Magomed Gadzhiyasulov secured his first UFC victory by defeating Brendson Ribeiro via majority decision at UFC Saudi Arabia in a Light Heavyweight bout. The judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-28, and 28-28 in favor of Gadzhiyasulov. Gadzhiyasulov, now 9-0 (1-0 UFC), faced Ribeiro, now 15-7 (0-2 UFC). The fight saw Gadzhiyasulov nearly finished with a guillotine choke in the second round, but he managed to escape and spent most of the round in control. Ribeiro had some success with takedowns and a calf kick, but Gadzhiyasulov dominated the final round on the ground, landing significant punches in the last 90 seconds.
... And the ringside judges agreed with the ConsensusTeam. UD Alexander Volkov! #UFC #UFCSaudiArabia #MMATwitter https://t.co/IsaUPPh081
By consensus, we scored the fight 29-28 for our winner... Alexander Volkov! Consensus Scorecard: R1: 10-9 Volkov R2: 10-9 Pavlovich [v close, ~10-10] R3: 10-9 Volkov [v close, ~10-10] ... And the ringside judges agreed with the ConsensusTeam. UD Volkov! #UFC #UFCSaudiArabia… https://t.co/zrg78nfeFp
... And the ringside judges mostly agreed with the ConsensusTeam. Split Decision Nasrat Haqparast! #UFC #UFCSaudiArabia #MMATwitter https://t.co/Yn98lr1CNL
... And the ringside judges mostly agreed with the ConsensusTeam. Split Decision Rinat Fakhretdinov! #UFC #UFCSaudiArabia #MMATwitter https://t.co/CrNqJGpJDl
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro - Official Scorecards - Vito Paolillo had Ribeiro in R1 & R2 and then a 10-8 Gadzhiyasulov in R3 for the 28-28 card causing the Majority Decision. #UFC #UFCSaudiArabia #MMATwitter https://t.co/49L5yraPIq
... And the ringside judges agreed with the ConsensusTeam. UD Muin Gafurov! #UFC #UFCSaudiArabia #MMATwitter https://t.co/8ZnEQWzKgA
Scorecards for Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs Brendson Ribeiro. It would have been better if the 28-28 was an error from RD1 point deduction mistake. Vito Paolillo needs to be fired wtf. #UFCSaudiArabia https://t.co/XZerU2ImfQ
#UFCSaudiArabia Official Scorecard: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs Brendson Ribeiro Complete Scorecards: https://t.co/Fw6UOuzawW #RiyadhSeason | @RiyadhSeason https://t.co/a29mmOIayO
Scorecards Gadzhiyasulov vs. Ribeiro #UFCSaudiArabia https://t.co/lXdMnLzK1J
... And the ringside judges mostly agreed with the ConsensusTeam. Majority Decision Magomed Gadzhiyasulov! #UFC #UFCSaudiArabia #MMATwitter https://t.co/ol5kbfTtvX
First UFC win in the books for Magomed Gadzhiyasulov! He scores a Majority Decision victory at #UFCSaudiArabia #RiyadhSeason | 📺: @ESPN/@ESPNPlus https://t.co/x38QNrz1z2
#UFCSaudiArabia Official Result: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) defeats Brendson Ribeiro by Majority Decision #RiyadhSeason | @RiyadhSeason
#UFCSaudiArabia Results: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Brendson Ribeiro by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) via @CagesideJay #MMA #UFC https://t.co/hnnrd7Sd6k
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov takes the Majority Decision over Brendson Ribeiro #UFCSaudiArabia https://t.co/mefVO5dsbz
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (9-0, 1-0 UFC) def. Brendson Ribeiro (15-7, 1 NC; 0-2 UFC) via Majority Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28). #UFCSaudiArabia
#UFCSaudiArabia Official Results: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov defeats Brendson Ribeiro via unanimous decision (29-28x2, 28-28) Which judge didn’t know there wasn’t a point deduction? https://t.co/1ZDDqMtwqb https://t.co/JOQ0Knd0Xi
#UFCSaudiArabia results: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov defeats Brendson Ribeiro via majority decision (29-28 x2, 28-28) https://t.co/wpGNOMH5Sr
By consensus, we scored the fight 29-28 for our winner... Magomed Gadzhiyasulov! Consensus Scorecard: R1: 10-9 Ribeiro [v close, ~10-10] R2: 10-9 Gadzhiyasulov R3: 10-9 Gadzhiyasulov ... And the ringside judges mostly agreed with the ConsensusTeam. MD Gadzhiyasulov! #UFC… https://t.co/8z1BPstX15
29-28 29-28 28-28 MAJORITY DECISION! Magomed Gadzhiyasulov does enough to get the unanimous decision against Brendson Ribeiro! ☝️ #UFCSaudiArabia | LIVE on TNT Sports & discovery+ https://t.co/oNo6M2nD06
#UFCSaudiArabia results: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Brendson Ribeiro via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) Full coverage: https://t.co/SvVFSKNuIN https://t.co/uIRVB1my1j
OFFICIAL: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Brendson Ribeiro via Majority Decision (29-28x2, 28-28) #UFCSaudiArabia Story coming to https://t.co/jL0SC6PTuP #UFC #MMA https://t.co/nm1EFhEgbn
#UFCSaudiArabia results: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Brendson Ribeiro via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) https://t.co/PmnfO9L1Ev
The final round is completely dominated by Gadzhiyasulov on the ground. He could not finish Ribeiro, but he did land some good punches during the final 90 seconds. #UFCSaudiArabia
🟥 Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro 🟦 => Score Round #3 #UFC #UFCSaudiArabia #MMATwitter
10-9 Gadzhiyasulov RD2 19-19 clear heading into the final round. Ribeiro is going to regret not finishing that choke. #UFCSaudiArabia #RiyadhSeason
Gadzhiyasulov was nearly finished with a guillotine choke early in the second round. He stayed calm and escaped, then spent most of the rest of the round on top in Ribeiro's half-guard. #UFCSaudiArabia
🟥 Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro 🟦 => Score Round #2 #UFC #UFCSaudiArabia #MMATwitter
How did Magomed Gadzhiyasulov survive that 😮 Now he’s on top. Insane swing as Ribeiro was in full control. The way he fights you can never trust him IMO as noted he’s too wreckless BUT that choke was deep and lesser men tap. #UFCSaudiArabia #RiyadhSeason
Gadzhiyasulov grabbed the cage and was warned by Jason Herzog. Ribeiro took him down twice, and he hurt Gadzhiyasulov with a calf kick in the final minute, but the round ended with Gadzhiyasulov in top position. #UFCSaudiArabia
🟥 Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro 🟦 => Score Round #1 #UFC #UFCSaudiArabia #MMATwitter
Next up at #UFCSaudiArabia will be Magomed Gadzhiyasulov versus Brendson Ribeiro
Ribeiro all over Gadzhiyasulov’s back #UFCSaudiArabia
Next up is a light heavyweight clash between Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (8-0, 0-0 UFC) and Brendson Ribeiro (15-6, 1 NC; 0-1 UFC). Gadzhiyasulov has six first-round finishes, while Ribeiro has 11. #UFCSaudiArabia
Coming up next is Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs Brendson Ribeiro in a Light Heavyweight bout. #UFC #UFCSaudiArabia #MMATwitter https://t.co/S8yxscofkv
Light Heavyweight Bout Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs Brendson Ribeiro #UFCSaudiArabia
... And the ringside judges mostly agreed with the ConsensusTeam. SD ChangHo Lee! #UFC #UFCSaudiArabia #MMATwitter https://t.co/j7LE6Uoybi
Next up at #UFCSaudiArabia will be Magomed Gadzhiyasulov versus Brendson Riberio
Moving on! Magomed Gadzhiyasulov and Brendson Ribeiro continue the action! #UFCSaudiArabia https://t.co/RU5pB6LP2i