UFC mixed martial arts event in 2015
UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson UFC Fight Night 75 mixed martial arts event held on September 27, 2015, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama , Japan .[ 2]
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] 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] [ 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)
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
^ Road to UFC: Japan Featherweight Final
[ 10]
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[ 11]
Fight of the Night: None awardedPerformance of the Night: Josh Barnett , Uriah Hall , Diego Brandao and Keita Nakamura
See also
References
Upcoming events are in italics
Flagship events Fight Nights UFC on Versus/UFC Live UFC on Fox UFC on FX UFC on Fuel TV Fight Nights UFC on ESPN Fight Nights UFC on ABC The Ultimate Fighter
