Overview
- José Delano beat Robert Ruchała by unanimous decision with scores of 30-26, 29-27, and 29-27 as the UFC Vegas 115 main-card opener at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
- Referee Keith Peterson deducted one point from Ruchała in the third round for grabbing the fence, which influenced the final scorecards.
- Delano controlled long stretches of the striking exchanges and left Ruchała with a bloodied nose, according to on-site reports.
- The bout was Delano’s first UFC appearance after earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, a pipeline the promotion uses to sign rising talent.
- Pre-fight context favored Delano as a heavy -355 favorite at FanDuel, while Ruchała entered seeking his first UFC win after earlier success as a KSW interim featherweight titleholder.