UFC Vancouver happened TONIGHT (Sat., Oct. 18, 2025) inside Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The main event was a top Middleweight clash with Reinier de Ridder vs. Brendan Allen. de Ridder was gearing up to face Anthony Hernandez in what could have been a No. 1 contender eliminator fight, but “Fluffy” had to bow out.
Tonight’s co-main event was Kevin Holland vs. Mike Malott. Malott was hoping to repeat the success of his last trip to Vancouver (minus the falling barricades, though).
UFC Vancouver’s main card also had Marlon Vera vs. Aiemann Zahabi, Manon Fiorot vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius, Cody Gibson vs. Aoriqileng and Matt Frevola vs. Kyle Nelson.
UFC Vancouver’s “Prelims” were set to be headlined by Charles Jourdain vs. Davey Grant. The undercard also had Bruno Silva vs. Hyun Sung Park and Azamat Bekoev vs. Yousri Belgaroui.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vancouver card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” matches, which begin at 4 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card on ESPN+ 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 “de Ridder vs. Allen” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vancouver results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, look to the top of the stream for the newest update).
UFC VANCOUVER QUICK RESULTS
185 lbs.: Reinier de Ridder vs. Brendan Allen — Allen def. de Ridder by TKO (corner stoppage), round 4 (5:00) — HIGHLIGHTS
170 lbs.: Kevin Holland vs. Mike Malott — Malott def. Holland by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
135 lbs.: Marlon Vera vs. Aiemann Zahabi — Zahabi def. Vera by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
125 lbs.: Manon Fiorot vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius — Fiorot def. Jasudavicius by TKO (ground strikes), round 1 (1:14) — HIGHLIGHTS
135 lbs.: Charles Jourdain vs. Davey Grant — Jourdain def. Grant by submission (guillotine), round 1 (3:05) — HIGHLIGHTS
155 lbs.: Kyle Nelson vs. Matt Frevola — Nelson def. Frevola by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
155 lbs.: Kyle Prepolec vs. Drew Dober — Dober def. Prepolec by TKO (punches), round 3 (1:16) — HIGHLIGHTS
135 lbs.: Cody Gibson vs. Aoriqileng — Aoriqileng def. Gibson by KO (straight right), round 1 (0:21) — HIGHLIGHTS
125 lbs.: Bruno Silva vs. Hyun Sung Park — Silva def. Park by submission (rear naked choke), round 3 (2:15) — HIGHLIGHTS
185 lbs.: Danny Barlow vs. Djorden Santos — Santos def. Barlow by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
115 lbs.: Stephanie Luciano vs. Ravena Oliveira — Luciano def. Oliveira by submission (rear naked choke), round 3 (2:50)
185 lbs.: Azamat Bekoev vs. Yousri Belgaroui — Belgaroui def. Bekoev by TKO (punches), round 3 (0:55) — HIGHLIGHTS
135 lbs.: Melissa Croden vs. Tainara Lisboa — Croden def. Lisboa by TKO (ground and pound), round 1 (4:32)
UFC VANCOUVER ‘DE RIDDER VS. ALLEN’ PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES
UFC Vancouver Final Thoughts
UFC Vancouver just wrapped up and it was a mostly fun night of fights, albeit with plenty of quirky moments.
In the main event Reinier de Ridder looked as good as advertised… in the first round. He used his smothering grappling early and put Allen in some tough positions. But in the second round Allen put de Ridder in tough positions on the ground and used those to deliver damage. The damage drained and demoralized de Ridder and gave Allen more opportunities to add to it in the following rounds. De Ridder looked done at the end of the third and he offered very little resistance in the fourth. He was saved a lot of punishment by having the fight called off while he was on the stool.
Allen now swipes all that hype de Ridder has and he’s put himself in a position where he can land a big fight. He likely won’t get his first call out, Khamzat Chimaev. But Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland seem like very appropriate opponents.
In the co-main Mike Malott was hurt by Kevin Holland in the first round. Malott then hurt Holland, with a low blow. Holland took the entire five minutes to recover, but he looked compromised for the rest of the fight. Malott was able to overwhelm the uncomfortable Holland in rounds two and three for a win that probably lands him in the top 15.
Aimann Zahabi beat Marlon Vera in a close fight before this. He and Vera had some fun exchanges on the feet and both men were hurt at some point. But Zahabi’s motor and activity helped convince two of the three judges that he deserved the W.
Jasmine Jasudavicius was hoping for a coming out party in Vancouver. Unfortunately, for her, she had a rude awakening thanks to a Manon Fiorot straight left. Fiorot landed that early and had Jasudavicius wobbled. Fiorot followed up with ground strikes and got the quick TKO. Jasudavicius complained about the finish, but she looked like she lost consciousness briefly in that closing sequence.
Charles Jourdain scored a statement win tonight. He will likely get a Peformance of the Night bonus for his incredible jumping knee and then guillotine finish over Davey Grant.
Kyle Nelson and Matt Frevola opened the main card. Nelson should have won the fight with a first round TKO. Dan Miragliotta waved the fight off with three seconds left. Miragliotta then said that the fight was still going. After much confusion the second round started. Despite the weirdness, Nelson was able to stay calm and piece together a confident performance to win the next two rounds and the fight.
The “Prelims” closed with weirdness, too. Drew Dober landed a big low blow on Kyle Prepolec. Prepolec needed the entire five minutes to recover, but still looked hurt after that. The referee took a point from Dober and that inspired Dober to go super saiyan. He came out and blitzed Prepolec for the standing TKO.
There was only one other decision on the “Prelims” with Djorden Santos spoiling Danny Barlow’s Middleweight division after a close slug fest.
The other finishes included Aoriqileng taking out Cody Gibson with a big punch inside 30 seconds, Bruno Silva schooling Hyun Sung Park on route to a submission, Stephanie Luciano dominating Ravena Oliveira on route to her submission, Yousri Belgaroui lighting up Azamt Bekoev for a standing TKO in his proper UFC debut and Melissa Croden getting a TKO over Tainara Lisboa in her Octagon debut.
Reinier de Ridder vs. Brendan Allen
Official decision: Brendan Allen def. Reinier de Ridder by TKO (corner stoppage), round 4 (5:00)
Round 4: Allen picked de Ridder up and slammed him down early in the round. From there Allen spent the entire time on top beating on de Ridder. De Ridder was totally exhausted and beaten. His corner called it off in a rare sign of sense and mercy in the world of MMA.
Round 3: De Ridder got the takedown and took the back early in round three. He put on the arm triangle and immediately started working for the choke. Allen managed to spin, though, and get on top. Allen landed really good ground and pound from the top, which had de Ridder on the verge of breaking. He looked exhausted on the bottom. De Ridder locked on an inverted triangle in the last 10 seconds, but couldn’t get the finish.
Round 2: The pair hit the ground early after an awkward fall which ended with Allen over top of de Ridder. Allen focused on ground and pound, while de Ridder looked for armbars off his back. De Ridder couldn’t find any of those submissions, though. As a result, he got a little beat up on the ground.
Round 1: After some grappling against the fence, initiated by Allen, de Ridder landed a judo-like throw and landed on top. He quickly started working towards an arm triangle from the mount. Allen then rolled to give up his back. De Ridder managed to get the body triangle while Allen did his best to present an awkward position for it. De Ridder tried his luck with an RNC, but Allen’s defense was good. That prompted de Ridder to land some ground and pound instead
Our main event is upon us, Allen repping Canada tonight.
Kevin Holland vs. Mike Malott
Official decision: Mike Malott def. Kevin Holland by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Round 3: After three minutes of pretty even striking, with both men landing hard shots. Malott put his head down and landed a big takedown, winding up in Holland’s full guard. Malott passed guard for an arm triangle choke, but Holland had an escape teed up and ready for it. The fight ends with Malott looking for another takedown.
Round 2: Miragliotta called the doctor in and Holland seemed non committal about continuing. This lead to a long delay to start the round. Eventually Holland said yes to continuing. Holland looked distracted and uncomfortable once the fight was back on. Malott capitalized on this be landing some good punches. Malott was also able to land combos against the fence.
Round 1: Holland sat Malott down with a straight punch to draw first blood. Holland was then in two minds about whether to get in Malott’s guard. Malott seized on that and was able to scramble into a good position. Holland’s grappling gets him out of it and they go back to standing. Malott then landed a couple of low blows in quick succession. The second had Holland on the ground for a while, even if the replay showed it might have gotten mostly stomach. Holland took the entire five minutes and Dan Miragliotta declined to take a point.
Holland came out looking uncomfortable after the break. Holland tried to avoid fighting for the last minute of the round and managed to make it to the buzzer.
Our co-main event is next.
Zahabi calls out Sean O’Malley — love it.
Marlon Vera vs. Chito Vera
Official decision: Aiemann Zahabi def. Marlon Vera by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Round 3: Zahabi landed a lot more volume in the first half of the round and a lot of his shots looked hard. Vera was able to land some nice pot shots. His probably hurt more, but because his striking is more clean, and his movement is more economical, it’s easier not to notice those shots land. In the second half of the round Zahabi kept the pressure on and landed hard shots to the body and legs. Vera took some chances, too, but Zahabi’s work rate was higher and that’s what got him the round and fight (per my scorecard).
Round 2: After more even striking on the feet, Zahabi walked into a little counter and he went down! Zahabi seemed to recover quickly, but Vera was able to swing the momentum of the fight back into his favor. Vera landed a few nice combos after that. Zahabi, after fully recovering, was able to respond with a hard combo of his own. Vera gets the round.
Round 1: Most of the round was petty even, with both men engaing from distance. But towards the latter parts of the round Zahabi was able to trap Vera a few times and land combos close to the fence. Vera fired some nice short elbows his way, but Zahabi took the first round thanks to his pressure.
Zahabi, coming off the biggest win of his career, meets Vera next.
Manon Fiorot vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Official decision: Manon Fiorot def. Jasmine Jasudavicius by TKO (ground strikes), round 1 (1:14)
Round 1: Fiorot caught Jasudavicius with a straight left that had Jasudavicius on her skates. Fiorot then went for the kill and dropped her. She then landed some ground and pound for the finish. Jasudavicius complained about the finish, but she had no idea what happened. It looked like a very good finish in real-time.
Can Jasudavicius keep the wins coming for Team Canada?
Charles Jourdain vs. Davey Grant
Official decision: Charles Jourdain def. Davey Grant by submission (guillotine), round 1 (3:05)
Round 1: Jourdain spent the opening portion of the round firing off his jumping knee attacks. However, it was the jab that made most impact for him early on. He was able to hurt Grant with some straight punches and then land one of those knees. A second jumping knee dropped Grant. Jourdain followed up with ground and pound and then snatched up his signature guillotine choke for the win.
More Canada vs. the World content on the way.
If Nelson went on to lose that fight, that would have been one of the biggest robberies we’ve seen in the sport.
Kyle Nelson vs. Matt Frevola
Official decision: Kyle Nelson def. Matt Frevola by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Round 3: Nelson landed a good body kick then a head kick early. He followed up with a big punch. All of that had Frevola wobbled. An out of steam Frevola did get a takedown, but Nelson was able to simply stand up. Despite having Frevola so hurt, Nelson showed a lot of restraint in not trying to force a finish. He wins the last round, but should have gotten that TKO.
Round 2: Frevola comes out after a longer than usual break between rounds. Nelson is able to hurt him with a head kick, though. Things settle down a little after that with both men perhaps puzzled that this fight is still going. Nelson takes the second round, but in less dramatic fashion.
Round 1: Frevola started very aggressively, but failed to land anything big through the first two minutes. Nelson was able to capitalize on a miss and land a big few shots against the cage. Frevola landed some big leg kicks, turning Nelson’s knee rather pink. Frevola also got a late takedown. Nelson was able to get up, though, and then land a big shot that wobbled Frevola. Nelson then dropped Frevola with a shot to the draw. Nelson landed huge ground and pound to get the win just before the buzzer.
Wait… Now they are saying the fight is still going.
Drew Dober vs. Kyle Prepolec
Official decision: Drew Dober def. Kyle Prepolec by TKO (punches), round 3 (1:16)
Dober knew he needed to go for broke after the point deduction and he did just that. This is why he’s one of the more popular action fighters in the sport. You have to feel for Prepolec, though, he was still compromised from the groin shot when the action restarted.
Round 3: Prepolec went down on a hard groin shot early in the round. He took a long time to get up from that. Dober got a point deduction for that, which is great. It was his first foul, but it had a big impact on Prepolec and thus needed to be evened out somehow. On the restart Dober came out hot throwing bombs and big knees in the clinch. He didn’t let up and was able to score the standing TKO against the fence.
Round 2: Both men were very willing to exchange, but Dober continued to land the harder shots. Prepolec had more diversity to his offense, thanks to his kicks. Late in the round he was able to finally hurt Dober with a punch, which prompted Dober to try and miss on a takedown. Prepolec also opened up a nasty gash on Dober’s shin. That late offense got him the round.
Round 1: After trading some leg kicks, Dober landed some hard punches that had Prepolec looking a little frozen. Prepolec tried to respond with head kicks, but Dober was able to block them. Prepolec had better luck with his body kick, though. Dober gets the round, though, for landing the hardest shots.
Dober is one of the biggest favorites on the card.
Cody Gibson vs. Aoriqileng
Official decision: Aoriqileng def. Cody Gibson by KO (straight right), round 1 (0:21)
Round 1: Aoriqileng laid Gibson out with a big right hand inside of a minute. Gibson had thrown early, but Aoriqileng fired back with two big shots. He didn’t need a third.
An all veteran match-up next.
Bruno Silva vs. Hyun Sung Park
Official decision: Bruno Silva def. Hyun Sung Park by submission (rear naked choke), round 3 (2:15)
Silva gets a big win and Park’s status as a rising talent is now on ice.
Round 3: Park went after it in round three, throwing big combos and landing hard to the head and body. Silva tried to get a takedown to stop him, but Park stuffed the first two and kept firing away. After Park slowed down Silva hit him with a big knee to the body and then a takedown. Park stood and got to the fence, but Silva dragged him down again and got on his back. After a scramble Silva got under the neck and ended it with a submission.
Round 2: Silva got a knockdown early, with a left hook, and then tried to grapple Park. Park was able to scramble his way out of it, though. Later Silva landed a big single leg. Park worked his way back up, but Silva scored another takedown in the last minute. Silva up big after two.
Round 1: Silva started brightly on the feet. Park scored a takedown early on, but Silva was able to get up before Park could take his back. Silva then landed a good uppercut and a takedown of his own. Park got up quickly, though. Park landed a nice knee and an elbow. One of those cut Silva. Close round, but Silva did slightly more.
Park gets a chance to rebound from his quick loss to Taira now.
I was wrong on that decision, but I’m glad Santos got the win. I think Barlow won the first two rounds, but Santos won the fight — if that makes sense. Great fight, though.
Danny Barlow vs. Djorden Santos
Official decision: Djorden Santos def. Danny Barlow by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Round 3: Santos came out and got right in Barlow’s face. Barlow looked tried and still a little foggy. Santos landed early, but Barlow warmed up and responded with his lefts. Barlow then went down off a slip, while going for a kick. Santos jumped on top of him. After they get back to the feet Santos lands more shots. Santos gets the last round, but I have him losing – rounds one and two are very hard to score, though.
Round 2: Barlow landed hard shots early in the round, knocking Santos’ mouthpiece out. He landed his heavy left hand a few times. Santos was able to get a couple of breaks after, though, once from the mouthpiece getting picked up and another for a glancing eye poke. Barlow took over after the second restart and had Santos on the ropes with more of those left hands. Santos’ chin held up, though. He survived and then started to land on Barlow, wobbling him with a right hand. Santos poured it on with twenty seconds left.
Very hard to score that one. Barlow won the first four and a half minutes and then Santos almost finished him in the final 30 seconds.
I give it to Barlow, but I’d rather be Santos heading into this third and final round.
Round 1: A competitive round spent entirely on the feet. Both men landed some shots. Barlow looked the cleaner striker. However, Santos’ big single shots were very menacing and Barlow just missed getting clipped a few times. Barlow did some good work with his low kicks, too.
Stephanie Luciano vs. Ravena Oliveira
Official decision: Stephanie Luciano def. Ravena Oliveira by submission (rear naked choke), round 3 (2:50)
Round 3: Luciano caught an Oliveira superman punch attempt and landed a takedown, early in the round. She then landed some good ground and pound. Luciano gets Oliveira’s back and finds the RNC submission. Total domination in this round and a very good performance from Luciano.
Round 2: Luciano continued to dictate the pace this round and was able to make Oliveira miss and then sting her with some creative shots. Luciano punctuated the round with a late takedown in the center of the cage.
Round 1: Both women did well with landing short combos and kicks. Neither of them was afraid to engage. And both landed a few decent hard shots. Luciano’s striking was cleaner, though, and her elbows were the biggest shots landed in the round.
Luciano is the big favorite here.
Dana White tells us that Stephanie Luciano vs. Ravena Oliveira is up next (I bet my life he couldn’t pick either one out of a line-up).
Started corny, but ended pretty cool:
Belgaroui really did a superb jobbing of handling Bekoev’s pressure and punishing him for charging in so recklessly. With his size, he’s definitely one to watch in the division.
Azamat Bekoev vs. Yousri Belgaroui
Official decision: Yousri Belgaroui def. Azamat Bekoev by TKO (punches), round 3 (0:55)
Round 3: Belgaroui teed off on Bekoev to start the round. Bekoev was tired and started to wilt. Belgaroui kept on him and scored the standing TKO. Great performance from the former GLORY fighter.
Round 2: Both men landed big shots in the second. Balgaroui landed the cleaner shots and showed good movement to avoid many of Bekoev’s big swings. Bekoev looked tired at the end of the round. He failed on a takedown and ended with Belgaroui in top position. Bekoev managed to improve his grappling position, but he wasn’t able to win back the round.
Round 1: Bekoev took the center and immediately started making Belgaroui back up. Belgaroui tried to keep him off him with kicks, but Bekoev caught one and used it to get a takedown. Belgaroui got up after some time and avoided taken much damage. Bekoev chased Belgaroui, but walked into a lot of counter shots. Those big counters give Belgaroui the round.
Big size difference here.
No idea why this is on the “Prelims”, but oh well.
Always nice to start with a finish.
Melissa Croden vs. Tainara Lisboa
Official decision: Melissa Croden def. Tainara Lisboa by TKO (ground and pound), round 1 (4:32)
Round 3: Lisboa came out still hurt and tired in the third round. Croden had a big spring in her step. Croden landed more big shots and Lisboa responded with a takedown. Croden got up without taking damage, though. Croden got a takedown of her own and then used her size to bully Lisboa on the ground. Croden landed lots of ground and pound afterwards. Lisboa managed to get to her feet, only to eat more shots on the feet. Croden dropped her and then finished her late with more ground strikes.
Round 2: Lisboa used her Muay Thai background to good effect in the clinch. Croden ran straight forwards with her jab and ate a lot of counters as a result. Both women landed flash takedowns, Croden manages to land more offensive after her’s, though. After the takedown Croden kicked into more action and landed a lot of punches and got Lisboa down in the corner. That late round surge won the round for her.
Round 1: Lisboa landed some nice fast combos and some sharp elbows. Croden responded with slower single shots, with jabs and body kicks. Croden’s landed with more power (including one that near buckled Lisboa), but Lisboa’s activity and clinch control outweighed that.
Melissa Croden vs. Tainara Lisboa is the first fight tonight. Canada’s Croden is making her Octagon debut.
We have the ever evolving Marlon Vera tonight, too.
RDR’s rib cage is an enigma.
Here’s our card for tonight.
MIDDLEWEIGHT MAYHEM! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Sat., Oct. 18, 2025, with a stacked ESPN+-streamed fight card. In UFC Vancouver’s main event, streaking Dutch sensation, Reinier de Ridder, faces gritty submission specialist, Brendan Allen (not Anthony Hernandez) in a high-stakes clash that could propel the winner toward 185-pound title contention. In UFC Vancouver’s co-headliner, fan-favorite, Kevin Holland, takes on Canadian hopeful, Mike Malott, both vying for a pivotal win in UFC’s crowded 170-pound division. All that and SO MUCH MORE!
