The Octagon made its Azerbaijan debut inside Baku Crystal Hall, where 14,424 fans witnessed heavy leather, split-decision drama and a record double bonus. Below is the definitive, SEO-tuned breakdown—ready to turn clicks into reads.
🏆 Main Event
Khalil “War Horse” Rountree Jr. def. Jamahal Hill — Unanimous Decision
Official scores: 50-45, 50-45, 49-46 ( mmafighting.com )
Tactical notes: Two takedowns, vicious calf-kicks and airtight clinch work neutralized the former champ for 25 minutes.
Impact: Third straight loss for Hill; Rountree calls for Carlos Ulberg or a title eliminator next.
👊 Co-Main Event
Rafael Fiziev def. Ignacio Bahamondes — Unanimous Decision
After nine months out with a knee injury, Fiziev returned in style: high volume, brutal body-kicks and short combos earned him 30-27 ×2, 29-28 on the cards. ( mmamania.com )
🔥 Other Main-Card Highlights
| Division | Bout | Result | Why It Matters |
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| Heavyweight | Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev | Blaydes SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) (cagesidepress.com) |
Fights through an early MCL tweak, holds his wrestling edge and stays top-5. |
| Flyweight | Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Azat Maksum | Ulanbekov UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) (x.com) |
Four-fight win streak; jumps to #11 in the rankings. |
| Lightweight | Nazim Sadykhov vs. Nikolas Motta | Sadykhov KO R2 4:17 (x.com) |
Bloody war that scooped the night’s double bonus. |
💸 Fight-Night Bonuses (handed out by Dana White)
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Fight of the Night: Nazim Sadykhov vs. Nikolas Motta — US $100,000 each
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No Performance bonuses; the entire pool went to the lightweight slugfest ( mmamania.com )
🇧🇷 Brazilian Watch
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Nikolas Motta — stopped, but pockets $100K and a popularity bump.
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Bruno Silva — dropped a prelim decision to Sergey Morozov.
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Tainara Lisboa — lost a competitive UD to Karol Rosa; voted second-best prelim bout.
Full preliminary results are available on UFC.com.
📊 Rankings & What’s Next
| Division | Immediate Shuffle |
|---|---|
| Light-Heavyweight | Rountree targets Carlos Ulberg or waits for a title shot. |
| Lightweight | Fiziev re-enters the top 10; Jalin Turner or Arman Tsarukyan make sense. |
| Heavyweight | Blaydes eyes the Pavlovich vs. Gane winner. |
| Flyweight | Ulanbekov calls out Amir Albazi to cement a title run. |
🕒 Event Facts
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Date: 21 June 2025
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City: Baku, Azerbaijan
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Attendance: 14,424
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Broadcast (BR): UFC Fight Pass / ESPN 4
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Broadcast (US): ABC / ESPN+