UFC Vegas 115 Results: Moicano and Duncan Headline High-Stakes Night at Meta APEX
LAS VEGAS — The Meta APEX played host to a critical crossroads in the lightweight division on Saturday, April 4, as Renato Moicano and Chris Duncan clashed in the main event of UFC Fight Night. The contest pitted a surging Scotsman against a seasoned Brazilian veteran desperate to halt a slide in the rankings.
Main Event: A Battle of Momentum
The lightweight main event featured a stark contrast in recent form. Chris Duncan entered the Octagon riding a four-fight winning streak, most recently securing a finish over Terrance McKinney at UFC 323. Duncan has won six of his seven appearances since joining the promotion via Dana White’s Contender Series in 2022.
Conversely, Renato Moicano sought to snap a two-fight losing skid. After a strong run in 2024, Moicano suffered a loss to Islam Makhachev in a title challenge at UFC 311 and a subsequent decision loss to Beneil Dariush at UFC 317.
Co-Main Event and Main Card Highlights
The co-main event featured a high-stakes strawweight clash between Brazil’s Virna Jandiroba and Tabatha Ricci. Jandiroba entered the bout looking to bounce back from a unanimous decision loss to Mackenzie Dern at UFC 321, where she challenged for the women’s strawweight title.
Ricci, known as Baby Shark
, stepped into the cage following a second-round finish of Amanda Ribas at UFC Abu Dhabi last July, having won three of her last four outings.
Main Card Matchups:
- Featherweight: Jose Delano vs. Robert Ruchala
- Light Heavyweight: Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev vs. Brendson Ribeiro
- Bantamweight: Ethyn Ewing vs. Rafael Estevam
- Featherweight: Tommy McMillen vs. Manolo Zecchini
Preliminary Card Results
The preliminary card delivered several decisive finishes and tight decisions:
- Heavyweight: Guilherme Pat defeated Thomas Petersen via decision. The judges scored the bout 28-28, 27-29, and 27-29.
- Flyweight: Alessandro Costa defeated Stewart Nicoll via second-round TKO at 4:56, securing the win with a punch.
- Lightweight: Darrius Flowers defeated Lando Vannata via second-round TKO at 0:52 using punches.
- Women’s Bantamweight: Alice Pereira defeated Hailey Cowan via second-round KO at 4:24 with a knee.
- Middleweight: Tresean Gore defeated Azamat Bekoev via submission (guillotine) at 3:27 of the third round.
- Women’s Bantamweight: Dione Barbosa defeated Melissa Gatto via majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28).
- Lightweight: Kai Kamaka III defeated Dakota Hope via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).