Katlyn Cerminara defeated Mackenzie Stiller by TKO due to strikes at 4:46 of the first round on the UFC Edmonton preliminary card at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. The result came on a card headlined by Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott.
Katlyn Cerminara stopped Mackenzie Stiller with strikes late in the opening round of their preliminary bout at UFC Edmonton, earning a TKO at 4:46 of Round 1 inside Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. The fight took place on a card headlined by Joaquin Buckley and Mike Malott.
Cerminara, a 37-year-old American who trains out of Team Renzo Gracie, now sits at 18-6-0 in her professional career. Known as "Blonde Fighter," she fights from an orthodox stance and stands five-foot-nine, with a 68-inch reach. The finish came just 14 seconds before the round would have gone to the scorecards, a reminder of how quickly a bout can turn in the final moments.
Her numbers show a fighter who is active on the feet. Cerminara lands 4.58 significant strikes per minute at a 34 percent accuracy rate, a volume-oriented approach that has now produced another stoppage. She also brings a grappling background to the cage, averaging 0.31 takedowns and 0.3 submission attempts per 15 minutes, though neither was the story here.
Stiller was the other side of the result, absorbing the strikes that brought the referee's intervention in the first round.
Why it matters
- A first-round stoppage adds a finish to Cerminara's record and keeps her momentum going at 37.
- The win came on the preliminary portion of a card headlined by Buckley vs. Malott, giving the early action a strong start in Edmonton.
- The 4:46 mark makes this one of the later stoppages possible in a five-minute round, with the finish arriving just before the bell.
