Mike Malott defeated Gilbert Burns by TKO at 2:08 of round two in the UFC Winnipeg main event. Charles Jourdain beat Kyler Phillips by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Jai Herbert stopped Mandela Nallo by first-round TKO. Jasmine Jasudavicius won a unanimous decision over Karine Silva. Gage Young edged Thiago Moises by split decision. Marcio Barbosa knocked out Dennis Buzukja in round one. Robert Valentin submitted Julien Leblanc via rear-naked choke in the first round. Gohan Saricam TKO'd Tanner Boser in round two. Melissa Croden and JJ Aldrich both won unanimous decisions in their respective bouts. The bout between Mark Vologdin and John Castaneda ended in a majority draw, with Castaneda being deducted a point in round two for a repeated groin strike. John Yannis TKO'd Jamie Siraj in round one.
Mike Malott handed Gilbert Burns a second-round TKO defeat in the main event of UFC Winnipeg on April 19, finishing the Brazilian welterweight at 2:08 of round two.
Burns, 39, entered the fight ranked 13th in the welterweight division with a record of 22-10. The Brazilian veteran out of Kill Cliff FC has long been one of the division's more complete fighters, averaging 3.15 significant strikes per minute alongside a grappling game that produces 2.12 takedowns per 15 minutes. The loss drops him to 22-10 on his career record.
The rest of the card delivered several notable finishes. Jai Herbert stopped Mandela Nallo by first-round TKO, and Gohan Saricam earned a second-round TKO over Tanner Boser. Boser, the 34-year-old Canadian known as "The Bulldozer," stands 188 cm tall with a 191 cm reach and carries a 22-11-1 record. He lands 4.7 significant strikes per minute at 52 percent accuracy, but the Shaved Bears MMA product could not keep Saricam at bay through two rounds.
Robert Valentin, nicknamed "Robzilla," submitted Julien Leblanc via rear-naked choke in the opening round, improving to 12-6. The 31-year-old Swiss fighter out of Fight Move Academy stands 188 cm with a 196 cm reach and attempts 1.3 submissions per 15 minutes, a submission rate that proved decisive against Leblanc.
Marcio Barbosa knocked out Dennis Buzukja in round one, while John Yannis stopped Jamie Siraj by TKO in the opening frame. Charles Jourdain defeated Kyler Phillips by unanimous decision scores of 29-28 across all three judges, and Jasmine Jasudavicius earned a unanimous decision over Karine Silva. Gage Young edged Thiago Moises by split decision.
The Mark Vologdin versus John Castaneda bout ended in a majority draw after Castaneda was docked a point in round two for a repeated groin strike. Melissa Croden and JJ Aldrich each picked up unanimous decision victories in their respective bouts.
