UFC Fight Night 251 is over. Jared Cannonier knocked out Gregory Rodrigues 21 seconds into the fourth round of their middleweight main event at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 15, 2025. Youssef Zalal beat Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
UFC Fight Night 251 results, bout by bout
ESPN lists 12 bouts for the night. Four ended in the first round: Valter Walker submitted Don’Tale Mayes at 1:17, Edmen Shahbazyan stopped Dylan Budka at 1:35, Jose Miguel Delgado stopped Connor Matthews at 2:58, and the doctor stopped Ismael Bonfim’s fight with Nazim Sadykhov at the end of the round.
| Division | Result | How it ended | Our pick, as published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleweight | Jared Cannonier beat Gregory Rodrigues | KO/TKO, round 4, 0:21 | Gregory Rodrigues (-210): lost |
| Featherweight | Youssef Zalal beat Calvin Kattar | Unanimous decision after 3 rounds | Youssef Zalal (-390): won |
| Middleweight | Edmen Shahbazyan beat Dylan Budka | KO/TKO, round 1, 1:35 | Edmen Shahbazyan (-360): won |
| Lightweight | Nazim Sadykhov beat Ismael Bonfim | TKO (doctor’s stoppage), round 1, 5:00 | Ismael Bonfim (-180): lost |
| Middleweight | Andre Petroski beat Rodolfo Vieira | Unanimous decision after 3 rounds | Andre Petroski (+185): won |
| Featherweight | Jose Miguel Delgado beat Connor Matthews | KO/TKO, round 1, 2:58 | Jose Delgado (-275): won |
| Women’s Strawweight | Angela Hill beat Ketlen Souza | Split decision after 3 rounds | Ketlen Souza (-104): lost |
| Flyweight | Rafael Estevam beat Jesus Aguilar | Unanimous decision after 3 rounds | Rafael Estevam (-360): won |
| Welterweight | Gabriel Bonfim beat Khaos Williams | Submission, round 2, 4:58 | Khaos Williams (+180): lost |
| Bantamweight | Elijah Smith beat Vince Morales | Unanimous decision after 3 rounds | Elijah Smith (-225): won |
| Heavyweight | Valter Walker beat Don’Tale Mayes | Submission, round 1, 1:17 | Valter Walker (-210): won |
| Women’s Bantamweight | Jacqueline Cavalcanti beat Julia Avila | Unanimous decision after 3 rounds | Jacqueline Cavalcanti (-500): won |
Six bouts went the full distance to the judges. Angela Hill’s split decision over Ketlen Souza was the only one the judges did not agree on.
How our UFC Fight Night 251 picks did
Before the event this page picked a winner in all 12 bouts, and they went 8-4: 4-2 on the six-fight main card and 4-2 on the prelims. The two underdog picks went one each. Andre Petroski won at +185, while Khaos Williams at +180 was submitted by Gabriel Bonfim with two seconds left in the second round.
The main event pick was the costly one. This page picked Gregory Rodrigues at -210, and he lost inside the distance. Ismael Bonfim at -180 also lost, after the doctor stopped his fight with Nazim Sadykhov.
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Where these fighters go next
Several names from this card are on ESPN’s upcoming UFC schedule. Andre Petroski meets Azamat Bekoev on the Moicano vs. Nolan card at the Meta APEX on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Gabriel Bonfim headlines the following Fight Night in Las Vegas, against Sean Brady, on November 7, and Elijah Smith faces Davey Grant on that card. Nazim Sadykhov fights Jefferson Nascimento at UFC 334, Gane vs. Hokit, at Madison Square Garden on November 14.
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Results: ESPN UFC scoreboard and bout results, read October 25, 2026, 14:56 UTC. Upcoming cards: ESPN UFC schedule, read October 25, 2026, 14:57 UTC. Picks and prices: this page as published before the event.