UFC Sacramento live results, highlights and play-by-play

HOUSTON, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 21: Anthony Hernandez prepares to face Sean Strickland in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Toyota Center on February 21, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC)

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TODAY (Sat., Aug. 22, 2026) with UFC Sacramento , streaming live online via Paramount+ . The event happens at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA. Our main event tonight is Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues in the Middleweight division.

UFC Sacramento Preview

The UFC rolls into Sac-Town for the first time in years, tonight. The last time they were here they hung their card on Germaine de Randamie . I think it’s fair to say they’ve come with a better main event this time around with ‘Fluffy’ vs. ‘RoboCop’. Despite that fun main event, though, the rest of the card leaves much to be desired.

This is Hernandez’s first fight since he was stopped by Sean Strickland . Had that not happened, Hernandez would have likely fought for the title. Rodrigues is on a three fight winning streak and just KO’d Brunno Ferreira . Both these guys have lots of wins and finishes in the division. But it also feels like they’ll need more than a win in Sacramento to get back into the 185 lbs. title picture.

It’s not the co-main, but the second most interesting fight on the card is Reinier de Ridder vs. Roman Dolidze , also in the Middleweight division. Both these guys are miles away from title contention, but they are well-known names at least. De Ridder is coming off losses to Caio Borralho and Brendan Allen . Dolidze is coming off a loss to our headliner, Hernandez.

Rounding out the main card tonight is Serghei Spivac vs. Vitor Petrino, MarQuel Mederos vs. Mason Jones , Carli Judice vs. Jeisla Chaves and Anthony Wint vs. Terrance Chatman . Jones already had a Fight of the Year candidate, against Axel Sola , earlier this year. Judice and Chaves might also put on a fun brawl. Wint is a super prospect, and former NFL player, who has been fed a total newcomer.

The featured ‘Prelim’ is Jamall Emmers vs. Lerryan Douglas . Douglas set tongues wagging with his blistering debut KO over Julian Erosa . The ‘Prelims’ also boast Chris Padilla vs. Nasrat Haqparast and Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Shamil Gaziev .

UFC Sacramento Start Date and Time

We switch to the west coast this weekend. But that means we stick with the standard start times. Check that out below.

UFC Sacramento “Prelims” will begin at 5 p.m. ET .

UFC Sacramento main card is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET .

All of UFC Sacramento airs on Paramount+ , which you can stream here .

The live blog here starts rolling below at 5 p.m. ET . Come in and say hi!

UFC SACRAMENTO QUICK RESULTS

Main card

185 lbs.: Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues

265 lbs.: Serghei Spivac vs. Vitor Petrino

205 lbs.: Reinier de Ridder vs. Roman Dolidze

155 lbs.: MarQuel Mederos vs. Mason Jones

125 lbs.: Carli Judice vs. Jeisla Chaves

265 lbs.: Anthony Wint vs. Terrance Chatman

Prelims

145 lbs.: Jamall Emmers vs. Lerryan Douglas

265 lbs.: Shamil Gaziev vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu

155 lbs.: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Chris Padilla

145 lbs.: Marcio Barbosa vs. Ryan Kuse

155 lbs.: Gauge Young vs. Stan Dorsainvil

185 lbs.: Jackson McVey def. Wes Schultz by TKO (knee to the body, round 1 (4:13)

115 lbs.: Shanelle Dyer def. Elise Reed by standing TKO (punches), round 3 (1:42) — HIGHLIGHTS

UFC SACRAMENTO PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES

Prelims

Wes Schultz vs. Jackson McVey: Schultz threw some sloppy striking out early and almost lucked out by dragging McVey down and locking on a guillotine. McVey patiently worked his way out of that. Then, on the feet, McVey was able to show he is the far superior striker. He wore down Schultz with his jab and then put him down with a huge step in knee to the body.

NO STOPPING THE MOOSE 🫎 Jackson McVey gets the early stoppage in RD1! [ #UFCSacramento is LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/aTwbAadUfQ

— UFC (@ufc) August 22, 2026

Official decision: Jackson McVey def. Wes Schultz by TKO (knee to the body, round 1 (4:13)

Shanelle Dyer vs. Elise Reed: Dyer looked like a buzzsaw in this one. She took the slower, yet more experienced, Reed apart with her Muay Thai. In the second round she caused a big cut on the site of Reed’s head. In the third Reed really poured it on. She upped the intensity and Reed was practically begging for it to be stopped. Dyer finishes the fight landing 116 sig. strikes versus Reed’s 42.

Shanelle Dyer is not letting up! [ #UFCSacramento is LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/6a1gcIeSNI

— UFC (@ufc) August 22, 2026

Official Decision: Shanelle Dyer def. Elise Reed by standing TKO (punches), round 3 (1:42)

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