UFC Seattle Results: First Quarter of ’26 Schedule Capped by Anticipated 185 Tilt

UFC Seattle is here! Tonight, Climate Pledge Arena serves as the setting for the final MMA show on the schedule before the calendar shifts to March on Wednesday.

This is the second consecutive year where the No. 1 MMA promotion in the world has touched down in the Pacific Northwest for a card. Live coverage of tonight’s show begins shortly at 5 pm ET/ 2 pm PT with the undercard on Paramount Plus.

Main card action from UFC Seattle will cap the evening at 5 pm ET/ 2 pm PT. After an orderly weigh-in window yesterday morning, tonight’s itinerary of 13 fights inside Climate Pledge Arena is intact.

UFC Seattle Main Event: No. 4 Contender Israel Adesanya vs. No. 14 Contender Joe Pyfer

At the top of the bill tonight, the middleweights take to the fabled Octagon for a battle between No. 4 contender Israel Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) and No. 14 contender Joe Pyfer (15-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC.) This main event is an advertised maximum of five rounds at five minutes per round to close out the show.

UFC Seattle Co-Main Event: No. 3 Contender Alexa Grasso vs. No. 5 Contender Maycee Barber II

The co-main event of the evening is a women’s flyweight rematch. No. 3 contender Alexa Grasso (16-5-1 MMA, 8-5-1 UFC) squares off with No. 5 contender Maycee Barber (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC.) This is a three-round fight at five minutes per round.

Rest of the Card

Also tonight, you’ll be treated to a welterweight contest between the retiring Michael Chiesa (19-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) and Niko Price (16-10, 2 NC MMA, 8-10, 2 NC UFC,) a featherweight fight matching Julian Erosa (31-12 MMA, 9-8 UFC) with LerryAn Douglas (13-5 MMA, UFC promotional debut,) a middleweight encounter pairing Mansur Abdul-Malik (9-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC) against Yousri Belgaroui (9-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC,) and a lightweight showdown between Terrance McKinney (17-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) and Kyle Nelson (17-6-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC.)

Before UFC Seattle, our staff made picks for the winners on this evening’s main card. See if their selections match with yours at home.

UFC Seattle Results:

Main Card: (Tonight, 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT- Paramount Plus)

Main Event:  Joe Pyfer def. Israel Adesanya by TKO (Ground and Pound from Back Mount) at 4:18 into Round 2.

Co-Main Event: Alexa Grasso def. Maycee Barber by KO (Left Cross) at 2:42 into Round 1.

Michael Chiesa def. Niko Price by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 1:03 into Round 1. Chiesa and Price: Retiring from MMA after UFC Seattle tonight. Chiesa: Retires from MMA on four-fight winning streak. 

LerryAn Douglas def. Julian Erosa by KO (Punches) at 3:33 into Round 1.  Douglas: Making UFC promotional debut tonight.

Yousri Belgaroui def. Mansur Abdul-Malik by KO (Knee to the Body) at 3:39 into Round 3.

Terrance McKinney def. Kyle Nelson by TKO (Head Kick to Ground and Pound) at 0:24 into Round 1.

Prelims: (Tonight, 5 pm ET/ 2 pm PT- Paramount Plus)

Featured Prelim:  Tofiq Musayev def. Ignacio Bahamondes by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27.)

Co-Featured Prelim:  Lance Gibson Jr. def. Chase Hooper by TKO (Knees) at 2:56 into Round 1.

Tyrell Fortune def. Marcin Tybura by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27.) Fortune: Making UFC promotional debut tonight. Bruce Buffer misread scorecards after fight, incorrectly announcing Tybura as the winner. 

Casey O’Neill def. Gabriella Fernandes by KO (Punches) at 3:11 into Round 1.

Navajo Stirling def. Bruno Lopes by TKO (Ground and Pound) at 4:05 into Round 2.

Ricky Simon vs. Adrian Yanez ends in a Majority Draw (29-28 Simon, 28-28, 28-28.)

Alexia Thainara def. Bruna Brasil by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.) Thainara: 12th consecutive win.