UFC Vegas 45 Results & Highlights: Lewis vs. Daukaus

UFC Vegas 45 went down tonight (Sat. December 18, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. 

The co-headliner saw a welterweight bout between Stephen Thompson and Belal Muhammad. Amanda Lemos vs. Angela Hill in a women’s strawweight fight, Mateusz Gamrot vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira in a lightweight bout, and Cub Swanson vs. Darren Elkins in a featherweight bout finished out the main card. 

Cub Swanson vs. Darren Elkins

Mateusz Gamrot vs. Diego Ferreira

Raphael Assunção vs. Ricky Simón

Amanda Lemos vs. Angela Hill

Lemos dropped her with a front face kick and Hill dropped. Lemos got on top of her in full guard. Lemos kept her there and dished out some shots. In the second round, Hill came out swinging and was walking her down. In the third round, Hill got two brief takedowns. Lemos got up right away both times. They clinched up against the fence and they traded shots. Lemos got a takedown, but Hill was right back up. Hill knocked her down with a spinning elbow with seconds left. The judges gave the win to Lemos by split decision. 

Stephen Thompson vs. Belal Muhammad

Belal scored a brief takedown, but Thompson got right back up. Thompson was throwing kicks early. Belal tagged him with a right hand. Belal put him up against the fence and rained down strikes. Thompson answered with his own. Belal scored a takedown, got his back, and rained down strikes, but Thompson survived. In the second round, Belal went right back for the takedown, but Thompson got right back up. Belal with a takedown and got into side control. Belal held onto the right arm. Belal went right back to the takedown in the third round. While Thompson stood up and stuffed one takedown, Belal got it on a second attempt. Belal got the decision win. 

Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus

Lewis finished him in the first round with less than two minutes to go. They did some clinch fighting. Lewis caught him with a combo. Lewis hurt him with a few right hands before Chris folded to the ground and that was a wrap. 

Quick UFC Vegas 45 Results

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

• Lightweight bout: Jordan Leavitt def. Matt Sayles by submission (inverted triangle choke) at 2:05 of Round 2
• Heavyweight bout: Don’Tale Mayes def. Josh Parisian by TKO (elbows) at 3:26 of Round 3
• Women’s featherweight bout: Raquel Pennington def. Macy Chiasson by submission (front choke) at 3:07 of Round 2
• Featherweight bout: Charles Jourdain def. Andre Ewell by unanimous decision (30-26, 20-27, 29-27)
• Women’s flyweight bout: Melissa Gatto def. Sijara Eubanks by TKO (body kick) at :45 of Round 3
• Heavyweight bout: Justin Tafa def. Harry Hunsucker by TKO (head kick) at 1:53 of Round 1
• Middleweight bout: Gerald Meerschaert def. Dustin Stoltzfus by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:58 of Round 3 

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

• Featherweight bout: Cub Swanson def. Darren Elkins by TKO (strikes) at 2:12 of Round 1
• Lightweight bout: Mateusz Gamrot def. Diego Ferreira by TKO (strikes) at 3:26 of Round 2
• Bantamweight bout: Ricky Simon def. Raphael Assuncao by knockout (punches) at 2:14 of Round 2
• Women’s strawweight bout: Amanda Lemos def. Angela Hill by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
• Welterweight bout: Belal Muhammad def. Stephen Thompson by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-26)
• Heavyweight bout: Derrick Lewis def. Chris Daukaus by knockout (punches) at 3:36 of Round 1