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COMPLETED·Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Dana White's Contender Series 79

UFC Apex·Las Vegas, Nevada

84Strong

Card rating

+64 over-delivered

Ranked: 0top-15
Top favorite: -1500Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev
Most likely finish: KO -220Marcio Barbosa
Hot streak: 3WAbdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Highlights

Post-event

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs Alik Lorenz

KO / TKO · R1 · 0:30

Light Heavyweight

Finishes by method

KO / TKO5 · 100%

Submission0 · 0%

Decision0 · 0%

Favorites (closing): 5-0

Main event

Ryan Gandra

WRyan GandraW29-1—-650

Trent Miller

LTrent Miller9-3—+475

Middleweight

KO/TKO

R1 · 2:51

Main card

Marcio Barbosa

WMarcio Barbosa18-2—-600

Damon Wilson

LDamon Wilson9-4—+425

Featherweight

KO/TKO

R1 · 4:14

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

WAbdul Rakhman YakhyaevW39-0—-1500

Alik Lorenz

LAlik Lorenz7-2—+850

Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO

R1 · 0:30

Manoel Sousa

WManoel Sousa14-1—-290

Cristian Pérez

LCristian Pérez14-2—+245

Lightweight

KO/TKO

R3 · 3:00

Donte Johnson

WDonte JohnsonW28-0—-230

Darion Abbey

LDarion Abbey9-5—+195

Heavyweight

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:04