UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett

UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett (also known as UFC on ESPN 37 and UFC Austin) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 18, 2022 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, United States.^[2]

UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett
The poster for UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18)
Venue	Moody Center
City	Austin, Texas, United States
Attendance	13,689[1]
Total gate	$1,930,000[1]
Event chronology
UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot

Background

After Frank Erwin Center hosted all previous UFC visits to the city, the newly built Moody Center was the venue for this event.^[3]

A featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett headlined the event.^[4]

A middleweight bout between Phil Hawes and Deron Winn took place at the event.^[5] They were previously scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés and UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez, but Winn pulled out both times due to injuries.^[6][7]

Roman Dolidze and Kyle Daukaus were expected to meet in a middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez, but it was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols related to Dolidze’s camp.^[8] They were rebooked for this event.^[9]

A middleweight bout between Julian Marquez and Wellington Turman was expected to take place at the event.^[10] However, Turman withdrew due to an orbital bone injury and was replaced by Gregory Rodrigues.^[11]

A lightweight bout between Joe Lauzon and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone was rescheduled to this event.^[12] They were originally scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera, but were moved to UFC 274 for unknown reasons.^[13] In turn, the bout was scrapped on the day of that event when Cerrone suffered from food poisoning.^[14] The bout was yet again scrapped the day of this event due to Lauzon suffering from leg cramping.^[15]

At the weigh-ins, Tony Kelley weighed in at 137.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 20% of his individual purse, which went to his opponent Adrian Yañez.^[16]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Josh Emmett	def.	Calvin Kattar	Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47)	5	5:00
Welterweight	Kevin Holland	def.	Tim Means	Submission (D'Arce choke)	2	1:28
Middleweight	Joaquin Buckley	def.	Albert Duraev	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	5:00	[a]
Lightweight	Damir Ismagulov	def.	Guram Kutateladze	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Middleweight	Gregory Rodrigues	def.	Julian Marquez	KO (punches)	1	3:18
Catchweight (137.5 lb)	Adrian Yañez	def.	Tony Kelley	TKO (punches)	1	3:49
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Women's Flyweight	Natália Silva	def.	Jasmine Jasudavicius	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Jeremiah Wells	def.	Court McGee	KO (punch)	1	1:34
Featherweight	Ricardo Ramos	def.	Danny Chavez	KO (spinning back elbow)	1	1:12
Women's Strawweight	Maria Oliveira	def.	Gloria de Paula	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Cody Stamann	def.	Eddie Wineland	TKO (punches)	1	0:59
Middleweight	Phil Hawes	def.	Deron Winn	TKO (elbows)	2	4:25
Middleweight	Roman Dolidze	def.	Kyle Daukaus	KO (knee and punches)	1	1:13

1. Originally announced as ending at 0:10 of Round 3.
2. Originally announced as a majority decision (28–28, 29–28, 30–27) due to a miscalculation in scores.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.^[18]

• Fight of the Night: Josh Emmett vs. Calvin Kattar
• Performance of the Night: Kevin Holland, Joaquin Buckley, Gregory Rodrigues, Adrian Yañez, Jeremiah Wells, Ricardo Ramos, Cody Stamann, Phil Hawes, and Roman Dolidze

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• List of UFC events
• List of current UFC fighters
• 2022 in UFC