UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson (also known as UFC Fight Night 75) was a mixed martial arts event held on September 27, 2015, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 27, 2015 | |||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
| City | Saitama, Japan | |||
| Attendance | 10,137[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event was the fourth that the organization has hosted in Saitama, following UFC 144 in February 2012, UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann in March 2013, and UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson in September 2014.[2]
The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight champion Josh Barnett and The Ultimate Fighter 10 heavyweight winner Roy Nelson.[2][3] Both men had coached opposite each other on the show Road to UFC: Japan.
The featherweight final of Road to UFC: Japan, a new UFC reality series that was held in conjunction with the event, was featured on the card.[4][5] The bout ended in a split draw, a first for the reality show series finale fights. During the show, the UFC announced that as a result of the draw both fighters would receive six-figure UFC contracts.[6]
Roan Carneiro was expected to face Gegard Mousasi at this event. However, Carneiro was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Uriah Hall.[7]
Kiichi Kunimoto was expected to face Li Jingliang at this event. However, Kunimoto pulled out of the fight citing injury and was replaced by returning veteran Keita Nakamura.[8]
A bout between Matt Hobar and Norifumi Yamamoto was expected to take place at this event. However, both fighters sustained injuries and were forced to pull out of the fight.[9]
Results
| Main Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Josh Barnett | def. | Roy Nelson | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Uriah Hall | def. | Gegard Mousasi | TKO (flying knee and punches) | 2 | 0:25 | |
| Flyweight | Kyoji Horiguchi | def. | Chico Camus | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Takeya Mizugaki | def. | George Roop | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Diego Brandao | def. | Katsunori Kikuno | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:28 | |
| Featherweight | Mizuto Hirota | vs. | Teruto Ishihara | Draw (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–29) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 2) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Keita Nakamura | def. | Li Jingliang | Technical Submission (standing rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:17 | |
| Lightweight | Nick Hein | def. | Yusuke Kasuya | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Kajan Johnson | def. | Naoyuki Kotani | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Shinsho Anzai | def. | Roger Zapata | TKO (hand injury) | 3 | 0:47 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[11]
- Fight of the Night: None awarded
- Performance of the Night: Josh Barnett, Uriah Hall, Diego Brandao and Keita Nakamura