Brandon Royval turned out to be stronger than Brandon Moreno. All UFC Fight Night 237 results

Tonight in Mexico City, Mexico, the UFC Fight Night 237 tournament took place.

In the main event, the third and fourth-ranked fighters in the lightweight division, Mexican Yair Rodriguez and American Brian Ortega, collided. The athletes vied for the opportunity to face Ilia Topuria in the title bout.

Ortega emerged victorious with a submission in the third round. While Rodriguez initially held the advantage in the first round, Ortega seized control in the second, leading to Rodriguez's second consecutive defeat.

The evening's highlight bout featured the meeting of Mexican Brandon Moreno and American Brandon Royval, with the winner likely earning the right to contest the next title fight.

After five rounds, Royval emerged victorious by a split decision from the judges, with two out of three referees awarding the win to the American fighter (48-47, 46-49, 48-47). This defeat marked Moreno's second consecutive loss.

Dailysports invites you to review all the results of UFC Fight Night 237 according to the tournament's official card.

UFC Fight Night 237

Preliminary Card

• Muhammad Na'imov defeated Erick Silva via technical knockout in the 1st round.
• Felipe dos Santos defeated Victor Altamirano by split decision.
• Ronaldo Rodriguez defeated Denis Bondar via submission in the 2nd round.
• Fares Ziam defeated Claudio Puelles by split decision.
• Edgar Chaires defeated Daniel Lacerda via submission in the 1st round.
• Jesus Santos Aguilar defeated Mateus Mendonca by split decision.
• Raoni Barcelos defeated Christian Quinones via submission in the 3rd round.

Main Card

• Manuel Torres defeated Chris Duncan via submission in the 1st round.
• Yasmin Hauragi defeated Sam Hughes by unanimous decision.
• Daniel Zellhuber defeated Francisco Prado by unanimous decision.
• Brian Ortega defeated Yair Rodriguez via submission in the 3rd round.
• Brandon Royval defeated Brandon Moreno by split decision.