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Road to UFC Season 1

For the 2015 reality competition season, see Road to UFC: Japan.

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]

Road to UFC Season 1
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PromotionUFC
First date airedJune 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)

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

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Road to UFC: Episode 1
PromotionRoad to UFC
DateJune 9, 2022
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
CityKallang, 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 [a]
Lightweight Ki Won Bin def. Jinnosuke Kashimura TKO (elbows) 1 4:45 [b]
Bantamweight Toshiomi Kazama def. Maimaitituoheti Keremuaili Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 [c]
Flyweight Choi Seung Guk def. Rama Supandhi Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [d]
Light Heavyweight Zhang Mingyang def. George Tokkos KO (punches) 1 3:57
  1. ^ Featherweight quarterfinals
  2. ^ Lightweight quarterfinals
  3. ^ Bantamweight quarterfinals
  4. ^ Flyweight quarterfinals

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Episode 2

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Road to UFC: Episode 2
PromotionRoad to UFC
DateJune 9, 2022
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
CityKallang, 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 [a]
Flyweight Qiu Lun def. Wallen Del Rosario Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [b]
Lightweight Jeka Saragih def. Pawan Maan Singh KO (spinning backfist) 3 2:24 [c]
Flyweight Takeru Uchida def. Shaun Etchell Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:26
  1. ^ Featherweight quarterfinals
  2. ^ Flyweight quarterfinals
  3. ^ Lightweight quarterfinals

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Episode 3

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Road to UFC: Episode 3
PromotionRoad to UFC
DateJune 10, 2022
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
CityKallang, Singapore
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Lee Jeong-yeong def. Xie Bin Submission (armbar) 1 0:36 [a]
Flyweight Topnoi Kiwram def. Yuma Horiuchi Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 [b]
Bantamweight Rinya Nakamura def. Gugun Gusman Submission (keylock) 1 3:24 [c]
Women's Strawweight Josefine Lindgren Knutsson def. Seo Ye Dam Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
  1. ^ Featherweight quarterfinals
  2. ^ Flyweight quarterfinals
  3. ^ Bantamweight quarterfinals

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Episode 4

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Road to UFC: Episode 4
PromotionRoad to UFC
DateJune 10, 2022
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
CityKallang, Singapore
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Shohei Nose def. Wuliji Buren TKO (knee injury) 1 1:13 [a]
Lightweight Kim Kyung Pyo def. Asikeerbai Jinensibieke KO (punches) 1 0:30 [b]
Featherweight Lu Kai def. Angga Hans TKO (punches) 2 4:33 [c]
Flyweight Park Hyun Sung def. Jeremia Siregar TKO (punches) 1 3:56 [d]
Welterweight Han Seul Kim def. John Adajar Submission (triangle armbar) 1 4:37
  1. ^ Bantamweight quarterfinals
  2. ^ Lightweight quarterfinals
  3. ^ Featherweight quarterfinals
  4. ^ Flyweight quarterfinals

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Episode 5

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Road to UFC: Episode 5
PromotionRoad to UFC
DateOctober 23, 2022
VenueEtihad Arena
CityAbu 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 [a]
Flyweight Choi Seung Guk def. Qiu Lun Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [b]
Lightweight Jeka Saragih def. Ki Won Bin KO (punch) 1 2:41 [c]
Featherweight Keisuke Sasu def. Balajin Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ Featherweight semifinals
  2. ^ Flyweight semifinals
  3. ^ Lightweight semifinals

Episode 6

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Road to UFC: Episode 6
PromotionRoad to UFC
DateOctober 23, 2022
VenueEtihad Arena
CityAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Lee Jeong-yeong def. Lu Kai KO (punches) 1 0:42 [a]
Bantamweight Rinya Nakamura def. Shohei Nose KO (punches) 1 2:21 [b]
Flyweight Park Hyun Sung def. Topnoi Kiwram Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:05 [c]
Lightweight Anshul Jubli def. Kim Kyung Pyo Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 [d]
Catchweight (175 lbs) Samandar Murodov def. Gian Siqueira Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:59 [e]
  1. ^ Featherweight semifinals
  2. ^ Bantamweight semifinals
  3. ^ Flyweight semifinals
  4. ^ Lightweight semifinals
  5. ^ Siqueira missed weight (175 lbs)

Flyweight tournament bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Choi Seung Guk UD
 
 
 
  Rama Supandhi 3
 
  Choi Seung Guk UD
 
 
 
  Qiu Lun 3
 
  Qiu Lun UD
 
 
 
  Wallen Del Rosario 3
 
  Choi Seung Guk3
 
 
 
   Park Hyun SungSUB
 
  Topnoi Kiwram UD
 
 
 
  Yuma Horiuchi 3
 
  Topnoi Kiwram1
 
 
 
  Park Hyun Sung SUB
 
  Park Hyun Sung TKO
 
 
  Jeremia Siregar 1
 

Bantamweight tournament bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Shohei Nose TKO
 
 
 
  Wuliji Buren 1
 
  Shohei Nose 1
 
 
 
   Rinya NakamuraTKO
 
  Rinya NakamuraSUB
 
 
 
  Gugun Gusman 1
 
  Rinya NakamuraKO
 
 
 
   Toshiomi Kazama 1
 
  Kim Min Woo* BYE
 
 
 
  Xiao Long —
 
  Kim Min Woo —
 
 
 
   Toshiomi Kazama** BYE
 
  Toshiomi KazamaUD
 
 
  Maimaitituoheti Keremuaili3
 

* 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

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Lu Kai TKO
 
 
 
  Angga Hans2
 
  Lu Kai 1
 
 
 
  Lee Jeong YeongKO
 
  Lee Jeong Yeong SUB
 
 
 
  Xie Bin 1
 
  Lee Jeong YeongSD
 
 
 
   Yi Zha3
 
  Koyomi Matsushima SD
 
 
 
  Hong Jun Young 3
 
  Koyomi Matsushima 3
 
 
 
  Yi Zha SD
 
  Yi ZhaSUB
 
 
  Keisuke Sasu 1
 

Lightweight tournament bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Ki Won BinTKO
 
 
 
  Jinnosuke Kashimura 1
 
  Ki Won Bin1
 
 
 
  Jeka Saragih KO
 
  Jeka Saragih KO
 
 
 
  Pawan Maan Singh 3
 
  Jeka Saragih2
 
 
 
   Anshul JubliTKO
 
  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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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ See single-elimination tournament.
  3. ^ a b Pettry, Jay (22 April 2022). "UFC Launching 'Road to UFC' Tourney in Singapore, Featuring 4 Brackets in June". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  4. ^ "ROAD TO UFC Opening Round Bouts Announced | Taiwan News | 2022-05-23 10:00:00". Taiwan News. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  5. ^ Tabuena, Anton (2022-05-23). "Road to UFC: Four Asian tournament brackets, non-tournament bouts finalized". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  6. ^ "Register To Attend Road To UFC | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  7. ^ "Participants announced for Road to UFC, Anshul Jubli and Pawan Maan to represent India". lockerroom.in. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Chris Presnell (July 9, 2022). "Road to UFC semifinal round in the works for October 23: Sources". theallstar.io.
  10. ^ Mike Heck (2022-12-15). "Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac rebooked to headline UFC Vegas 68". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  11. ^ Sherdog.com. "UFC - Road to UFC: Singapore Quarterfinals 1". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  12. ^ Sherdog.com. "UFC - Road to UFC: Singapore Quarterfinals 2". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  13. ^ Sherdog.com. "UFC - Road to UFC: Singapore Quarterfinals 3". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  14. ^ Sherdog.com. "UFC - Road to UFC: Singapore Quarterfinals 4". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
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