LIVE! UFC Vegas 41 Results & Play-By-Play!

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is locked and loaded for the UFC Vegas 41 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place this weekend (Sat., Oct. 23, 2021) from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, streaming LIVE on ESPN+. Main event duties fall to top-ranked Middleweight combatants Paulo Costa (No. 2) and Marvin Vettori (No. 5), who collide in a 205-pound bout because “The Eraser” apparently doesn’t care about contracted weight limits (full details here). In UFC Vegas 41’s Lightweight co-main event, Grant Dawson looks to remain undefeated inside the Octagon when he locks horns with Rick Glenn.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 41 fight card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” bouts at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 4 p.m. ET.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Costa vs. Vettori.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 41 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action).

UFC VEGAS 41 QUICK RESULTS:

Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori
Grant Dawson vs. Rick Glenn
Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Joselyne Edwards
Alex Caceres vs. Seung Woo Choi
Dwight Grant vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Nick Negumereanu vs. Ike Villanueva
Jun Yong Park vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Mason Jones vs. David Onama
Tabatha Ricci vs. Maria Oliveira
Laureano Staropoli vs. Jamie Pickett
Khama Worthy vs. Jai Herbert
Jeff Molina vs. Daniel Da Silva
Livia Renata Souza vs. Randa Markos — Markos def. Souza by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Jonathan Martinez vs. Zviad Lazishvili — Martinez def. Lazishvili by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)

UFC VEGAS 41 PLAY-BY-PLAY:

205 lbs.: Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori

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155 lbs.: Grant Dawson vs. Ricky Glenn

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135 lbs.: Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Joselyne Edwards

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145 lbs.: Seungwoo Choi vs. Alex Caceres

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170 lbs.: Dwight Grant vs. Francisco Trinaldo

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205 lbs.: Nicolae Negumereanu vs. Ike Villanueva

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185 lbs.: Jun Yong Park vs. Gregory Rodrigues

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155 lbs.: Mason Jones vs. David Onama

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115 lbs.: Tabatha Ricci vs. Maria Oliveira

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185 lbs.: Laureano Staropoli vs. Jamie Pickett

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155 lbs.: Khama Worthy vs. Jai Herbert

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125 lbs.: Jeff Molina vs. Daniel Da Silva

Round one: Da Silva opens with heavy kicks. Body kick from Molina in return, eats snap kicks. Molina briefly ties up. Da Silva shoots, looks for the back against the fence. Both hooks in standing, a little low a minute in. Da Silva switches to an armbar as Molina gets on top, losing it. Molina in guard. Two minutes in. Molina landing short punches. Da Silva tries a triangle, lands hammerfists. Molina comes back with some good punches of his own as he works his way out. Two minutes to go.

Heavy punches from Molina, who has to fight off an armbar. He manages to do so despite an impressive effort from Da Silva. Molina continuing to land well. One minute to go. Punches and elbows. da Silva tries to sweep, can’t. Molina continues to connect until the bell. 10-9 Molina.

Round two: Trading kicks at range. Molina times one with a vicious counter right that drops Da Silva, then moves to mount and the back. He unloads until the ref steps in.

Final result: Molina def. Da Silva by TKO (punches)

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115 lbs.: Livia Renata Souza vs. Randa Markos

Round one: Souza takes the center to start. Jab exchange. Markos fires a combo into the clinch. Hard elbow against the fence. Souza reverses. One minute in. Reversed in turn. Continuing to jockey for position. Two minutes in. Good punches from Markos on the break. Souza punches her way into the clinch and hits a head-and-arm throw. Looking for a scarf hold arm lock. Now the back with two minutes to go.

Souza wraps up the RNC, but only has one hook, allowing Markos to regain half guard. She works her way to her feet and lands elbows in the clinch. Hard knee on the break and she charges after Souza, who pulls guard while seemingly looking for an armbar. 10-9 Markos.

Round two: Solid dirty boxing from Markos as Souza shoots in. Souza completes it into half guard. Markos holding onto an awkward shoulder lock a minute in. Loses it. Markos tries to sweep, can’t get it. Now she slips free and takes top position two minutes in. Half guard. Continuing to work. Two minutes to go.

Souza offering nothing off of her back as Markos chips away. One minute to go. Markos continuing to land, snuffing out some half-hearted submission attempts. 10-9 Markos.

Round three: They trade punches in the center. Markos eats a 1-2 and blitzes, blasting away in the clinch. Picking Souza apart against the fence. Brutal right hands. One minute in. Souza grabs a head-and-arm throw to land on top once again. Markos sweeps and lands punches from turtle. Souza trying to get something going from her back two minutes in. Markos avoids guard, takes half guard. Two minutes to go.

Markos staying heavy, continuing to land. Rear crucifix as Souza tries to get on top. One minute in. Markos still in that rear crucifix, landing elbows and moving to side control. Back to the rear crucifix, more elbows. 10-9 Markos.

Final result: Markos def. Souza by unanimous decision

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135 lbs.: Jonathan Martinez vs. Zviad Lazishvili

Round one: Early low kick from Martinez. Body kick connects, head kick doesn’t. Lazishvili shoots against the fence. One minute in. Hunting trips, can’t get them. Solid defense by Martinez as Lazishvili tries to muscle him around. Martinez slips on the exit. Hard calf kick by Lazishvili. Martinez answers in kind. Body kick, low kick exchange. Two minutes to go.

Counter jab from Martinez as Lazishvili looks for low kicks. Both land front kicks downstairs. Nasty counter right lands for Lazishvili. Body kick, straight right. One minute to go. Another body kick, left hand exchange. Martinez not landing as much in these last couple minutes. There’s a nice jab and combination. Close round. 10-9 Martinez.

Round two: Martinez lands a snap kick. Lazishvili low kick, Martinez right hook. Hard counter left from Martinez to answer a body kick. One minute in. Calf kick by Martinez, straight left. Getting the better of these long-range exchanges. Straight left, double jab. Lazishivili lands a hard right hand, catches a knee, can’t use it. Two minutes in. Solid clinch shots by Lazishvili, avoiding elbows in return. Martinez answers a two-piece with a left hand, then a head kick attempt. This is solid, back-and forth kickboxing but it’s still Martinez landing better. Two minutes to go.

Lazishvili tries to close with a combo. Low kick from Martinez answered in kind. Head kick and left hand. Body kick from Lazishvili strays low. Martinez lead left. One minute to go. Sharp combo by Martinez after they trade kicks. Hard counter left, then another left behind a knee attempt. Body kick. Starting to potshot. 10-9 Martinez.

Round three: Early leg kicks from Martinez, good left hands. Lazishvili landing his own low kicks in return, eats a left hand. Martinez jabs a minute in. Lazishvili body kick met by a 1-2. Martinez starting to really take control, landing his jab. Lead left. Jab from Lazishvili. Two minutes in. Lazishvili ducks a left hand for a well-timed shot, but gets sprawled on. Peppering combinations by Martinez. Counter elbow, body kick. Continuing to work with two minutes to go.

Lazishvili’s output has really dropped this round and Martinez looks like he’s in the zone. Both try head kicks. Counter left by Martinez. One minute to go. More jabs. Nice counter 1-2. Lazishvili tries some fancy kicks. 10-9 Martinez.

Final result: Martinez def. Lazishvili by unanimous decision

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