UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo (also known as UFC on ESPN 67) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 3, 2025 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.^[2]

UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
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Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03)
Venue	Wells Fargo Arena
City	Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Attendance	15,627[1]
Total gate	$2,476,690[1]
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena

Background

The event marked the promotion's debut in Des Moines and first visit to the state of Iowa since UFC 26 in June 2000.^[2]

A bantamweight bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen and former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo headlined the event.^[3]

A bantamweight bout between former title challenger Marlon Vera and Mario Bautista was scheduled for this event.^[4] However, the bout was moved to UFC 316 for unknown reasons.^[5]

A featherweight bout between Trevor Peek and Lee Jeong-yeong was scheduled for this event.^[6] However, Peek withdrew from the fight due to a fractured leg and the bout was subsequently cancelled as Lee was rescheduled against a different opponent at UFC 315.^[7][8]

Junior Tafa was expected to face Tuco Tokkos in a light heavyweight bout on the main card.^[9] However, Tafa pulled out in late April due to an injury. Subsequently, the promotion announced that Tokkos could not compete at this event due to injury as well.^[10][11] The bout was eventually rescheduled for UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira in July.^[12]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Cory Sandhagen	def.	Deiveson Figueiredo	TKO (knee injury)	2	4:08
Middleweight	Reinier de Ridder	def.	Bo Nickal	TKO (knees)	2	1:53
Welterweight	Daniel Rodriguez	def.	Santiago Ponzinibbio	TKO (punches)	3	1:12
Bantamweight	Montel Jackson	def.	Daniel Marcos	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Serhiy Sidey	def.	Cameron Smotherman	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Mason Jones	def.	Jeremy Stephens	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Women's Bantamweight	Yana Santos	def.	Miesha Tate	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Azamat Bekoev	def.	Ryan Loder	TKO (punches)	1	2:44
Women's Strawweight	Gillian Robertson	def.	Marina Rodriguez	TKO (punches)	2	2:07
Bantamweight	Quang Le	def.	Gastón Bolaños	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:54
Heavyweight	Thomas Petersen	def.	Don'Tale Mayes	Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–26, 30–26)	3	5:00
Women's Flyweight	Juliana Miller	def.	Ivana Petrović	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

^[13]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.^[14]

• Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
• Performance of the Night: Cory Sandhagen, Reinier de Ridder, Azamat Bekoev, and Quang Le

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• List of UFC events
• List of current UFC fighters
• 2025 in UFC