UFC Oklahoma City live results, highlights and play-by-play

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TODAY (Sat., July 18, 2026)with UFC Oklahoma City, streaming live online via Paramount+. The event happens inside Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

UFC Oklahoma City Preview

Our main event tonight is Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman in the Middleweight division. This is DDP’s first fight since he was totally dominated by Khamzat Chimaev last year. We last saw him looking pretty good against Joaquin Buckley. If Usman can get past du Plessis, then he might be an interesting addition to the title mix at 185 pounds. The champion, Sean Strickland, is someone Usman beat back in the Welterweight division.

The co-main event is Jared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy Duncan. Cannonier turned 42 this year. He’s started to show his age, finally, against the top tier of UFC Middleweights. Duncan is on a hot streak, with two spinning knockout finishes in his last three.

The rest of the main card is Chase Hooper vs. Mitch Ramirez, Tabatha Ricci vs. Fatima Kline and Tommy McMillen vs. Albeto Montes.

The “Prelims” are headlined by Austin Bashi vs. Jose Delgado. There’s also Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Seok Hyeon Ko. That might be the “Fight of the Night.”

UFC Oklahoma City Start Date and Time

We’re operating at primetime over in Azerbaijan. That means we have a special start time this weekend. Checkout the Paramount+ timings inside Baku Crystal Hall below:

• UFC Oklahoma City “Prelims” will begin at 5 p.m. ET.
• UFC Oklahoma City main card is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET.
• All of UFC Oklahoma City airs on Paramount+, which you can stream here.

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UFC OKLAHOMA CITY QUICK RESULTS

Main card

• 185 lbs.: Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman
• 185 lbs.: Jared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy Duncan
• 155 lbs.: Chase Hooper vs. Mitch Ramirez
• 115 lbs.: Tabatha Ricci vs. Fatima Kline
• 145 lbs.: Tommy McMillen vs. Alberto Montes

Prelims

• 145 lbs.: Austin Bashi vs. Jose Delgado
• 170 lbs.: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Seok Hyeon Ko
• 205 lbs.: Felipe Franco def. Levi Rodrigues Jr. by TKO (punches), round 2 (1:40) — HIGHLIGHTS
• 145 lbs.: Ezra Elliott def. Damian Anderson by unanimous decision (30-27, 39-28, 29-28)
• 125 lbs.: Alden Coria def. Stewart Nicoll by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• 265 lbs.: RJ Harris def. Alvin Hines by TKO (strikes), round 1 (1:40) — HIGHLIGHTS
• 125 bs.: Dione Barbosa def. Anna Melisano by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (4:04) — HIGHLIGHTS

UFC OKLAHOMA CITY PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES

Prelims

Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Seok Hyeon Ko:

Levi Rodrigues Jr. vs. Felipe Franco: These guys slung leather to start this fight, with both men getting wobbled. Franco was able to parlay his big shots into takedowns, though, and enjoy some top position. In the second round he got on top of Rodrigues, secured full mount and then unloaded with ground and pound. The referee had to step in to call things off. Rodrigues complained that the stoppage was early, but I don’t think there was much wrong with the stoppage. Rodrigues was getting tagged over and over again.

Official decision: Felipe Franco def. Levi Rodrigues Jr. by TKO (punches), round 2 (1:40)

Ezra Elliott vs. Damian Anderson: That was a fun showing for the two debut fighters. Elliott ragdolled Anderson around the canvas from the get-go. All that wrestling activity opened up opportunities for Elliott to put Anderson in deep submission attempts. Anderson, a highly touted grappler, was able to survive those positions, but he couldn’t go from defense to offense against Elliott — who showed a breakneck pace with his takedowns.

Official decision: Ezra Elliott def. Damian Anderson by unanimous decision (30-27, 39-28, 29-28)

Alden Coria vs. Stewart Nicoll: You know you’re getting a good fight when you see Flyweights on the “Prelims”. Nicoll really brought it here, despite being the +1000 underdog. He had moments in every round, especially with his wrestling. But Coria just nudged ahead of him in each round. A lot of that was due to his superior striking. I had Coria winning every round and, on paper, that looks pretty unfair on Nicoll. Hopefully Nicoll did enough to earn another fight in the Octagon. Coria gets the W and looked like a good prospect, still, but he didn’t look as big a favorite as the odds suggested.

Official decision: Alden Coria def. Stewart Nicoll by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Alvin Hines vs. RJ Harris: We got a good Heavyweight fight (the kind that ends within five minutes), with Harris cracking Hines with an uppercut early in the first round. That dropped Hines and allowed Harris to rain blows down on him until the referee stepped in.

Official decision: RJ Harris def. Alvin Hines by TKO (strikes), round 1 (1:40)

Anna Melisano vs. Dione Barbosa: Total domination from Dione Barbosa. She got Melisano down early and was a lead weight on top of her. She landed good ground and pound and then decided to focus on the neck. She got a few good rear naked choke attempts in before Melisano made it to her feet. As Melisano came up, Barbosa leaped onto her back and got her deepest choke of the fight for the win.

Official decision: Dione Barbosa def. Anna Melisano by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (4:04)

Live stream begins at 5 p.m. ET. …

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