UFC 261 results: List of winners, stoppages from Usman vs. Masvidal card [VIDEO] - DraftKings Nation

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UFC 261 is live, and will be the first show in nearly 14 months with fans live from Jacksonville’s VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena tonight. The main event is a welterweight championship fight between the 18-1 champion Kamaru Usman, and the No. 4 challenger Jorge Masvidal. There are five fights on the main card, four on the preliminary card, and four on the early preliminary card that starts at 5:45 p.m. ET live on UFC Fight Pass.

We’ll be tracking all the results tonight. Below you’ll find the winner, how they secured a victory, and adding gifs, and video of exciting moments or stoppages where we can. Make sure to follow along throughout the evening! We’ve also included the odds for all fights from DraftKings Sportsbook as of 5:30 p.m. ET.

Alex Oliveira vs. Randy Brown: Welterweight

Winner: Randy Brown
Winning Method: Randy Brown wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:50 of the first round.

The punch that set it up was pretty incredible, but a one-armed rear naked choke finishes a bad blood battle.

Alex Oliveira +115
Randy Brown -148

Randy Brown By Decision +200
Alex Oliveira By Decision +320
Randy Brown By KO, TKO or DQ +350
Alex Oliveira By KO, TKO or DQ +500
Randy Brown By Submission +600
Alex Oliveira By Submission +650
Tie +6600

Dwight Grant vs. Stefan Sekulic: Welterweight

Winner: Dwight Grant
Winning Method: Dwight Grant wins by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

It was a difficult decision, and Grant was forced to hang on until the end in a viscous guillotine choke for the last 30 seconds of the fight. But surviving it made the difference, though he led on strikes just 35-33, and Sekulic had a fight control advantage of 2:04-0:35. A very tough way to lose for Sekulic and he’ll have an argument he got hosed, as the two judges that gave Grant the second round made the difference here.

Dwight Grant -220
Stefan Sekulic +170

Dwight Grant By KO, TKO or DQ +110
Dwight Grant By Decision +280
Stefan Sekulic By Decision +385
Stefan Sekulic By Submission +800
Stefan Sekulic By KO, TKO or DQ +900
Dwight Grant By Submission +1300
Tie +7000

Karl Roberson vs. Brendan Allen: Middleweight

Winner: Brendan Allen
Winning Method: Brendan Allen wins by submission (heel hook) at 4:55 of the first round.

Um, ouch? Yeah. Ouch.

Karl Roberson +132
Brendan Allen -165

Brendan Allen By Submission +175
Karl Roberson By KO, TKO or DQ +335
Brendan Allen By Decision +350
Karl Roberson By Decision +500
Brendan Allen By KO, TKO or DQ +700
Karl Roberson By Submission +800
Tie +6600

Pat Sabatini vs. Tristan Connelly: Featherweight

Winner: Pat Sabatini30-27, 29-28, 29-28
Winning Method: Pat Sabatini wins by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Sabatini gets it done in his UFC debut via some great grappling, and he moves to 14-3 in MMA. In a 15-minute fight, he had control for 9:58 by the stats and landed 73 of 98 strikes.

Pat Sabatini -245
Tristan Connelly +195

Pat Sabatini By Decision +125
Tristan Connelly By Decision +320
Pat Sabatini By Submission +350
Pat Sabatini By KO, TKO or DQ +500
Tristan Connelly By KO, TKO or DQ +900
Tristan Connelly By Submission +1000
Tie +5500

Danaa Batgerel vs. Kevin Natividad: Bantamweight

Winner: Danaa Batgerel
Winning Method: Danaa Batgerel wins by TKO at :50 of the first round.

One short left on the button, and we’re on to the preliminary card.

Danaa Batgerel -200
Kevin Natividad +161

Danaa Batgerel By Decision +170
Danaa Batgerel By KO, TKO or DQ +230
Kevin Natividad By Decision +280
Kevin Natividad By KO, TKO or DQ +800
Kevin Natividad By Submission +1000
Danaa Batgerel By Submission +1100
Tie +5500

Kazula Vargas vs. Rong Zhu: Lightweight

Winner: Kazula Vargas
Winning Method: Kazula Vargas wins by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28).

Interesting scoring, but Vargas gets the win after landing 93 of 217 total strikes, and also showed some ample ground game when needed. The first upset of the card, it was a nice payday for those that had him winning via the scorecards.

Kazula Vargas +195
Rong Zhu -250

Rong Zhu by KO/TKO/DQ +125
Rong Zhu by Decision +300
Kazula Vargas By Decision +500
Kazula Vargas By KO/TKO/DQ +550
Rong Zhu by Submission +600
Kazula Vargas By Submission +1300
Tie +7000

Qileng Aori vs. Jeff Molina: Flyweight

Winner: Jeff Molina
Winning Method: Jeff Molina wins by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27).

While Aori dominated the first round, Molina was able to get in there and start landing some strikes. He finished with 157 of 332 landed, compared to 71 of 253 for Aori. Aori’s three takedowns weren’t enough to overcome the deficit in the stand up, and this was the right decision.

Qileng Aori -109
Jeffrey Molina -114

Qileng Aori by Decision +170
Jeffrey Molina By Decision +180
Jeffrey Molina By Submission +600
Qileng Aori by KO/TKO/DQ +600
Jeffrey Molina By KO/TKO/DQ +850
Qileng Aori by Submission +900
Tie +5000

Na Liang vs. Ariane Carnelossi: Women’s Strawweight

Winner: Ariane Carnelossi
Winning Method: Ariane Carnelossi wins by TKO (punches) at 3:55 of Round 2.

In an action-packed fight, in front of a not-quite-full but raucous crowd in Jacksonville, Carnelossi landed 93 of 118 strikes, including 91 to the head. Liang managed three takedowns, but was unable to maintain control at any point.

Ariane Carnelossi -225
Na Liang +175

Ariane Carnelossi By KO/TKO/DQ +150
Ariane Carnelossi By Decision +380
Ariane Carnelossi By Submission +450
Na Liang by Decision +500
Na Liang by Submission +500
Na Liang by KO/TKO/DQ +900
Tie +6000