| Road to UFC Season 1 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Promotion | UFC |
| First date aired | June 9, 2022 |
Road to UFC Season 1[1] is the 2022 cycle of Road to UFC, a mixed martial arts event series in which top Asian MMA prospects compete to win contracts with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It features four divisions—flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight—each for which eight fighters compete in a "win-and-advance" tournament format.[2] The tournament winner for each division is awarded a UFC contract. Each event in the series features five bouts including one non-tournament bout.[3][4][5]
The opening quarterfinal round of the tournament was held across two days, June 9–10, 2022 at Singapore Indoor Stadium, with two five-bout events for each day for a total of 10 bouts per day, ahead of the pay-per-view event UFC 275 on June 11.[3][6] The contestants for the tournament came from China (through the UFC Academy), India,[7] Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand.[8][1] The semifinals took place on October 23, 2022 – a day after UFC 281 – in Abu Dhabi, UAE.[9] The finals were initially scheduled to take place in Seoul, South Korea on February 4, 2023 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak. However, the location for the event was changed to Las Vegas, Nevada with the date kept intact.[10]
Episode 1
| Road to UFC: Episode 1 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road to UFC |
| Date | June 9, 2022 |
| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| City | Kallang, Singapore |
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Yi Zha | def. | Keisuke Sasu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:14 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Ki Won Bin | def. | Jinnosuke Kashimura | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 4:45 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Bantamweight | Toshiomi Kazama | def. | Maimaitituoheti Keremuaili | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Flyweight | Choi Seung Guk | def. | Rama Supandhi | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Light Heavyweight | Zhang Mingyang | def. | George Tokkos | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:57 | |
Episode 2
| Road to UFC: Episode 2 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road to UFC |
| Date | June 9, 2022 |
| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| City | Kallang, Singapore |
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Koyomi Matsushima | def. | Jun Young Hong | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Flyweight | Qiu Lun | def. | Wallen Del Rosario | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Jeka Saragih | def. | Pawan Maan Singh | KO (spinning backfist) | 3 | 2:24 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Flyweight | Takeru Uchida | def. | Shaun Etchell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:26 | |
Episode 3
| Road to UFC: Episode 3 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road to UFC |
| Date | June 10, 2022 |
| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| City | Kallang, Singapore |
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Lee Jeong-yeong | def. | Xie Bin | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:36 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Flyweight | Topnoi Kiwram | def. | Yuma Horiuchi | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Bantamweight | Rinya Nakamura | def. | Gugun Gusman | Submission (keylock) | 1 | 3:24 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Women's Strawweight | Josefine Lindgren Knutsson | def. | Seo Ye Dam | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Episode 4
| Road to UFC: Episode 4 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road to UFC |
| Date | June 10, 2022 |
| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| City | Kallang, Singapore |
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Shohei Nose | def. | Wuliji Buren | TKO (knee injury) | 1 | 1:13 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Kim Kyung Pyo | def. | Asikeerbai Jinensibieke | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:30 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Featherweight | Lu Kai | def. | Angga Hans | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:33 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Flyweight | Park Hyun Sung | def. | Jeremia Siregar | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:56 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Welterweight | Han Seul Kim | def. | John Adajar | Submission (triangle armbar) | 1 | 4:37 | |
Episode 5
| Road to UFC: Episode 5 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road to UFC |
| Date | October 23, 2022 |
| Venue | Etihad Arena |
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Yi Zha | def. | Koyomi Matsushima | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Flyweight | Choi Seung Guk | def. | Qiu Lun | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Jeka Saragih | def. | Ki Won Bin | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:41 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Featherweight | Keisuke Sasu | def. | Balajin | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Episode 6
| Road to UFC: Episode 6 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road to UFC |
| Date | October 23, 2022 |
| Venue | Etihad Arena |
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Lee Jeong-yeong | def. | Lu Kai | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:42 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Bantamweight | Rinya Nakamura | def. | Shohei Nose | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:21 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Flyweight | Park Hyun Sung | def. | Topnoi Kiwram | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:05 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Lightweight | Anshul Jubli | def. | Kim Kyung Pyo | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Catchweight (175 lbs) | Samandar Murodov | def. | Gian Siqueira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:59 | [lower-alpha 5] |
- ↑ Featherweight semifinals
- ↑ Bantamweight semifinals
- ↑ Flyweight semifinals
- ↑ Lightweight semifinals
- ↑ Siqueira missed weight (175 lbs)
Flyweight tournament bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Choi Seung Guk | UD | |||||||||
 Rama Supandhi | 3 | |||||||||
| Choi Seung Guk | UD | |||||||||
 Qiu Lun | 3 | |||||||||
| Qiu Lun | UD | |||||||||
 Wallen Del Rosario | 3 | |||||||||
| Choi Seung Guk | 3 | |||||||||
| Park Hyun Sung | SUB | |||||||||
 Topnoi Kiwram | UD | |||||||||
 Yuma Horiuchi | 3 | |||||||||
| Topnoi Kiwram | 1 | |||||||||
| Park Hyun Sung | SUB | |||||||||
| Park Hyun Sung | TKO | |||||||||
| Jeremia Siregar | 1 | |||||||||
Bantamweight tournament bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Shohei Nose | TKO | |||||||||
| Wuliji Buren | 1 | |||||||||
| Shohei Nose | 1 | |||||||||
| Rinya Nakamura | TKO | |||||||||
| Rinya Nakamura | SUB | |||||||||
| Gugun Gusman | 1 | |||||||||
| Rinya Nakamura | KO | |||||||||
| Toshiomi Kazama | 1 | |||||||||
| Kim Min Woo* | BYE | |||||||||
| Xiao Long | — | |||||||||
| Kim Min Woo | — | |||||||||
| Toshiomi Kazama** | BYE | |||||||||
| Toshiomi Kazama | UD | |||||||||
| Maimaitituoheti Keremuaili | 3 | |||||||||
* Xiao Long withdrew due to illness during fight week and no replacement was able to be found.
** Min Woo Kim missed weight (139.5 lbs), therefore the bout was canceled and Kazama proceeded to final
Featherweight tournament bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Lu Kai | TKO | |||||||||
| Angga Hans | 2 | |||||||||
| Lu Kai | 1 | |||||||||
| Lee Jeong Yeong | KO | |||||||||
| Lee Jeong Yeong | SUB | |||||||||
| Xie Bin | 1 | |||||||||
| Lee Jeong Yeong | SD | |||||||||
| Yi Zha | 3 | |||||||||
| Koyomi Matsushima | SD | |||||||||
| Hong Jun Young | 3 | |||||||||
| Koyomi Matsushima | 3 | |||||||||
| Yi Zha | SD | |||||||||
| Yi Zha | SUB | |||||||||
| Keisuke Sasu | 1 | |||||||||
Lightweight tournament bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Ki Won Bin | TKO | |||||||||
| Jinnosuke Kashimura | 1 | |||||||||
| Ki Won Bin | 1 | |||||||||
| Jeka Saragih | KO | |||||||||
| Jeka Saragih | KO | |||||||||
 Pawan Maan Singh | 3 | |||||||||
| Jeka Saragih | 2 | |||||||||
| Anshul Jubli | TKO | |||||||||
| Anshul Jubli* | BYE | |||||||||
| Patrick Sho Usami | – | |||||||||
| Anshul Jubli | SD | |||||||||
| Kim Kyung Pyo | 3 | |||||||||
| Kim Kyung Pyo | KO | |||||||||
| Asikeerbai Jinensibieke | 1 | |||||||||
* Patrick Sho Usami suffered weight cut issues the day of weigh ins and no replacement was found.
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References
- 1 2 "Road To UFC Returns For Season 2 With Opening Round On May 27 & 28 | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ See single-elimination tournament.
- 1 2 Pettry, Jay (22 April 2022). "UFC Launching 'Road to UFC' Tourney in Singapore, Featuring 4 Brackets in June". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ "ROAD TO UFC Opening Round Bouts Announced | Taiwan News | 2022-05-23 10:00:00". Taiwan News. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ↑ Tabuena, Anton (2022-05-23). "Road to UFC: Four Asian tournament brackets, non-tournament bouts finalized". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ↑ "Register To Attend Road To UFC | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ "Participants announced for Road to UFC, Anshul Jubli and Pawan Maan to represent India". lockerroom.in. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ↑ Cox, Susan (2022-04-22). "The UFC officially announce the "Road to the UFC" Tournament in Singapore leading up to UFC 275". | BJPenn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ↑ Chris Presnell (July 9, 2022). "Road to UFC semifinal round in the works for October 23: Sources". theallstar.io.
- ↑ Mike Heck (2022-12-15). "Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac rebooked to headline UFC Vegas 68". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "UFC - Road to UFC: Singapore Quarterfinals 1". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "UFC - Road to UFC: Singapore Quarterfinals 2". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "UFC - Road to UFC: Singapore Quarterfinals 3". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
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