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UFC Fight Night 142 Results: Junior Dos Santos, Shogun Rua Score Wins

Former UFC champions Junior dos Santos and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua each picked up finishes Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 142.

The event aired live on FOX Sports 1 from Adelaide, Australia and the Adeliade Entertainment Center.

Dos Santos, the former heavyweight champion, earned a second round TKO vs. Tai Tuivasa in the main event, with Rua stopping Tyson Pedro in the third round in the co-main.

Justin Willis bested Mark Hunt in another heavyweight bout, with Anthony Rocco Martin, Sodiq Yusuff and Jimmy Crute adding main card wins.

On the prelims, Alexey Kunchenko, Wilson Reis, Keita Nakamura, Kai Kara-France, Christos Giagos and Damir Ismagulov all were victorious.

Kara-France and Elias Garcia earned “Fight of the Night” honors, with Rua and Yusuff each picking up “Performance of the Night” bonuses.

The attendance was announced at 8,652 with a live gate of $1,026,937.

UFC Fight Night 142 Results

Junior dos Santos def. Tai Tuivasa via TKO (strikes) at 2:30 of Round 2

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua def. Tyson Pedro via TKO (strikes) at :43 of Round 3

Justin Willis def. Mark Hunt via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Anthony Rocco Martin def. Jake Matthews via technical submission (anaconda choke) at 1:19 of Round 3

Sodiq Yusuff def. Suman Mokhtarian via TKO (strikes) at 2:14 of Round 1

Jimmy Crute def. Paul Craig via submission (kimura) at 4:51 of Round 3

Alexey Kunchenko def. Yushin Okami via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

Wilson Reis def. Ben Nguyen via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Keita Nakamura def. Salim Touahri via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Kai Kara-France def. Elias Garcia via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-25)

Christos Giagos def. Mizuto Hirota via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-28)

Damir Ismagulov def. Alex Gorgees via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-25)

Dana Becker

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