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UFC Fight Night Results: Bautista Submits Oliveira — February 7, 2026

MMA Recap · Saturday, February 7, 2026

The UFC opened its Las Vegas slate with a bantamweight statement. Here is how UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira played out at the APEX.

Main event: Bautista chokes out Oliveira

Mario Bautista continued his climb up a crowded bantamweight division, taking the back in a second-round scramble and finishing Vinicius Oliveira with a rear-naked choke at 4:46 of round two. It was the kind of patient, position-to-submission sequence that keeps Bautista knocking on the top-15 door.

Around the card

Japanese veteran Kyoji Horiguchi swept the scorecards to stretch his winning streak to five. Elsewhere on the main card, Jakub Wiklacz locked up a late guillotine to finish Muin Gafurov, while Klaudia Sygula, Wang Cong, and Javid Basharat all banked unanimous-decision wins.

The mindset takeaway

Bautista's finish was a reminder that patience is a weapon: he didn't force it, he let the finish come to him in the scramble. Stay calm, stay busy, and take what the exchange gives you.

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