UFC on ABC 8 live results: Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

The Octagon heads to the country of Azerbaijan for the very first time as UFC action returns to network television with UFC on ABC 8 from the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku.

The main event is a big fight at 205 pounds as former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill takes on former title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr. for five rounds. Both men are looking to get back into the win column as Hill is on a two-fight losing skid while Rountree Jr. is coming off an October title fight loss to Alex Pereira.

In the co-main event, it’s an exciting lightweight bout between ranked contender Rafael Fiziev and rising contender Ignacio Bahamondes. Fiziev is looking to end a three-fight losing skid while Bahamondes comes in riding a three-fight win streak.

Also on the main card is a heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and the debuting Rizvan Kuniev; a 165-pound catchweight bout between the debuting Tofiq Musayev and Myktybek Orolbai; and a featherweight bout pitting Muhammad Naimov against Bogdan Grad.

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> Heavyweights- Hamdy Abdelwahab (4-0 1 NC, 1-0 1 NC UFC) vs. Mohammad Usman (10-4, 3-2 UFC)

Abdelwahab lands a big leg kick to start things. He lands another followed by a jab. Abdelwahab with another big leg kick. Abdelwahab working the leg kick early to keep the distance. Abdelwahab with a leg kick followed by a combination. Abdelwahab lands a right hand. Usman has landed very little, mostly jabs. Usman with a pair of jabs but eats a leg kick from Abdelwahab. Abdelwahab lands a right hook. He lands a leg kick. Abdelwahab lands a right hand and Usman stumbles back. 10-9 Abdelwahab.

They both land some jabs to start the second. Abdelwahab looks for a takedown but Usman defends and they break to the center. Usman lands a jab and timeout is called for an eye poke. They get back to action. Abdelwahab with a leg kick and a right hand. Usman lands a big right hand and Abdelwahab was backing up. He looks to have recovered but Usman lands another big right hand. They trade punches. Usman ducks under some Abdelwahab offensive attempts. Usman lands a jab. Usman with a big combination. 10-9 Usman, 19-19.

They trade in the first minute. Usman lands a right hand. They trade jabs. They continue to trade jabs and Abdelwahab lands a right hand, but Usman is being more active. Abdelwahab lands a leg kick. Usman lands a right hand to the body and he’s been consistently landing more during this slow-paced round. Usman with a jab to the body. Usman lands a big right hand. Abdelwahab is backing up and Usman starts to land a flurry to the body. 10-9 Usman, 29-28 Usman.

Fight Result- Mohammed Usman def. Hamdy Abdelwahab by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- #12 Tagir Ulanbekov (16-2, 5-1 UFC) vs. Azat Maksum (17-1, 1-1 UFC)

Ulanbekov with a leg kick. Maksum lands a combo. They tie up briefly. Ulanbekov lands a right hand and looks for a takedown. Ulanbekov picks Maksum up but Maksum is able to avoid being taken down. Ulanbekov lifts Maksum up again but Maksum is able to escape and lands. Maksum lands a jab. Ulanbekov lands a right hand. They trade at a distance. Maksum with a series of jabs. Ulanbekov lands a right hand. Ulanbekov with a jab followed by a head kick. Ulanbekov lands a right hand. 10-9 Ulanbekov.

Ulanbekov lands a left hand and Maksum slips for a moment. They trade in the pocket. Ulanbekov lands a clean right hand. Ulanbekov with a stiff jab. Ulanbekov lands a right hand. They tie up but break quickly. Ulanbekov lands a combo as Maksum works the jab. Ulanbekov is looking for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Ulanbekov lands a body kick. Ulanbekov grabbed the fence as Maksum was looking for a takedown, but he ended up getting it. They get up and Maksum scores a takedown and Ulanbekov has a choke locked in as the round end. 10-9 Ulanbekov, 20-18 Ulanbekov.

Maksum lands a right hand and follows with a jab. Maksum with a combination. They tie up and Ulanbekov lands a knee. They separate and Ulanbekov lands a combination. Maksum fires back. Ulanbekov looks for a takedown as he pushes it to the fence. Maksum defends and they break apart. They trade while tied up. Maksum looks for a takedown but Ulanbekov defends and they tie up. Ulanbekov with some knees and he lands an elbow. They trade in the pocket and Ulanbekov lands a right hand. Ulanbekov lands an elbow as they both land in close range. Ulanbekov with more big punches. Maksum with a late takedown at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Ulanbekov, 30-27 Ulanbekov.

Fight Result- Tagir Ulanbekov def. Azat Maksum by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Bantamweights- Irina Alekseeva (5-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Klaudia Sygula (6-2, 0-1 UFC)

Alekseeva comes out aggressive but Sygula is landing more in the first minute. They clinch and Alekseeva lands some shots but Sygula lands when they separate. They trade as Alekseeva was pressing forward. Sygula with a right hook and lands a combination. Alekseeva with a leg kick. Sygula lands a combination as she was rushing in. Sygula lands a right hand. Sygula with another combination. Alekseeva lands a right hand. Timeout is called for a groin strike. They get back going and Sygula lands and Alekseeva counters with a flurry. Sygula lands a combo. 10-9 Sygula.

Sygula lands a combination. They both land in close proximity to each other. Alekseeva is backing Sygula up with pressure and lands a leg kick. Time out is called again for another low blow. They get back to action and Alekseeva lands a leg kick. The pace has slowed as compared to the first. Alekseeva lands a combination. They trade late. 10-9 Sygula, 20-18 Sygula.

They trade before clinching up. They break and Sygula lands. Sygula then rocks Alekseeva and Alekseeva was stumbling and Sygula starts to land before they tie up. Sygula gets a takedown and starts landing hammerfists from the top. She gets the mount and starts landing short punches and some elbows. Sygula ends the fight on top. 10-9 Sygula, 30-27 Sygula.

Fight Result- Klaudia Sygula def. Irina Alekseeva by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Women’s Bantamweights- Daria Zhelezniakova (9-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Melissa Mullins (7-1, 2-1 UFC)

Zhelezniakova with a quick combination. Zhelezniakova landing a lot of punches in the early going as she wobbles Mullins with a left hook. Zhelezniakova connecting a lot. Mullins shoots for a takedown but Zhelezniakova defends and lands a stiff left hook. Mullins’ face is already red. Zhelezniakova lands a right hand. Zhelezniakova lands a combo. Mullins lands an uppercut. They trade in short range and Mullins lands another uppercut. Zhelezniakova is backing up now. Zhelezniakova lands a combination. Zhelezniakova with another stiff combo. Mullins lands a combo. Zhelezniakova with another stiff combo. Mullins scores a takedown. Mullins lands and looks for an armbar. Zhelezniakova is able to survive the round. 10-9 Zhelezniakova.

Zhelezniakova with a combo. Mullins lands a right hand. Zhelezniakova lands a combo. Mullins with a combo and lands a jab. Zhelezniakova lands a right hand. Zhelezniakova with a jab as Mullins is pressing forward. Zhelezniakova lands a good combo. Zhelezniakova lands to the body and Mullins was hurt. Zhelezniakova rushing forward and lands and has Mullins in trouble. Mullins is able to score a takedown to recover. Zhelezniakova has control of the neck of Mullins. She lets go and Mullins is able to retain top position to end the round. 10-9 Zhelezniakova, 20-18 Zhelezniakova.

Zhelezniakova coming forward and working the jab. Both being patient in the round as Zhelezniakova is working the jab. Mullins lands a pair of leg kicks. Zhelezniakova lands a right hand. Mullins looks for a takedown and Zhelezniakova grabs the fence to avoid it. Mullins keeps the pressure on but Zhelezniakova is defending. Zhelezniakova breaks away from Mullins. They trade late. 10-9 Mullins, 29-28 Zhelezniakova.

Fight Result- Daria Zhelezniakova def. Melissa Mullins by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Ismail Naurdiev (24-7, 3-2 UFC) vs. Jun Yong Park (18-6, 8-3 UFC)

Naurdiev with some attacks to the leg and body early. Naurdiev lands while they were clinched. Naurdiev lands after they separate and lands some body kicks. Naurdiev with a combination. Park lands a jab and Naurdiev lands a counter right hand. Naurdiev lands a combination. Naurdiev with another combo and he lands a flurry ending with a right hand. Naurdiev connects to the body then the head. Park marching forward and lands some punches. Park lands a right hand. Time out is called for an eye poke. They get back to action and Naurdiev lands a right hand. Naurdiev with a left hook then a combination. Park wobbles Naurdiev with a combination. Park lands and Naurdiev slips for a moment. 10-9 Naurdiev.

Time out almost immediately is called due to an eye poke. They get back going and Naurdiev lands some leg kicks as Park lands a right hand. They are against the fence and Park is on his knee. Naurdiev lands an illegal knee and starts teeing off as Park is hurt and the referee stops it to call time out. Naurdiev thinks the fight was stopped and he’s won but time out was called. Park looks like he isn’t going to be able to continue. Park shouldn’t be allowed to continue to fight but he is going to, and Naurdiev has two points taken away. They get back going and Naurdiev lands a leg kick and Park looks for a takedown. They separate. Naurdiev lands a combo and a body kick. They trade and Park pushes it to the fence. Naurdiev reverses and looks for the takedown. Naurdiev picks Park up and puts him on the mat. Naurdiev takes the back. They get to their feet. Park gets Naurdiev to the mat and has the back. Park with some punches from the back and almost had a choke. 10-7 Park, 19-17 Park.

They trade. Park lands a combo and puts it at the fence and lands a knee to the body. Park gets the fight to the mat and has the back. Park landing from the top as Naurdiev looks gassed. Park looked for the arm and a kimura but let go. Park now controlling from the top as he lands. Park with some elbows. Park has full back control with the hooks locked in. Park with lots of punches from the back. Park with more punches. He ends the fight there. 10-8 Park, 29-25 Park.

Fight Result- Jun Yong Park def. Ismail Naurdiev by unanimous decision (29-26, 29-26, 29-25)

> Welterweights- Seokhyeon Ko (11-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Oban Elliott (12-2, 3-0 UFC)

Ko landing early as he lands some leg kick and mixes some punches. Elliott clinches and Ko gets a takedown. They quickly get up and Ko almost gets it down and is eventually able to. They get to their feet and separate. Elliott lands some leg kicks and Ko forces him to the fence. Elliott with a shoulder strike. 10-9 Ko.

Elliott shoots for a takedown but Ko is able to score a takedown. Ko has back control as Elliott is trying to escape. Ko with some right hands from the top. Ko working from the back as he’s looking for a choke. He almost had it in as he had it around the nose but lets go and has top control. Ko with an elbow from the top. Ko continues with elbows from the top. 10-9 Ko, 20-18 Ko.

They trade before tying up and Ko gets a takedown. Ko is in control from the top and Elliott is cut open. Elliott tries to scramble up but Ko keeps it down and keeps controlling as he maintains top position. Ko with some punches from the top. Ko in control from the top. Elliott looks for a reverse triangle choke but Ko shakes his finger no as the fight ends. 10-9 Ko, 30-27 Ko.

Fight Result- Seokhyeon Ko def. Oban Elliott by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Featherweights- Muhammad Naimov (12-3, 4-1 UFC) vs. Bogdan Grad (15-2, 1-0 UFC)

Naimov with a leg kick. Grad lands a leg kick. He lands another. Naimov lands a leg kick and hurts Grad with a head kick. Naimov lands a flurry and they tie up. Grad gets a takedown. They both battle in the clinch after quickly standing before they separate. Naimov with a leg kick. They tie back up as Grad pushes it to the fence. Naimov lands a knee. Grad with a knee. Grad with a lot of knees as they end the round tied up. 10-9 Naimov.

Grad with a body kick. Grad lands a right hand. Grad with a body kick. Grad lands a left hook. Naimov with a combination. Naimov lands a high kick. Grad pushes it to the fence looking for a takedown. Naimov lands an elbow. They separate and both land leg kicks. Naimov lands a combo as Grad lands a body kick. Grad shoots for a takedown but Naimov grabs the neck. Naimov landing punches to defend but Grad gets a late takedown. 10-9 Grad, 19-19.

Grad with a leg kick. Naimov just misses a back elbow but lands a spinning head kick. Grad gets a takedown and takes the back. Naimov is able to reverse to the top and is working inside of Grad’s guard. Naimov landing from the top but not a lot of action is going on. They are stood up by the referee. Grad immediately pushes it to the fence. They battle before separating. Naimov with a spin kick. Naimov lands a left hand. 10-9 Naimov, 29-28 Naimov.

Fight Result- Muhammad Naimov def. Bogdan Grad by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Nazim Sadykhov (10-1-1, 3-0-1 UFC) vs. Nikolas Motta (15-5 1 NC, 3-2 1 NC UFC)

They’re trading leg kicks early on. Sadykhov lands a body kick and Motta counters with his own body kick. Sadykhov connects with a left hand. Sadykhov with a combination. Sadykhov with a left hand. Motta throws a flurry and lands a left to the body. Motta lands some more to the head and body and is landing against the fence. Motta with big flurries against the fence as Sadykhov is covering up. Motta landing a lot but Sadykhov is able to land a knee that gets Motta to back up. Sadykhov with another knee and now he is landing a flurry against the fence. They separate and both land big flurries. Sadykhov with a combo and a head kick. Sadykhov with a right hand and a knee to the body. They trade kicks. Sadykhov looks for a takedown but Motta defends. Sadykhov with a pair of elbows at the end. Wild round. 10-9 Motta.

Motta lands a combo. Sadykhov with a spinning kick. Sadykhov lands a straight left hand. Sadykhov lands an elbow that splits Motta open. Sadykhov with another combo. Motta with a head kick. Motta lands a combination in close range and then an elbow. Sadykhov with a combination and lands a left hand. Sadykhov with a series of elbows as Motta pushes it against the fence. They separate and both land combinations. They clinch with Sadykhov landing knees as Motta lands uppercuts. Sadykhov separates and starts landing and connects with a right hand and Motta goes to the mat and it is all over! An incredible fight and finish from Sadykhov!

Fight Result- Nazim Sadykhov def. Nikolas Motta by TKO (punches) at 4:17 of Round 2

> 165-pound Catchweights- Tofiq Musayev (22-5, 0-0 UFC) vs. Myktybek Orolbai (13-2-1, 2-1 UFC)

Orolbai gets an early takedown and is working from the top. He’s keeping Musayev pinned down and landing. Musayev tried to get up but Orolbai keeps it down. Musayev ends up scrambling up to his feet. Musayev lands a body kick but Orolbai is able to score a takedown. Orolbai looking for a kimura and has it locked in and Musayev taps! A submission finish from Orolbai to silence the crowd as Musayev was in his UFC debut in his home country.

Fight Result- Myktybek Orolbai def. Tofiq Musayev by submission (kimura) at 4:35 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- #5 Curtis Blaydes (18-5 1 NC, 13-5 1 NC UFC) vs. Rizvan Kuniev (13-2-1 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

Blaydes gets an immediate takedown. They quickly get up and Blaydes has it pushed against the fence. Blaydes has back control and Kuniev grabs the fence. Blaydes with some knees from the back. Blaydes gets it down as Kuniev tried to grab the fence multiple times. They stand and Blaydes with more knees from the back. They separate. Blaydes with a leg kick. Blaydes lands an uppercut. Blaydes with a jab. Blaydes with a left hook. Kuniev lands a right hand and then a combination. Blaydes pushes it to the fence. 10-9 Blaydes.

Kuniev lands a jab and a leg kick. Blaydes with a jab. Blaydes looks for a takedown as Kuniev lands a kick and Kuniev is able to defend. Blaydes with a double jab. Kuniev lands a right hand and then an uppercut. Kuniev lands a combination. Kuniev lands another solid combination. Kuniev with a flurry and Blaydes has no response. Kuniev with a pair of right hands that hurt Blaydes. Blaydes trying for a takedown but Kuniev defends. They trade jabs and Kuniev lands a combination. Kuniev with a flurry. Kuniev lands a series of uppercuts and Blaydes lands a right hand. 10-9 Kuniev, 19-19.

Blaydes with a jab and a pair of leg kicks. Kuniev lands a knee and follows with some uppercuts and a combo as Blaydes was backing up. Blaydes lands a leg kick. Kuniev with another combination. Blaydes lands a right hand and looks for a takedown against the fence. Blaydes has the back and lands some knees as Kuniev is grabbing the fence. Blaydes with some more knees. They separate. Kuniev lands a combination. Kuniev with an uppercut. Kuniev pushes it against the fence. They separate. Blaydes with a combination. Blaydes pushes it against the fence. They trade elbows at the end. Close fight. 10-9 Kuniev, 29-28 Kuniev.

Fight Result- Curtis Blaydes def. Rizvan Kuniev by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- #11 Rafael Fiziev (12-4, 6-4 UFC) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (17-5, 6-2 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Bahamondes lands a leg kick. Fiziev with a combo to the body. Fiziev lands a leg kick. Bahamondes with a side kick. Fiziev lands a body kick. Fiziev with a combination to the body. Bahamondes lands a body kick then a leg kick. Fiziev lands a body kick. Fiziev lands a left hook. Bahamondes with a spin kick to the body. Fiziev lands a right hand. 10-9 Fiziev.

They trade and Bahamondes with a high kick. Bahamondes looks for a takedown but Fiziev is defending against the fence. Bahamondes with a back elbow. Bahamondes still trying for a takedown but Fiziev landing to defend. Fiziev lands to the body as they separate. Bahamondes lands a knee. Bahamondes with an inside leg kick. Fiziev lands a combination. Bahamondes lands a right hand. Bahamondes with a leg kick then a body kick. Bahamondes lands a body kick and Fiziev counters with a combo to the body, though Bahamondes lands a head kick. Fiziev scores a takedown. Fiziev with a pair of leg kicks as Bahamondes stands. Fiziev gets another takedown. Fiziev stands and lands a hammerfist and some leg kicks. Fiziev lands and Bahamondes slips. 10-9 Fiziev, 20-18 Fiziev.

Bahamondes lands a right hand. They clinch up and Fiziev lands a big combination to the body of Bahamondes. They break apart and Fiziev lands a left to the body. Bahamondes lands a combination. They trade as Fiziev was rushing in. They trade and Bahamondes lands a left hand. Bahamondes shoots for a takedown but Fiziev defends and makes Bahamondes pull guard. Fiziev stands and lands a left hook. Fiziev lands a combination. Bahamondes with a spin kick. Fiziev lands a knee. Bahamondes pushes Fiziev against the fence. They break and Bahamondes lands a combo. Bahamondes with a solid series of punches. Fiziev lands to the body. Fiziev scores a big takedown and starts landing from the top. Bahamondes with elbows from the bottom and they stand. Bahamondes tries a kick and Fiziev ends up in mount on top. Fun fight. 10-9 Fiziev, 30-27 Fiziev.

Fight Result- Rafael Fiziev def. Ignacio Bahamondes by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Light Heavyweights- #4 Jamahal Hill (12-3 1 NC, 6-3 1 NC UFC) vs. #7 Khalil Rountree Jr. (13-6 1 NC, 9-6 1 NC UFC)

Hill with a leg kick and Rountree lands a hammerfist. Hill with a pair of leg kicks. Hill with more leg kicks and he lands a jab. Rountree with a heavy leg kick. Hill with a left to the body as Rountree lands a leg kick. Rountree with a right hook. Rountree with a heavy leg kick after they have an exchange. They trade kicks and Rountree lands some punches. Rountree with a leg kick. Hill with a leg kick. Rountree with a body kick. 10-9 Rountree.

They trade right hands. Rountree lands a body kick. They trade and Rountree lands a leg kick. Hill lands a right hand. They trade kicks. Rountree lands a leg kick. Hill lands a leg kick. Hill lands a leg kick. Rountree with an inside leg kick. Rountree slips on a kick and Hill tries to take advantage but they stand. Hill with a left hand to the body. Rountree lands a heavy calf kick. 10-9 Rountree, 20-18 Rountree.

Hill lands a right hand. Rountree with a leg kick. They trade punches. Rountree lands a left hand and then connects to the body. Rountree with a heavy leg kick. Rountree lands a left hand and Hill briefly goes to his butt but gets up. Rountree lands a leg kick. Rountree lands a left hand and a leg kick. Rountree with a body kick and a leg kick. Rountree drops Hill with a right hook. Hill gets up and circles away. 10-9 Rountree, 30-27 Rountree.

Both looking for openings as Rountree connects. Rountree lands an inside leg kick. Rountree with a left hand. Rountree with a leg kick and Hill is having trouble standing steady. Rountree lands a combo and Hill almost went down. Rountree with a body kick. Rountree lands a left hand. Rountree with a combination. Rountree lands a left hand. Rountree connects. 10-9 Rountree, 40-36 Rountree.

Rountree lands a combination. Rountree with a left hand. They trade inside the pocket. Rountree with a left hand. Rountree lands a right hook. Rountree with a left hand. Hill lands a leg kick. Rountree with some punches and a leg kick. Rountree lands a left hand. They trade and Hill lands a body kick. Rountree with a combination. Rountree with a combination. 10-9 Rountree, 50-45 Rountree.

Fight Result- Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Jamahal Hill by unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)