UFC Vegas 113 Preview
UFC Vegas 113 happens TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 7, 2026) inside the newly-renamed META APEX venue in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the first-ever APEX card of the Paramount+ era and … it’s okay.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe main event tonight is Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira in the Bantamweight division. Both of these guys will be hoping a big win helps them get toward the front of the line that is forming behind new 135-pound kingpin, Petr Yan.
Our co-main is Amir Albazi vs. Kyoji Horiguchi and that has title implications, too, perhaps more immediate ones. Horiguchi returned to the Octagon last year and pasted Tagir Ulanbekov (re-live that here). If he takes out the perennially top-ranked Albazi, he might get fast -tracked to a title shot against new division roost-ruler, Joshua Van.
Rounding out UFC Vegas 113’s main card is Jailton Almeida vs. Rizvan Kuniev. There’s been some wild betting activity on that one. There’s also Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (that should be a banger), Dustin Jacoby vs. Julius Walker and Jean Matsumoto versus the undefeated Farid Basharat.
UFC Vegas 113’s “Prelims” are headlined by Alex Morono vs. Daniil Donchenko. There’s also Wang Cong vs. Edourda Moura. Javid Basharat was supposed to fight Said Nurmagomedov. However, Nurmagomedov is out of that fight and he has been replaced at short notice by Gianni Vazquez (full story here).
UFC Vegas 113 Start Date and Time
UFC Vegas 113 airs on Paramount+ tonight, as per usual. However, the start times are a little different tonight compared to the previous shows so far this year.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe “Prelims” begin at 5 p.m. ET and the main card goes live at 8 p.m. ET.
You can checkout live results, analysis and play-by-play commentary here all night starting at 5 p.m. ET. Please jump in the comments and chat with fellow fans as all the fights unfold.
UFC Vegas 113 Quick Results
Main card135 lbs.: Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira
125 lbs.: Amir Albazi vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
265 lbs.: Rizvan Kuniev def. Jailton Almeida by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
185 lbs.: Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Marc-Andre Barriault by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
135 lbs: Farid Basharat def. Jean Matsumoto by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
205 lbs.: Dustin Jacoby def. Julius Walker by TKO (punches), round 2 (1:42) — HIGHLIGHTS
170 lbs.: Daniil Donchenko def. Alex Morono by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
170 lbs.: Nikolay Vertennikov def. Niko Price by KO (punches), round 1 (1:42) — HIGHLIGHTS
115 lbs.: Ketlen Souza def. Bruna Brasil by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
135 lbs.: Javid Basharat def. Gianni Vazquez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
125 lbs.: Wang Cong def. Edourda Moura by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28. 29-28)
135 lbs.: Jakub Wiklacz def. Muin Gafurov by submission (guillotine), round 3 (3:59) — HIGHLIGHTS
135 lbs.: Klaudia Sygula def. Priscilla Cachoeira by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
UFC Vegas 113 Play-By-Play Updates
Main Card
Jailton Almeida vs. Rizvan KunievRound 1: Almeida shot in immediately, but wasn’t able to complete a takedown. Kuniev managed to stay on his feet the whole round and a land a few shots. Almeida didn’t give him enough space to land anything damaging, but Kuniev’s efforts should be rewards with the 10-9.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement10-9 Kuniev
Round 2: Kuniev got to spend a lot of time pressing Almeida into the fence, eliciting chants of “break them up”. Big Dan obliged a few times. Very boring stuff, but Kuniev is the one trying to be aggressive. Almeida seems stalled out.
20-18 Kuniev
Round 3: The boos seemed to have gotten to the fighters in this round. Both showed a little more activity on the feet. But both were tired enough at this point that neither could offer up much power. Kuniev continued to press his advantage, pushing Almeida into the fence for the very dull shut out on the scorecards (despite Kuniev pointing to the center at the 10 second mark).
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement30-27 Kuniev
Official decision: Rizvan Kuniev def. Jailton Almeida by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Round 1: The first round was as we expected, only without a finish. Both men were very willing to throw down. Oleksiekczuk seemed the more measured, though. He landed the harder shots while pressing forwards.
10-9 Oleksiejczuk
Round 2: Barriault took this round by replicating what Oleksiejczuk did in the first. He started coming forwards and landing big shots. He actually wobbled the Pole a few times, though. We’re all tied up now.
19-19
Round 3: This was the closest round of the fight and it saw Oleksiejczuk come back and lead the exchanges. Both men slugged it out in this one and they both proved too durable to go down.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement29-28 Oleksiejczuk
Official decision: Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Marc-Andre Barriault by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Round 1: These two fought a very competitive round one. Matsumoto was aggressive in chasing down Basharat. But Basharat was able to catch him, and cut him on the counter. They both had moments when it came to both striking and wrestling, but the damage from Basharat gets him the round.
10-9 Basharat
Round 2: That’s another close round. Basharat found a lot of success on the feet early on, but then Matsumoto was able to surge back and get the best of him with his wrestling and grappling. Basharat looked very tired going back to his corner.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement19-19
Round 3: Another close third round means this is really anyone’s fight. Both fighters were able to land good shots and get takedowns and spend some time in control. This was a great display of Bantamweights who could be in the title mix a year from now. I have it for Basharat, but it’s very very close.
29-28 Basharat
Official decision: Farid Basharat def. Jean Matsumoto by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Round 1: Jacoby did a good job of sprawl and brawl early, but then gave up a big takedown which included Walker carrying him around on his shoulder. Walker wasn’t able to convert that position to a big slam or any prolonged top position. Walker was able to suck up some time on the fence, though, landing knees to Jacoby’s thigh. That gets him the round.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement10-9 Walker
Round 2: Jacoby wobbled Walker with a one-two. And then stepped in and dropped him with another big straight punch. Walker was as able to wrap Jacoby up to prevent getting pounded out on the ground. But Jacoby was able to hurt him with Travis Browne style elbows. Those put Walker down again and put him in pure survival mode. Jacoby kept striking and was able to finally elicit the TKO.
Official decision: Dustin Jacoby def. Julius Walker by TKO (punches), round 2 (1:42)
Prelims
Alex Morono vs. Daniil Donchenko: Donchenko tore through Morono in the first, hurting him with leg kicks and then dropping and bloodying him with combos and vicious ground and pound. Morono survived the round. In the second and third Donchenko slowed down, but was still comfortably winning the fight (and hurting Morono with leg kicks). He wins with a 10-8 round in the first. It’s amazing that Morono lasted that entire fight, though.
Official decision: Daniil Donchenko def. Alex Morono by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNiko Price vs. Nikolay Veretennikov: Veretennikov was able to fight inside Price’s kitchen and got him up against the fence before landing a big right, a huge knee, and elbow and then punches that put Price out cold on his feet.
Official decision: Nikolay Vertennikov def. Niko Price by KO (punches), round 1 (1:42)
Bruna Brasil vs. Ketlen Souza: Brasil won the first round, backing up into space and catching Souza with counters (including some nice knees). But Souza’s power punching turned the course of the fight. She landed some hard shots on Brasil in the second round, whose backing up started to read as passivity. Souza’s aggression and big shots continued in the third, giving her the 29-28 win on my scorecard.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOfficial decision: Ketlen Souza def. Bruna Brasil by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Javid Basharat vs. Gianni Vazquez: Basharat did what was expected, in the first round, out wrestling the short notice newcomer. But he was rocked by Vazquez in the second and needed to dig deep to turn the fight back into a wrestling match. In the third Basharat was able to settle things down again and ride out the decision (a closer decision than he would have expected). Vazquez earned a lot of respect in this bout, though. We’ll be seeing him again.
Official decision: Javid Basharat def. Gianni Vazquez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Wang Cong vs. Eduarda Moura: Cong’s high powered striking almost finished this fight in round one. But Moura was able to survive to see the second. In the second she was able to get the fight to the ground and threaten with submissions for most of the round. In the all important third round, Cong was able to land some hard shots and seriously bloody up Moura to earn the 29-28 win on my scorecard.
Official decision: Wang Cong def. Edourda Moura by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28. 29-28)
Muin Gafarov vs. Jakub Wiklacz: Gafurov won the striking battle in the first round and Wiklacz dominated on the ground in the second. Gafurov looked on his way to winning a decision in the third, as Wiklacz seemed to tire. Wiklacz locked on a Hail Mary guillotine, though, which caused a tap right at the final buzzer. A replay was used to determine that Gafurov tapped just before the bell.
Official decision: Jakub Wiklacz def. Muin Gafurov by submission (guillotine), round 3 (3:59)
Klaudia Sygula vs. Priscila Cachoeria: These two put on a fun fight to start the night. Cachoeira came forwards throwing big shots, but she ended up walking into a wood chipper. Sygula peppered her with combos, splitting her open and slowing her down. Sygula won every round on my card.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOfficial decision: Klaudia Sygula def. Priscilla Cachoeira by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)