TUF 18 Finale Full Card Results – Fight Night Bonuses Announced as Julianna Pena, Chris Holdsworth Get Finishes En Route To TUF Titles, Nate Diaz caps trilogy with Gray Maynard in emphatic fashion

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It might’ve been one of the worst cards in UFC history up until the final three fights, all which were exciting stoppages. It just happened to be a poorly paced show with a number of boring, slow decisions on the undercard. Below are the results as well as Fight Night bonuses, etc.

Main Card

Nate Diaz vs. Gray Maynard – Diaz wins via TKO (punches) at 2:37 of the first round

Julianna Pena vs. Jessica Rakoczy – Pena wins via TKO at 4:59 of the first round
Pena becomes the first UFC TUF Woman’s bantamweight season winner

Davey Grant vs. Chris Holdsworth – Holdsworth wins via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:10 of the second round
Holdsworth becomes the second UFC TUF bantamweight season winner, joining John Dodson of Season 14

Jessamyn Duke vs. Peggy Morgan – Duke wins via unanimous decision (30-27×3)
Roxanne Modafferi vs. Raquel Pennington – Pennington wins via unanimous decision (30-27×2, 29-28)

Preliminary Card

Maximo Blanco vs. Akira Corassani – Corassani wins via disqualification at :25 of the first round (Illegal knee)
Tom Niinimaki vs. Rani Yahya – Niinimaki wins via split decision (29-29×2, 28-29)
Walter Harris vs. Jared Rosholt – Rosholt wins via unanimous decision (29-28)
Drew Dober vs. Sean Spencer – Spencer wins via unanimous decision (30-27×3)
Ryan Benoit vs. Joshua Sampo – Sampo def. Benoit via rear-naked choke submission, Rd. 2 (4:31)
Sampo is ineligible for any post fight bonus due to missing weight

*The Ultimate Fighter 18 women’s tournament final
**The Ultimate Fighter 18 men’s tournament final

Attendance – 4,346
Box Office – $322,742.50
Fight of the Night – Sampo vs. Benoit (Benoit gets $100k because Sampo missed weight)
Knockout of the Night – Diaz
Submission of the Night – Holdsworth