Overview
- Rafael Fiziev knocked out Manuel Torres with a spinning wheel kick and follow‑up ground‑and‑pound 15 seconds into Round 2 on Saturday, forcing a stoppage that drew a roaring home crowd.
- The card’s official weigh‑ins on Friday confirmed that all 26 fighters made weight, including both main‑event lightweights at 156 pounds.
- Several preliminary fights produced stoppage finishes that swung momentum on the undercard, including Daniil Donchenko’s head‑kick TKO, Kaan Ofli’s first‑round arm‑triangle submission, and Tahir Abdullayev’s third‑round TKO in his UFC debut.
- The co‑main between Shara Magomedov and Michel Pereira went ahead as scheduled and the main card mixed established veterans with regional prospects tailored for the Baku crowd.
- UFC Baku took place at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan, with early North American start times for prelims and the main card and live streaming worldwide on Paramount+.