UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson

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
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27)
Venue	Saitama Super Arena
City	Saitama, Japan
Attendance	10,137[1]
Event chronology
UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson

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)
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

1. Road to UFC: Japan Featherweight Final

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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

See also

• List of UFC events
• 2015 in UFC