Tom Nolan walked into his first UFC main event and walked out as the undisputed new name at the top of the lightweight contender ladder. The Australian stopped Renato Moicano with punches and elbows in the third round on Halloween night at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, improving to 12-1 overall and a perfect 6-0 inside the Octagon. The result puts Nolan firmly in the lightweight top ten and signals that the division has a new face to reckon with.
The card delivered four Performance of the Night bonuses — Tom Nolan, Julian Erosa, Joseph Kropschot, and Lucia Szabova each earned $100,000 — and no Fight of the Night was awarded.
Full Results
| Fight | Winner | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Nolan vs. Renato Moicano | Tom Nolan | TKO | 3 | 1:28 |
| Jacobe Smith vs. Randy Brown | Jacobe Smith | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Cody Durden vs. Ode' Osbourne | Cody Durden | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Luana Santos vs. Yana Santos | Luana Santos | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Farman Hasanov | Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani | TKO | 3 | 2:11 |
| Dakota Hope vs. Francis Marshall | Dakota Hope | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Rodrigo Sezinando vs. Theodor Berggren | Rodrigo Sezinando | TKO | 2 | 5:00 |
| Julian Erosa vs. Lee Jeong-yeong | Julian Erosa | TKO | 1 | 1:31 |
| Zachary Reese vs. Mickey Gall | Zachary Reese | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Joseph Kropschot vs. Nick Klein | Joseph Kropschot | Submission | 2 | 1:25 |
| Piera Rodríguez vs. Talita Alencar | Piera Rodríguez | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Lucia Szabova vs. Tainara Lisboa | Lucia Szabova | TKO | 3 | 3:20 |
Main Event: Nolan Turns the Fight on Its Head
Moicano came in as the established headliner and, for the first five minutes, he looked the part. He took Nolan down in round one, immediately transitioned to back control, and hunted for the rear-naked choke. Nolan defended well — he kept his neck safe, worked his elbows to break grips, and survived everything Moicano threw at him — but the Brazilian was winning the rounds.
Round two opened the door. Moicano secured another takedown after eating a head kick, and referee Dan Miragliotta stood the fighters up before Moicano could settle back into a dominant position. The stand-up drew immediate criticism — Moicano had earned his top position — but the moment it happened, Nolan was ready. A head kick rocked Moicano. A knee sent him to the canvas before the round ended.
The third round was one-sided from the start. Nolan came out sharp, hurt Moicano again with head strikes, and knocked him down for the second time. When Moicano shot for a desperate takedown, Nolan swept him, took top position, and hammered away with ground-and-pound until Miragliotta stopped it at 1:28. Nolan earned a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus for the finish. He is now 12-1 overall and 6-0 in the UFC — and squarely inside the lightweight top ten.
Co-Main Event: Smith Shuts Out Brown on Short Notice
Jacobe Smith took this fight on two weeks' notice against Randy Brown, a durable veteran, and never let him into the fight. Smith used wrestling and constant forward pressure to control every minute of every round, winning 30-26 on all three judges' scorecards — a shutout by any measure. It was his 14th consecutive professional win.
Brown had isolated moments of success on the feet, but could not chain anything together against Smith's relentless grappling game. Smith steps up the welterweight rankings with the result.
Main Card: Lebosnoyani Goes 3-0 in the UFC
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani earned his first UFC finish in the fifth main card bout, stopping Farman Hasanov via doctor stoppage TKO at 2:11 of the third round after a cut opened over Hasanov's left eye. Lebosnoyani is 3-0 in the UFC, 12-2 overall, and has quietly built the kind of run that earns main card spots going forward.
Luana Santos added to a strong recent stretch with a unanimous decision over Yana Santos — no relation — at 29-28 on all three cards, extending her win streak to four and moving to 12 career wins.
Prelims: A Retirement Send-Off, Four Bonuses, and Four Finishes
Julian Erosa had announced this fight would be the last of his career. He made sure it was worth remembering. Erosa stopped Lee Jeong-yeong with a TKO at 1:31 of the first round and walked away from professional MMA with a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus.
Joseph Kropschot submitted Nick Klein at 1:25 of the second round for the third bonus of the evening. Lucia Szabova closed the prelim card with a TKO of Tainara Lisboa at 3:20 of the third round for the fourth and final payout — four $100,000 bonuses across the full card, all for finishes.
Rodrigo Sezinando also finished on the prelims, stopping Theodor Berggren by TKO at the end of round two. Zachary Reese defeated Mickey Gall by decision, and Piera Rodríguez added a unanimous decision win over Talita Alencar in the women's flyweight division. The preliminary card delivered four stoppages in total alongside three decision wins.
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