# UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
**UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida** (also billed as UFC Fight Night 119 and UFC São Paulo) was a mixed martial arts event held by the [Ultimate Fighting Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/ultimate-fighting-championship) on October 28, 2017, at the Geraldo José de Almeida (Ibirapuera) Gymnasium in São Paulo, Brazil[1](https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-119-Brunson-vs-Machida-61997). In the five-round middleweight main event, [Derek Brunson](https://www.edgepedia.org/derek-brunson) knocked out former light heavyweight champion [Lyoto Machida](https://www.edgepedia.org/lyoto-machida) at 2:30 of the first round[1](https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-119-Brunson-vs-Machida-61997). The card was the last UFC event in Brazil for 2017 and marked Machida's return to the octagon after more than two years away[2](https://www.ufc.com.br/news/confira-todos-os-resultados-do-ufc-sao-paulo).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | October 28, 2017, Geraldo José de Almeida (Ibirapuera) Gymnasium, São Paulo, Brazil[1](https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-119-Brunson-vs-Machida-61997) |
| Main event | Middleweight: Derek Brunson def. Lyoto Machida, KO (punches), round 1, 2:30, referee Osiris Maia[1](https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-119-Brunson-vs-Machida-61997) |
| Main-event weigh-ins | Both Brunson and Machida weighed 185 lb[3](https://www.ufc.com/news/fight-night-sao-paulo-weigh-results) |
| Co-main event | Welterweight: Colby Covington def. Demian Maia by unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 30-26)[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round) |
| Machida's layoff | First fight in two years and three months, after an 18-month USADA suspension for admitted use of 7-keto-DHEA[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round) |
| Broadcast | FS1 main card at 10 p.m. ET, FS2 prelims at 8 p.m., UFC Fight Pass prelims at 7 p.m.[3](https://www.ufc.com/news/fight-night-sao-paulo-weigh-results) |
## Background
The event was built around the return of Lyoto Machida, a former UFC light heavyweight champion who had not fought since 2015[5](https://www.ufc.com/news/machida-returns-face-brunson-sao-paulo). His absence had two parts: in-cage losses and an out-of-competition suspension. In April 2016 Machida voluntarily admitted using the steroid 7-keto-DHEA, saying he did not know it was banned by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, and received an 18-month suspension[6](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/27/16556096/ufc-sao-paolo-main-event-breakdown-derek-brunson-vs-lyoto-machida). He entered the bout having lost three of his previous four fights, with a record of 22-7[6](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/27/16556096/ufc-sao-paolo-main-event-breakdown-derek-brunson-vs-lyoto-machida).
Derek Brunson, a 33-year-old middleweight from North Carolina, came in with momentum from first-round knockouts of Dan Kelly, Uriah Hall, and Roan Carneiro as he worked toward a title shot[5](https://www.ufc.com/news/machida-returns-face-brunson-sao-paulo). Six of his eight UFC stoppage wins had come inside the first round[6](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/27/16556096/ufc-sao-paolo-main-event-breakdown-derek-brunson-vs-lyoto-machida). Pre-fight analysis framed the bout as Brunson's early aggression against Machida's precision counter-striking, noting Machida had landed 53 percent of his attempted strikes while Brunson averaged over three takedowns per bout in UFC fights that went past one round[6](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/27/16556096/ufc-sao-paolo-main-event-breakdown-derek-brunson-vs-lyoto-machida).
## Main event
Machida fought for the first time in two years and three months and started in his usual style, holding long range and landing a stepping left hand early[7](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16554456/ufc-sao-paulo-live-blog-lyoto-machida-vs-derek-brunson). As Brunson came forward, he landed a counter left hook that wobbled Machida, followed with further strikes that dropped him, and the bout was waved off at the 2:30 mark[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round). It was Brunson's 14th career first-round finish and his second consecutive victory, moving him to 18-5[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round). Machida, whose record fell to 22-8, had lost three straight fights, all by finish[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round).
## Co-main event
In the welterweight co-feature, [Colby Covington](https://www.edgepedia.org/colby-covington) defeated [Brazilian jiu-jitsu](https://www.edgepedia.org/brazilian-jiu-jitsu) specialist [Demian Maia](https://www.edgepedia.org/demian-maia) by unanimous decision. The first round was competitive on the feet, with Maia opening a cut on Covington's eyebrow, but Covington stuffed Maia's takedown attempts from the second round on and controlled the fight, taking scores of 29-27, 30-27, and 30-26[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round) • [2](https://www.ufc.com.br/news/confira-todos-os-resultados-do-ufc-sao-paulo). It was Covington's fifth straight win, and after the bout he called out welterweight champion Tyron Woodley; fans pelted him with garbage as he left the arena[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round).
## Rest of the card
The remaining bouts, with results as recorded by Sherdog[1](https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-119-Brunson-vs-Machida-61997):
- **Bantamweight**: [Pedro Munhoz](https://www.edgepedia.org/pedro-munhoz) def. [Rob Font](https://www.edgepedia.org/rob-font), submission (guillotine choke), round 1, 4:03. It was Munhoz's fourth consecutive victory and the first time Font had been finished in the UFC[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round).
- **Lightweight**: [Francisco Trinaldo](https://www.edgepedia.org/francisco-trinaldo) def. Jim Miller by unanimous decision (29-28 on all three judges' cards), giving Miller, in his company-record 28th UFC fight, a third consecutive loss[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round).
- **Middleweight**: Thiago Santos def. Jack Hermansson, TKO (punches), round 1, 4:59, finishing the round with a flurry seconds after the ten-second clapper sounded[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round).
- **Bantamweight**: John Lineker def. Marlon Vera by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round).
- **Welterweight**: Vicente Luque, a replacement who took the bout on less than two weeks' notice, def. previously undefeated Niko Price by submission in round 2 at 4:08; Sherdog records the hold as a brabo choke while MMA Fighting described it as a D'Arce choke[1](https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-119-Brunson-vs-Machida-61997) • [4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round).
- **Middleweight**: Antonio Carlos Junior def. Jack Marshman, submission (rear-naked choke), round 1, 4:30[1](https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-119-Brunson-vs-Machida-61997).
- **Lightweight**: Jared Gordon def. Hacran Dias by unanimous decision (29-26, 30-27, 29-27)[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round).
- **Welterweight**: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos def. Max Griffin by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round).
- **Flyweight**: Deiveson Figueiredo def. previously unbeaten Jarred Brooks by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27 for Brooks on the third card)[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round).
- **Heavyweight**: Marcelo Golm def. late substitute Christian Colombo, submission (rear-naked choke), round 1, 2:08, in his UFC debut[1](https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-119-Brunson-vs-Machida-61997).
## Aftermath
The main-event result confirmed the pre-fight statistical concern about fighters returning after long layoffs at close to 40 years of age: Machida was approaching 40, and a survey cited before the bout found UFC fighters over 40 had a collective winning percentage of 36.5 percent[6](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/27/16556096/ufc-sao-paolo-main-event-breakdown-derek-brunson-vs-lyoto-machida). Brunson's knockout continued the run that had begun with the Dan Kelly finish, while Machida's medical suspension after the knockout loss was reported to keep him out until 2018[1](https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-119-Brunson-vs-Machida-61997). For Covington, the win over Maia set up his rise toward the welterweight title picture[4](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round).
## References
1. [UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida, Sherdog](https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-119-Brunson-vs-Machida-61997)
2. [Confira todos os resultados do UFC São Paulo, UFC.com.br](https://www.ufc.com.br/news/confira-todos-os-resultados-do-ufc-sao-paulo)
3. [Fight Night Sao Paulo: Weigh-in Results, UFC.com](https://www.ufc.com/news/fight-night-sao-paulo-weigh-results)
4. [UFC Sao Paulo results: Derek Brunson knocks out Lyoto Machida in first round, MMA Fighting](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16566120/ufc-sao-paulo-results-derek-brunson-knocks-out-lyoto-machida-in-first-round)
5. [Machida returns to face Brunson in Sao Paulo, UFC.com](https://www.ufc.com/news/machida-returns-face-brunson-sao-paulo)
6. [UFC Sao Paulo main event breakdown: Derek Brunson vs. Lyoto Machida, MMA Fighting](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/27/16556096/ufc-sao-paolo-main-event-breakdown-derek-brunson-vs-lyoto-machida)
7. [UFC Sao Paulo live blog: Lyoto Machida vs. Derek Brunson, MMA Fighting](https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/10/29/16554456/ufc-sao-paulo-live-blog-lyoto-machida-vs-derek-brunson)
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