UFC Fight Night results: Namajunas stays in title hunt with win over Cortez

Rose Namajunas cruises to a dominant victory over Tracy Cortez in the main event of UFC Fight Night. (1:17)

Rose Namajunas inched closer to a title fight as outpointed Tracy Cortez for a unanimous decision win in the women’s flyweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Denver.

Namajunas (13-6) outlanded Cortez (11-2) 119 to 85 in total strikes and logged over six minutes of control time in the win. The former strawweight champion came into Saturday’s festivities ranked ninth in the 125-pound decision.

Here’s everything that went down on the 12-fight card, from results to replays of each fight.

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Hale: Rose Namajunas used superior striking and grappling to shut down a spirited effort from Tracy Cortez and earn a unanimous decision Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the sold-out Ball Arena in Denver.

It was a home game for the UFC’s No. 6-ranked flyweight Namajunas (14-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC), who has resided in Denver for the past decade, and the former two-time strawweight champion dominated in every facet against Cortez. The early portions of the fight saw Namajunas use her superior striking to pick off Cortez, and her grappling owned the middle rounds.

With scores of 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47, Namajunas collected her second consecutive win after dropping her flyweight debut against Manon Fiorot in 2023.

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Women’s flyweight: Rose Namajunas def. Tracy Cortez

Welterweight: Muslim Salikhov def. Santiago Ponzinibbio

Lightweight: Jean Silva def. Drew Dober

Welterweight: Gabriel Bonfim def. Ange Loosa

Men’s featherweight: Julian Erosa def. Christian Rodriguez

Middleweight: Abdul Cody Brundage def. Abdul Razak Alhassan

Men’s flyweight: Charles Johnson def. Joshua Van

Women’s Flyweight: Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Fatima Kline

Men’s bantamweight: Montel Jackson def. Da’Mon Blackshear

Women’s flyweight: Luana Santos def. Mariya Agapova

Middleweight: Andre Petroski def. Josh Fremd

Welterweight: Evan Elder def. Darrius Flowers

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