UFC Vegas 109: Anthony Hernandez bags thumping victory against Roman Dolidze to extend his win streak; check full results here

Anthony Hernandez defeated Georgian Roman Dolidze by securing a fourth-round rear-naked choke Saturday night (August 9, 2025) in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex. Middleweight Hernandez (15-2, 1 NC MMA) has now finished 12 of his last 16 fights. Following his victory, he'll be watching closely to see who comes away victorious in the UFC 319 main event next Saturday (August 16, 2025) in Chicago. With the win, Hernandez extended his win streak to eight.

As for Dolidze (15-4 MMA), it snapped a three-fight winning streak in a crowded division. "Man, I want a title shot," Hernandez said in the Octagon following the win, as quoted by REUTERS. "What do I gotta do?" Hernandez was seen dominating Dolidze. He kept landing punches until referee Herb Dean stepped in to separate them, which made Hernandez and his corner start celebrating what they thought was a stoppage.

Lasmin Lucindo and Steve Erceg win fights by unanimous decision

Women's strawweight Iasmin Lucindo from Brazil and bantamweight Steve Erceg from Australia won their respective fights by unanimous decision. Lucindo (18-6 MMA) has won three of her last four and prevented opponent Angela Hill (18-15 MMA) from restarting her win streak.

Erceg (13-4 MMA) snapped a three-fight losing skid by moving up to bantamweight from flyweight. He utilized several submission attempts to frustrate Jamaican Ode Osbourne (13-9 MMA) and secure the win.

Featherweight Andre Fili made his way back into the victory column with a split-decision win over Mexico's Christian Rodriguez, using his kickboxing skills to get the job done. The judges' scoring was 29-28, 28-29, and 30-27. Fili (25-12 MMA) has won four of his last seven, whereas Rodriguez (12-4 MMA) has lost three of his last four since last July.

Brazilian bantamweight Jean Matsumoto did enough to secure a split-decision win over Miles Johns, taking two of the three judges' scorecards 29-28, 28-29, and 29-28 by diversifying his striking throughout the 15-minute affair. Matsumoto (17-1 MMA) bounced back from his lone loss to Rob Font (22-8 MMA) in February.

Matsumoto requested rematch with Font

In his post-fight interview, Matsumoto requested a rematch with Font later this fall for an upcoming UFC Fight Night event in Brazil. Meanwhile, Johns (15-4, 1 NC MMA) has dropped back-to-back outings.


The six-fight UFC Vegas 109 main card kicked off emphatically with England's Christian Leroy Duncan securing a first-round spinning back elbow knockout against Eryk Anders at middleweight. Duncan (12-2 MMA) has won two in a row, while Anders (17-9 MMA) fell to .500 in the UFC and continues to alternate wins and losses dating back to Oct. 2019.

UFC Vegas 109: Main Card

Middleweight: Anthony Hernandez def. Roman Dolidze via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:45 of R4

Bantamweight: Steve Erceg def. Ode' Osbourne via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Women's strawweight: Iasmin Lucindo def. Angela Hill via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Featherweight: Andre Fili def. Christian Rodriguez via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Bantamweight: Jean Matsumoto def. Miles Johns via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Middleweight: Christian Leroy Duncan def. Eryk Anders via TKO (spinning back elbow and punches) at 3:53 of R1.