Gunnar Nelson vs Claudio Silva
Alexander Volkov vs Tom Aspinor
Arnold Allen vs Dan Hooke
Shamil Abdullasimov vs Sergei Pavlovic
Jack Shore vs Timur Valliev
Rodrigo Varga vs Paddy Pimblatt
The UFC Fighting Night 204 will be held on March 20, Beijing time, with another closely watched sub-middleweight showdown, Iceland's Gunnar Nelson against Brazil's Claudio Silva.
Gunnar Nelson (17-5-1, 4 K, 12 S) is 33 years old and has a height of 180cm with an arm span of 183cm. He began his professional MMA career in 2007 and joined the UFC in 2012 with a (9-0-1) result, and has achieved a (8-5) result in the UFC so far. Among them, Santiago Ponzinibbio lost the first ko in July 2017, demoted Alex Oliveira in the second set in 2018, and suffered two consecutive defeats in 2019, losing points to Leon Edwards and Gilbert Burns. He did not compete for the next two years.
Claudio Silva (14-3, 2 K, 9 S) is 39 years old and has a height of 180cm with an arm span of 180cm. He began his professional MMA career in 2007, lost his first game due to fouls, won the WFC middleweight championship in 2011, joined the UFC in 2014 with a (9-1) result and nine consecutive wins, played a wave of 5 consecutive wins at the UFC, and unfortunately suffered two consecutive defeats in the past, losing to James Krause in 2020 and just lost to Court McGee in Points last May.
The headline main event was russia's Alexander Volkov (34-9, 22 K, 3 S) against homegrown rising star Tom Aspinor (11-2, 9 K, 2 S). Other line-ups include homegrown rising star Arnold Allen (17-1, 5 K, 4 S) against New Zealand star Dan Hooke (21-11, 10 K, 7 S). Shamir Abdullasimov (20-6, 9 K, 4 S) against Sergei Pavlovic (14-1, 11 K, 0 S). Wales unbeaten rising star Jack Shore (15-0, 4 K, 8 S) against Russia's Timur Wallyev (18-2, 5 K, 2 S, 1 N). Homegrown rookie Paddy Pimblatt (17-3, 6 K, 7 S) against Rodrigo Vargas (12-4, 7 K, 3 S).
Match Match Chart:
Heavyweight Competition:
Alexander Volkov (#5) vs. Tom Aspinall (#10)
Featherweight Competition:
Arnold Allen (#7) vs. Dan Hooker (#8)
Shamil Abdurakhimov (#8) vs. Sergei Pavlovich (#15)
Sub-middleweight competitions:
Gunnar Nelson vs. Claudio Silva
Lightweight Competition:
Paddy Pimblett vs. Rodrigo Vargas
Hatchweight Competition:
Jack Shore vs. Timur Valiev
Flyweight Competition:
Jake Hadley vs. Francisco Figueiredo
Women's FlyWeight Competition:
Luana Carolina vs. Molly McCann
Muhammad Mokaev vs. Cody Durden
Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Grundy