Anthony Hernandez VS Gregory Rodrigues

Gregory Rodrigues defeated Anthony Hernandez by unanimous decision (48–47, 49–46, 48–47) in the five-round middleweight main event at UFC Fight Night 285 in Sacramento on August 22, 2026. Rodrigues established control early by targeting Hernandez’s lead leg and landing heavy combinations, building enough damage in the second round that Hernandez appeared close to a finish before mounting a comeback and taking the third. Rodrigues regrouped in the championship rounds, defending Hernandez’s takedown attempts and consistently landing the more impactful strikes over the final ten minutes. The win extended Rodrigues’ winning streak to four consecutive fights and quieted the Sacramento crowd that had backed the hometown fighter throughout.

No. 6 Anthony Hernandez, coming off a TKO loss to Sean Strickland, looks to reaffirm his title-contender status against No. 12 Gregory Rodrigues, who has rattled off back-to-back finishes including a revenge KO over Brunno Ferreira. The stylistic contrast is stark: Hernandez's smothering grappling and elite cardio versus Rodrigues's nuclear one-punch power and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Whoever seizes the initiative in the opening rounds may well set the tone for the entire fight.