CANADA HAS 10 TOP 10 WEIGHT WEIGHTS 🇨🇦 Mike Malott gets a HUGE knockout in R2 tonight! ( #UFCEdmonton | Live on @ParamountPlus ) https://t.co/a0d0cFeCOv
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October 18, 2026
Mike Malottpatience paid off when he knocked out Joaquin Buckley on Saturday night in the main event of UFC Edmonton at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
Buckley refused to touch the gloves before the fight, setting the tone for a tense opening round. Neither man made any sustained offense early, but the pace picked up in the second when Malott found the decisive shot.
Mike Malott knocked out Joaquin Buckley with a second round knee at UFC Edmonton
Malott (15-2-1) brought the crowd to their feet with a knee to Buckley’s jaw midway through the second round, sending the American’s mouth flying. Buckley fell face-first to the canvas and Malott followed with a takedown before the stoppage at 2:32. Buckley dropped to 21-9, while Malott strengthened his position to move into the top 10 of the welterweight division.
Jasmine Jasudavicius took another step toward a flyweight title shot with a unanimous decision Erin Blanchfield. Jasudavicius controlled the first two rounds with takedowns and submission attempts, but was unable to secure the finish. Blanchfield (14-3) led the way with clean shots in the third, but all three judges scored the fight 29-28 for Jasudavicius, who improved to 16-4.
Mexico’s Christian Perez it only took 27 seconds to knock him out Kyle Nelson
in his UFC debut. Perez (16-2) interfered with the knee in the punch sauna,
dropped Nelson and finished with hammerfists. Nelson (17-8-1) tried to wrestle referee Jason Herzog after the stoppage.
Marc-Andre Barriault survived Kyle Daukaus‘ early grappling attack before stopping him in their middleweight bout. Barriault (18-11) got to his feet, landed a knee and took control on the ground.
Punches and elbows urged the judge Marc Goddard
interfere at 4:28 of the first round, dropping Daukaus 17-6.
Timothy Cuamba used his struggle to surrender Louis Jourdain in the second round. Cuamba (11-4) repeatedly took Jourdain down, secured control from behind and threatened to choke.
before switching to the neck crank. Jourdain (9-4) tapped at 2:48.
Almond Nallo stopped Nate Landwehr early in the second round of their lightweight bout. Nallo (15-4) repeatedly worked Landwehr with crisp jabs and strong leg kicks in the first. Another leg kick sent Landwehr (18-9) to the canvas in the second, and follow-up kicks prompted the referee to
Luke Boutin to
end the fight after 47 seconds.
Tanner Boser dominated Jonathan Diniz before
stopping him late in the third round. Boser (23-11-1) repeatedly took Diniz down and landed until referee Jason Herzog intervened at the 4:26 mark. Diniz fell to 9-3, closing out a preliminary card where every match ended up going the distance.
Middleweight prospect Nick Galanti submitted Julien Leblanc in 86 seconds. Galanti (9-1) secured an early takedown, maintained control and
worked backwards before forcing his face into a crank tap. Leblanc fell to 10-4.
In a heavyweight back-and-forth contest Joel Faglier gathered to a halt Javad Mahjoub in the second round. Mahjoub (5-1) hurt Faglieri repeatedly in the first game but was unable to finish him. Faglier (7-0) attacked the body as Mahjoub was tired,
then he overwhelmed with his fists up to the judge Marc Goddard
stopped the fight at 2:11.
Flyweight Katlyn Cerminara stopped Mackenzie Stiller with a delay in the first round. Cerminara (19-6) used his grip to keep Stiller at bay before hurting him with a left head kick along the fence. Stiller (6-2) tried to retreat, but
Cerminara followed with strikes up to the judge Luke Boutin
intervened at 4:46.
Steven Koslow checked Chad Angeliger for much of their heavyweight bout
before giving her a rear naked choke. Koslow (7-1) scored repeated takedowns and landed cleaner shots on the leg. Anheliger (13-9) was tapped at 4:31 of the third round.
Chelsea Chandler bloody Melissa Croden from the bottom
before sweeping him and securing the kimura. Croden (8-4) tried to escape but was tapped at 4:52 of the first round. Chandler improved to 8-4.
You Young You dominated previously unbeaten Cody Chovancek with his struggle
before securing submission to the third round. You (17-4, two no contests) took down Chovancek repeatedly and finished with a kimura at 4:19. Chovancek went down 9-1.