October 13, 2025
Former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo got back in the win column by defeating Montel Jackson in the co-main event of UFC Rio on Saturday. Figueiredo entered the fight coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in his career. It wasn't the most exciting fight, as Figueiredo primarily relied on his grappling to ground Jackson, but in the end, when the UFC announcer was reading the scorecards, two judges scored the fight 29-28 for the Brazilian, and the third scored it for Jackson with that same 29-28. In 15 minutes of action, Figueiredo landed two takedowns and 23 significant strikes.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 13, 2025
UFC veteran Vicente Luque suffered a unanimous decision loss to Joel Alvarez on the main card of UFC Rio on Saturday. Luque was completely outclassed in this fight, and the fight was in danger of getting stopped on a few occasions. Even in the break between the second and third rounds, there was some doubt as to whether Luque would continue to fight, but the Brazilian bit down on his mouthpiece and continued. In 15 minutes of action, Luque landed 30 significant strikes. With the loss, Luque dropped to 23-12-1 as a pro and is now 16-8 in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 13, 2025
Joel Alvarez extended his win streak by defeating UFC veteran Vicente Luque via unanimous decision on the main card of UFC Rio on Saturday. After landing a punch in the first round, Luque signalled that he was poked in the eye, the action was stopped, but the replay showed that it came from a thumb graze rather than a finger, which is legal. Alvarez could have finished Luque on a few occasions, but Luque managed to survive. In 15 minutes of action, Alvarez landed a takedown and 89 significant strikes. This is the Spaniard's fourth consecutive victory, and he should probably be matched against a top-15 opponent in his next appearance.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 13, 2025
Jhonata Diniz suffered a second-round submission loss to Mario Pinto on the main card of UFC Rio on Saturday. Diniz was completely overwhelmed by Pinto in this matchup and remained in defensive mode from the beginning to the end of the fight. After escaping numerous submission attempts, Pinto moved to full mount and just started blasting Diniz with punches, forcing the referee to stop the fight. In 9:10 of action, Diniz landed only a single significant strike.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 13, 2025
On Saturday, heavyweight prospect Mario Pinto extended his win streak by defeating Jhonata Diniz via second-round TKO on the main card of UFC Rio. Pinto had a dominant performance, repeatedly taking Diniz down and maintaining dominant positions throughout the fight. The ending sequence occurred in the second round after Pinto, who had established top control, was punishing Diniz with ground-and-pound, and after Diniz faced increasing damage, leading to the referee's stoppage. In 9:10 of action, Pinto landed three takedowns and 29 significant strikes.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 13, 2025
Ricardo Ramos suffered a first-round submission loss to Kaan Ofli on the UFC Rio main card opener on Saturday. Ramos got taken down early, but he grabbed Ofli's leg, nearly locking in a knee bar in the opening moments of the first. It took him some time, but Ofli got out of the compromising position. Ofli then took Ramos' back and sank in the rear-naked choke, forcing Ramos to tap out. In 3:02 of action, Ramos landed a single significant strike. Ramos has dropped four of his past five fights and is 8-7 since joining the UFC in 2017.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 13, 2025
Kaan Ofli returned to the win column by defeating Ricardo Ramos via first-round submission on the UFC Rio main card opener on Saturday. Early in the opening round, Ofli took Ramos down, but the Brazilian immediately grabbed Ofli's leg and almost secured a leg lock. Ofli scrambled until finally fighting his way out of the hold, and he got on Ramos' back and secured a standing rear-naked choke. In 3:02 of action, Ofli landed a takedown and one significant strike.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 10, 2025
Mateusz Gamrot will look to win back-to-back fights when he faces off against former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC Rio on Saturday. Gamrot was last seen in action in May at UFC Vegas 107, where he got back in the win column by defeating L'udovít Klein via unanimous decision. Before that, he lost an extremely close fight to Dan Hooker by split decision. Since signing with the promotion, Gamrot has gone 8-3. DraftKings sees Gamrot as the favorite with a salary of $8,400.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 10, 2025
Former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will look to bounce back in the win column when he takes on Mateusz Gamrot in the main event of UFC Rio on Saturday. Oliveira had a chance to become a two-time lightweight champion in his last bout at UFC 317, but the fight didn't go his way as he got knocked out in the first round by Ilia Topuria. Prior to that, he dominated Michael Chandler for five rounds to win by unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Oliveira as the underdog with a salary of $7,800.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 10, 2025
Streaking Montel Jackson will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo in the co-main event of UFC Rio on Saturday. Jackson enters this bout on a six-fight winning streak with knockdowns in seven consecutive UFC bouts, and he has never been finished in his professional career so far. He was last seen in action in May at UFC Des Moines, where he extended his win streak by beating Daniel Marcos via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Jackson as the favorite with a salary of $9,000.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 10, 2025
Former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo will look to get back in the win column when he takes on surging Montel Jackson in the co-main event of UFC Rio on Saturday. Since moving up, Figueiredo has beaten Rob Font, former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and former title challenger Marlon "Chito" Vera. He is currently on a two-fight losing skid, dropping a unanimous decision to former bantamweight champion Petr Yan and, more recently, losing to Cory Sandhagen via second-round TKO after suffering a knee injury. DraftKings sees Figueiredo as the underdog with a salary of $7,200.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 10, 2025
Joel Alvarez will look to extend his win streak when he takes on UFC veteran Vicente Luque on the UFC Rio main card on Saturday. After going 7-2 in the UFC and failing to make the weight on a few occasions, Alvarez agreed to move up a weight class to face Luque on short notice. Alvarez was last seen in action in December at UFC Tampa, where he extended his win streak by knocking Drakkar Klose out in the first round. DraftKings sees Alvarez as a massive favorite with a salary of $9,500.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 10, 2025
UFC veteran Vicente Luque will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Joel Alvarez on the UFC Rio main card on Saturday. Luque hasn't been in the best form for quite some time, having alternated wins and losses and going 2-2 in his last four fights. "The Silent Assassin" was last seen in action in June at UFC 316, where he got submitted by Kevin Holland after Holland caught Luque in a second-round anaconda choke. DraftKings sees Luque as a huge underdog with a salary of $6,700.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 10, 2025
Mario Pinto will look to remain undefeated when he takes on Jhonata Diniz on the main card of UFC Rio on Saturday. The 27-year-old Pinto signed with the promotion in 2024 after defeating Lucas Camacho via first-round TKO. Pinto made his UFC debut in his last bout in March at UFC Vegas 103, where he defeated Austen Lane via second-round knockout. DraftKings sees Pinto as the favorite with a salary of $8,300.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
October 10, 2025
Jhonata Diniz will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on Mario Pinto on the UFC Rio main card on Saturday. Diniz earned his UFC contract in 2023 after defeating Eduardo Neves via first-round TKO on Dana White's Contender Series. Since then, Diniz has gone 3-1 in the UFC, losing only to Marcin Tybura via second-round doctor stoppage. Diniz was last seen in action in June at UFC 317, where he defeated Alvin Hines via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Diniz as the underdog with a salary of $7,900.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
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