• Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
• Title: “UFC 261”
• Venue: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
• Date: April 24, 2021
• Number of bouts: 13

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FIGHT CARD

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COUNTRIES REPRESENTED 

1. Australia: Jimmy Crute
2. Brazil: Ariane Carnelossi, Alex Oliveira, Jessica Andrade
3. Canada: Tristan Connelly
4. China: Na Liang, Qileng Aori, Zhu Rong, Zhang Weili
5. Jamaica: Randy Brown
6. Kygyzstan: Valentina Shevchenko
7. Mexico: Rodrigo Vargas
8. Mongolia: Danaa Batgerel
9. Peru: Valentina Shevchenko
10. Serbia: Stefan Sekulic
11. USA: Jeff Molina, Kevin Natividad, Patrick Sabatini, Karl Roberson, Brendan Allen, Dwight Grant, Anthony Smith, Uriah Hall, Chris Weidman, Rose Namajunas

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WEIGH-INS

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FIGHT RESULTS

EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD

1. “Dragon Girl” Na Liang (China) vs Ariane “Sorriso” Carnelossi (Brazil)

• DIVISION: Women’s Strawweight
• REFEREE: James Folsom
• WINNER: ARIANE CARNELOSSI
• METHOD: Technical Knockout via Punches
• TIME AND ROUND: 1:28 of Round 2

2. Qileng Aori (China) vs Jeff “El Jefe” Molina (USA)

• DIVISION: Flyweight
• REFEREE: Josh Rutgers
• WINNER: JEFF MOLINA
• METHOD: Unanimous Decision
• TIME AND ROUND: 5:00 of Round 3

3. Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (Mexico) vs Zhu Rong (China)

• DIVISION: Lightweight
• REFEREE: Keith Peterson
• WINNER: RODRIGO VARGAS
• METHOD: Unanimous Decision
• TIME AND ROUND: 5:00 of Round 3

4. Danaa Batgerel (Mongolia) vs Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (USA)

• DIVISION: Bantamweight
• REFEREE: Herb Dean
• WINNER: DANAA BATGEREL
• METHOD: Technical Knockout via Punches
• TIME AND ROUND: 0:50 of Round 1

PRELIMINARY CARD

5. Patrick Sabatini (USA) vs Tristan “Boondock” Connelly (Canada)

• DIVISION: Featherweight
• REFEREE: Josh Rutgers
• WINNER: PAT SABATINI
• METHOD: Unanimous Decision
• TIME AND ROUND: 5:00 of Round 3

6. Karl “Baby K” Roberson (USA) vs Brendan “All In” Allen (USA)

• DIVISION: Middleweight
• REFEREE: Dan Miragliotta
• WINNER: BRENDAN ALLEN
• METHOD: Submission via Ankle Lock
• TIME AND ROUND: 4:55 of Round 1

7. Dwight “The Body Snatcher” Grant (USA) vs Stefan Sekulić (Serbia)

• DIVISION: Welterweight
• REFEREE: James Folsom
• WINNER: DWIGHT GRANT
• METHOD: Split Decision
• TIME AND ROUND: 5:00 of Round 3

8. Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira (Brazil) vs Randy “Rude Boy” Brown (Jamaica)

• DIVISION: Welterweight
• REFEREE: Dan Miragliotta
• WINNER: RANDY BROWN
• METHOD: Submission via Rear-Naked Choke
• TIME AND ROUND: 2:50 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

9. Anthony “Lionheart” Smith (USA) vs Jimmy “The Brute” Crute (Australia)

• DIVISION: Light Heavyweight
• REFEREE: Keith Peterson
• WINNER: ANTHONY SMITH
• METHOD: Technical Knockout via Doctor Stoppage
• TIME AND ROUND: 5:00 of Round 1

10. Uriah “Primetime” Hall (USA) vs Chris “The All-American” Weidman (USA)

• DIVISION: Middleweight
• REFEREE: Herb Dean
• WINNER: URIAH HALL
• METHOD: Technical Knockout via Leg Injury
• TIME AND ROUND: 0:17 of Round 1

11. Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko (Kyrgyzstan / Peru) vs Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade (Brazil)

• DIVISION: UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship
• REFEREE: Dan Miragliotta
• WINNER: VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO
• METHOD: Technical Knockout via Elbows
• TIME AND ROUND: 3:19 of Round 2

Co-Main Event

12. “Magnum” Zhang Weili (China) vs Rose “Thug” Namajunas (USA)

• DIVISION: UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship
• REFEREE: Keith Peterson
• WINNER: ROSE NAMAJUNAS
• METHOD: Knockout via Head Kick and Punches
• TIME AND ROUND: 1:18 of Round 1

Main Event

13. Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman (Nigeria / USA) vs Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal (USA)

• DIVISION: UFC Welterweight Championship
• REFEREE: Herb Dean
• WINNER: KAMARU USMAN
• METHOD: Knockout via Punch
• TIME AND ROUND: 1:02 of Round 2