Mixed martial arts competition
Road to UFC Season 2 is the 2023 cycle of Road to UFC , a mixed martial arts (MMA) event series in which top Asian MMA prospects compete to win contracts with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[ 1]
Background
The event series features four divisions— flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight—each for which eight fighters compete in a "win-and-advance" tournament format.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The opening quarterfinal round of the tournament was held across two days, May 27-28, 2023 at the UFC Performance Institute Shanghai , with two five-bout events for each day for a total of 10 bouts per day.[ 5] UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie – at Singapore Indoor Stadium .[ 6] UFC Apex facility on February 3, 2024.[ 7]
Episode 1
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Featherweight
Kim Sang-won
def.
Keisuke Sasu
KO (punches)
2
1:42
[ a]
Flyweight
Mark Climaco
def.
Lee Jung-hyun
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
[ b]
Featherweight
Yi Zha
def.
Wuziazibieke Jiahefu
Submission (armbar)
1
2:28
[ c]
Flyweight
Rei Tsuruya
def.
Ronal Siahaan
Submission (scarf hold armlock)
2
1:19
[ d]
Flyweight
Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
def.
Topnoi Kiwram
Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
3
5:00
Episode 2
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Featherweight
Li Kaiwen
def.
Lu Kai
KO (punches)
1
1:11
[ a]
Flyweight
Choi Seung-guk
def.
Sumit Kumar
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ b]
Featherweight
Kouya Kanda
def.
Yibugele
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ c]
Flyweight
Ji Niushiyue
def.
Billy Pasulatan
TKO (punches)
1
3:04
[ d]
Welterweight
Taiyilake Nueraji
def.
Kim Han-seul
KO (elbow)
2
1:38
Episode 3
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Lightweight
Rong Zhu
def.
Hong Seong-chan
TKO (punches)
1
2:17
[ a]
Bantamweight
Shuya Kamikubo
def.
Jieleyisi Baergeng
Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ b]
Lightweight
Kim Sang-wook
def.
Kazuma Maruyama
Submission (barbo choke)
1
3:08
[ c]
Bantamweight
Xiao Long
def.
Shohei Nose
Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ d]
Welterweight
Yoo Sang-hoon
def.
Chris Hofmann
TKO (knee and punches)
3
3:10
Episode 4
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Lightweight
Batebolati Bahatebole
def.
Ki Won-bin
Disqualification (punches to back of head)
2
2:22
[ a]
Bantamweight
Lee Chang-ho
def.
Rudra Pratap Singh
TKO (elbows and punches)
1
3:52
[ b]
Lightweight
Shin Haraguchi
def.
Wendris Patilima
TKO (punches)
2
1:25
[ c]
Bantamweight
Daermisi Zhawupasi
def.
Eperaim Ginting
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
0:58
[ d]
Flyweight
Peter Danasoe
def.
Sim Kai Xiong
KO (flying knee)
1
4:23
Episode 5
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Featherweight
Li Kai Wen
def.
Koya Kanda
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ a]
Flyweight
Ji Niushiyue
def.
Choi Seung-guk
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
[ b]
Featherweight
Yi Zha
def.
Kim Sang-won
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ c]
Flyweight
Rei Tsuruya
def.
Mark Climaco
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–27)
3
5:00
[ d]
Flyweight
Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
def.
Peter Danasoe
Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
1:02
Episode 6
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Lightweight
Shin Haraguchi
def.
Park Jae-hyun
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ a]
Bantamweight
Lee Chang-ho
def.
Daermisi Zhawupasi
TKO (punches)
3
3:35
[ b]
Featherweight
Rong Zhu
def.
Kim Sang-wook
Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ c]
Bantamweight
Xiao Long
def.
Shuya Kamikubo
Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–27, 28–28)
3
5:00
[ d]
Episode 7
The bantamweight final between Xiao Long and Lee Chang-ho was scheduled for this episode. However. Xiao was forced out of the bout due to visa issues and an undisclosed injury. The bout eventually took place at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov .[ 8]
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Lightweight
Rong Zhu
def.
Shin Haraguchi
Submission (rear-naked choke)
3
3:06
[ a]
Featherweight
Yi Zha
def.
Li Kai Wen
Submission (armbar)
1
3:03
[ b]
Flyweight
Rei Tsuruya
def.
Ji Niushiyue
TKO (punches)
1
4:59
[ c]
Flyweight tournament bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Rei Tsuruya SUB
2
Rei Tsuruya UD
3
Mark Climaco UD
3
Rei Tsuruya TKO
1
Ji Niushiyue TKO
1
Ji Niushiyue UD
3
3
Choi Seung-guk UD
Bantamweight tournament bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Xiao Long SD
3
Xiao Long MD
3
Shuya Kamikubo SD
3
3
Lee Chang-ho SD
1
Daermisi Zhawupasi SUB
3
Lee Chang-ho TKO
Lee Chang-ho TKO
1
Featherweight tournament bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Yi Zha SUB
1
Yi Zha UD
3
2
Kim Sang-won KO
Yi Zha SUB
1
3
Kouya Kanda UD
3
Li Kai Wen UD
Li Kai Wen KO
1
Lightweight tournament bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1
Rong Zhu TKO
Rong Zhu UD
3
1
Kim Sang-wook SUB
Rong Zhu SUB
3
2
Shin Haraguchi TKO
Shin Haraguchi UD
3
2
Batebolati Bahatebole DQ
Park Jae-hyun, who was scheduled to fight Quillan Salkilld in a non-tournament bout, replaced Batebolati Bahatebole who weighed in at 161lbs and was not medically cleared to fight.
External links
See also
By year General info Executives Lists
Upcoming events are in italics
Flagship events Fight Nights UFC on Versus/UFC Live UFC on Fox UFC on FX UFC on Fuel TV Fight Nights UFC on ESPN Fight Nights UFC on ABC The Ultimate Fighter
References
Rei Tsuruya 
Ronal Siahaan 
Mark Climaco 
Lee Jung-hyun 
Ji Niushiyue
Sumit Kumar 
