UFC Saudi Arabia wrapped up on Feb. 1 at the ANB Arena in Riyadh. The card featured 11 fights across 7 weight classes. This marked the UFC’s second event in Saudi Arabia, following its first show in June 2024. This article recaps the fights and explores UFC Saudi Arabia full card results.
In the main event, former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faced No. 5-ranked Nassourdine Imavov. It was Adesanya’s first non-title fight since February 2019 and his first Fight Night appearance since July 2018.
Imavov, came in on a three-fight win streak. He most recently defeated Brendan Allen by unanimous decision in September 2024. The fight highlighted the old guard versus the new guard dynamic as Imavov is considered one of the rising contenders of the next generation of middleweight fighters.
The Frenchman pressed forward and employed a grappling-heavy strategy early in the fight. However, Adesanya successfully denied the takedowns and launched diverse attacks targeting his opponent’s head, body, and legs.
Despite failing to bring the fight to the ground, Imavov persisted, likely to keep Adesanya focused on defense. While the former champion looked sharp in the opening seconds of Round 2, a powerful overhand right from Imavov sent him crashing against the cage.
Imavov followed up with a left uppercut, knocking Adesanya out, and then pounded him with several more strikes. Referee Marc Goddard quickly intervened to stop the action. The fight concluded at the 0:30 mark of Round 2, with Imavov being declared the winner by knockout. That said, let’s now look at the full UFC Saudi Arabia results.

UFC Saudi Arabia Results
MAIN CARD
- Nassourdine Imavov defeated Israel Adesanya via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 0:30
- Michael Page defeated Shara Magomedov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Sergei Pavlovich defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Vinicius Oliveira defeated Said Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Fares Ziam defeated Mike Davis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Muhammad Naimov defeated Kaan Ofli via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Shamil Gaziev defeated Thomas Petersen via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 3:01
- Terrance McKinney defeated Damir Hadzovic via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 1, 2:01
- Jasmine Jasudavicius defeated Mayra Bueno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Bogdan Grad defeated Lucas Alexander via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 2, 4:22
- Hamdy Abdelwahab defeated Jamal Pogues via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
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