssef Zalal def. Jarno Errens by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:52 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- Jhonata Diniz (7-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Karl Williams (10-1, 3-0 UFC)

Diniz with a leg kick as both are pawing the jab. Diniz with another leg kick. They trade right hands and Diniz with a calf kick. Williams lands a jab. Williams rocks Diniz with a jab then Diniz wobbles Williams with a right hand. Diniz lands another right hand. Williams with a combination and Diniz with a calf kick. Diniz wobbles Williams again with a right hand. Diniz with a leg kick. Diniz with an inside leg kick. The pace has slowed. 10-9 Diniz.

Diniz lands a combination. They trade in close range. Diniz lands a leg kick. Diniz with more leg kicks as he works the jab. Diniz with a left hook. Williams lands a right hand. Diniz with a pair of jabs followed by a right hand. Diniz with a left hook. They trade and Diniz lands a solid right hand. Diniz with another right hand. Williams lands a solid combination. They trade jabs. Williams works the jab and they have a heavy exchange. Diniz with a leg kick. Diniz with a high kick and combination. 10-9 Diniz, 20-18 Diniz.

Williams with a short leg kick. They trade jabs and Diniz lands a body kick. Diniz lands a right hand. Williams with a body kick. Diniz with a heavy calf kick then hurts Williams with a big left hook. Williams grabs Diniz and tries to get him down. Williams gets it down for a moment but they scramble up. Williams has the back and gets Diniz down. Williams gets on top and is landing. He continues to land as Diniz is covering up. Williams with some late hammerfists as he tries to finish it but they make it the distance.

Official Result- Jhonata Diniz def. Karl Williams by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Women’s Bantamweights- #8 Karol Rosa (17-6, 6-3 UFC) vs. #11 Pannie Kianzad (16-8, 5-5 UFC)

Rosa with some heavy leg kicks early. Kianzad lands some leg kicks and lands to the body. Rosa with more leg kicks. Rosa with a combo and then lands a jab. They trade inside the pocket. Rosa with another calf kick. She lands another leg kick. Rosa with a right hand then a leg kick. They trade left hands. Kianzad lands a right hand. Rosa lands a leg kick. Kianzad with a right hand then a left hook. Rosa with an inside leg kick. Kianzad with some left hands. Rosa with a combination. Kianzad stumbles as she’s having trouble standing. Rosa with a calf kick. Kianzad lands a right hand. 10-9 Rosa.

They trade as Rosa works the leg kick. Kianzad lands a right hand. They trade inside the pocket as Rosa lands a big flurry. Rosa with a calf kick. Kianzad lands a combo. Rosa with a heavy leg kick and a big flurry and they trade big shots inside close range. Kianzad is bleeding from a cut. They clinch and Rosa lands an elbow as they break. Rosa with a combo after a brief clinch. Rosa with a heavy leg kick. Kianzad is bleeding pretty badly. They trade and Rosa. 10-9 Rosa, 20-18 Rosa.

They trade before clinching against the fence. They separate and Rosa lands a leg kick. Kianzad with an elbow. Rosa with a body kick and she scores a takedown. Kianzad lands from the bottom then Rosa starts landing from the top. Kianzad rolls from the bottom as Rosa takes the back and they stand. Rosa lands an elbow as they remain clinched. She lands another. Rosa with a spinning elbow. They remain clinched and battling. Rosa lands as she has quick separation. Rosa with an elbow. They separate and trade at the end. 10-9 Rosa, 30-27 Rosa.

Official Result- Karol Rosa def. Pannie Kianzad by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Bantamweights- Toshiomi Kazama (10-4, 0-2 UFC) vs. Charalampos Grigoriou (8-4, 0-1 UFC)

Kazama immediately goes for the takedown as he pushes it against the fence. Kazama tries to trip it down as he keeps back control. Kazama lands a knee but Grigoriou had his hand down, so it is still illegal for now. They get back to action and Kazama goes right back for the takedown as he has the back. Kazama gets it down. He is attacking and landing from the back and looks for a triangle choke. Grigoriou is able to escape. Kazama is able to sweep to the top. Kazama trying to tie up an arm and has to take the back as Grigoriou scrambled. Kazama lands from the back. 10-9 Kazama.

Grigoriou rushes in and lands. He lands two left hands and drops Kazama with a left hand. Grigoriou with some big elbows from the top. He lands some more big elbows. Kazama survives for now and lands some short punches from the bottom. Kazama looks for a triangle choke and has it locked in and Grigoriou taps! Wow, what a finish from Kazama after nearly getting finished here in the second.

Official Result- Toshiomi Kazama def. Charalampos Grigoriou by submission (triangle choke) at 1:55 of Round 2

> Women’s Bantamweights*- #12 Yana Santos (14-8 1 NC, 4-5 UFC) vs. #14 Chelsea Chandler (6-2, 2-1 UFC)

*Chandler missed weight by five pounds

Santos with a body kick. Santos lands a heavy leg kick. She lands another. Chandler lands a left hand. Santos lands a right hand and Chandler lands a combination. Santos continues to land leg kicks and lands a head kick and has Chandler hurt. They clinch and Chandler lands some knees but Santos forces separation. Santos with a body kick. Chandler lands a left hand. Santos with a body kick. Santos with a knee to the body and Chandler lands a left hand. Chandler has clinch control against the fence. They break. Santos with a high kick and a spin kick. Santos with a head kick. 10-9 Santos.

Santos drops Chandler with a right hand. Santos landing standing kicks as Chandler is on her back. Chandler is ordered to her feet. Santos with a high kick. Santos lands a leg kick. Chandler lands a right hand as Santos lands a leg kick. They clinch and both land knees. Santos lands an elbow as they break. Santos lands some low kicks. Chandler lands a left hand and they clinch. They break and Santos with a high kick. They clinch and trade knees. 10-9 Santos, 20-18 Santos.

Santos lands and Chandler lands a combination. They clinch and Santos lands to the body. Chandler lands a knee and a right hand on the break. Chandler with a left hand. Santos lands a leg kick. Santos lands a right hand and Chandler punches her way into the clinch. Santos lands an elbow as they break. Santos with a push kick to Chandler’s face. Santos with a heavy leg kick. Chandler initiates the clinch and Santos with a knee and short punches. Santos with a pair of knees then they separate. Chandler with some left hands as they clinch. They separate but clinch again as Chandler lands to the body and Santos lands a pair of knees. 10-9 Santos, 30-27 Santos.

Official Result- Yana Santos def. Chelsea Chandler by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Bantamweights- Chris Gutierrez (20-5-2, 8-3-1 UFC) vs. Quang Le (8-0, 0-0 UFC)

Gutierrez lands a leg kick after Le backs him up with a flurry. Gutierrez lands a leg kick. Le with a right hand. Gutierrez lands a body kick but Le catches it and scores a takedown into the half-guard. They scramble up to their feet. Gutierrez with a pair of leg kicks followed by a jab. Le lands a jab as Gutierrez lands a leg kick. Gutierrez with a pair of hard leg kicks. Gutierrez with more hard leg kicks. Le is pressuring and throwing but missing. Le misses a right hand. Le gets a late takedown. 10-9 Gutierrez.

They’re trading to start and Gutierrez lands a pair of leg kicks. Le shoots for a takedown against the fence and takes the back. Le jumps on the back and has the body triangle in. Le lands some punches. Gutierrez tries to shake him off as they go to the mat and Le gets a better position. Le is able to sweep to top position inside the guard of Gutierrez. Le continues to land from the top as the round ends. 10-9 Le, 19-19.

Gutierrez with a leg kick. He lands another. He lands an inside kick followed by a jab. Gutierrez lands another jab. Gutierrez with a pair of leg kicks. Le looks for a takedown but Gutierrez is able to escape. Gutierrez with another leg kick. Le rushes in for a takedown as he eats a short punch from Gutierrez. Gutierrez gets away and lands a trio of leg kicks. Gutierrez lands a right hand. Gutierrez with a leg kick followed by a jab. Gutierrez with a spin kick. Gutierrez lands a leg kick. Gutierrez with a jab then a leg kick. Le lands a right hand but eats a leg kick from Gutierrez. Le looks for a takedown but Gutierrez defends. Gutierrez tries to jump guard and Le lands an elbow. 10-9 Gutierrez, 29-28 Gutierrez.

Official Result- Chris Gutierrez def. Quang Le by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights*- Danny Barlow (8-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (12-4, 0-0 UFC)

*Barlow missed weight by .25 pounds

Barlow with a leg kick. Veretennikov lands a right hand to the body. Barlow with a leg kick. He goes to the body. Barlow lands a standing hammerfist. Barlow with a left hand. Barlow with a leg kick. Barlow just misses a left hand and Veretennikov locks him up and they get to the fence. Barlow is able to force an escape. Veretennikov lands a right hand. Barlow with a leg kick. Barlow lands a body kick. Veretennikov lands a body kick and they tie up. Veretennikov defends the takedown as they separate. They clinch at the end. 10-9 Barlow.

Veretennikov with a low kick as Barlow lands a left hand. Barlow with a high kick. Veretennikov with a head kick that is blocked and Barlow lands a leg kick. Barlow lands a jab. Barlow lands a big left hand and lands a combo. They clinch against the fence. They trade knees against the fence. Veretennikov lands a low blow on Barlow and timeout is called. They are put back in the clinch as they get back going. Barlow tries a takedown but they separate. They trade and Barlow lands a left hand. They trade big punches late. 10-9 Barlow, 20-18 Barlow.

They trade and Barlow lands a combo as they clinch. They break and Veretennikov with a leg kick. Barlow with a short uppercut. Barlow lands a left hand and Veretennikov lands a combination. Barlow lands a left hand and a jab as Veretennikov lands a jab. Veretennikov lands a left hand. Veretennikov lands a right hand. Barlow with a pair of leg kicks. Veretennikov lands a left hook. Veretennikov with a combination. Veretennikov with a body kick. Barlow lands a body kick. Barlow with a combination. Barlow lands a left hand. Veretennikov with a right hand. 10-9 Veretennikov, 29-28 Barlow.

Official Result- Danny Barlow def. Nikolay Veretennikov by split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)

> Featherweights*- Damon Jackson (23-6-1 1 NC, 6-4-1 1 NC UFC) vs. Chepe Mariscal (16-6 1 NC, 3-0 UFC)

*Mariscal missed weight by 3.5 pounds

They clinch and Jackson lands some knees. Mariscal lands to the body and does a judo throw but they get right back to the feet. They are clinched and Jackson continues to land knees to the body. Jackson trying to get it down as Mariscal is defending. Mariscal with short body punches. They continue to battle for position as Mariscal lands a trio of left hands. Mariscal with an uppercut as they break. Jackson charges forward and Mariscal gets it down. Mariscal lands some to the back of the head as they stand. Mariscal gets it back down but they scramble up. Jackson looking for a takedown as they clinch. Mariscal gets the back and lands. Mariscal lands a clean right hand. They trade knees. Mariscal with a high kick. Mariscal with some body punches as he defends a Jackson takedown. 10-9 Mariscal.

Jackson lands a leg kick. They clinch and Mariscal is looking for a takedown. There is a break for a groin strike and they are put back into position. Jackson lands a knee. Mariscal with a body shot. They trade knees. They trade more knees and Mariscal gets a takedown. He gets the back and Jackson tries to roll through. Mariscal lands some punches. He lands more and lands an elbow. Mariscal landing lots of punches as he stands and Jackson is attacking the legs. Mariscal with lots more punches. Mariscal with some side elbows. 10-9 Mariscal, 20-18 Mariscal.

Mariscal lands and they clinch. Jackson with a few knees. They separate and Mariscal lands before scoring a takedown. Mariscal tries to take the back and it allows Jackson to get on top. Mariscal was able to scramble and they get to their feet. Jackson is able to get a takedown. Mariscal with some elbows from the bottom. Jackson stands and Mariscal gets it back down and starts landing punches. Mariscal has body control and keeps Jackson on the mat. Mariscal has the back and starts landing. They stand as Mariscal has the back. Mariscal lands a knee and Jackson goes down to his knees and Mariscal lands some punches. Mariscal flattens Jackson out late and punches away as the fight ends. 10-9 Mariscal, 30-27 Mariscal.

Official Result- Chepe Mariscal def. Damon Jackson by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)

> Heavyweights- #8 Marcin Tybura (25-8, 12-7 UFC) vs. #9 Serghei Spivac (16-4, 7-4 UFC)

Spivac lands a right hand that puts Tybura off balance for a moment. Spivac lands and grabs the back on the feet and drags it down. Spivac looking for the body triangle but Tybura reverses to inside of Spivac’s guard. Spivac grabs the arm and locks in an armbar and he gets Tybura to tap! A finish out of nowhere by Spivac gets him the win.

Official Result- Serghei Spivac def. Marcin Tybura by submission (armbar) at 1:44 of Round 1