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Rodrigues Outworks Hernandez at UFC Sacramento Fight Night

Lead image alt: Gregory Rodrigues celebrates at UFC Sacramento, Golden 1 Center

Gregory Rodrigues
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By Source Reporters Newsdesk

Thu, 27 August 2026 · 1 min read

**Lead image alt:** Gregory Rodrigues celebrates at UFC Sacramento, Golden 1 Center
SACRAMENTO — Gregory Rodrigues defeated Anthony Hernandez by unanimous decision in the middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night at Golden 1 Center on Saturday, according to official results published by MyMMANews and UFC.com.
All three judges scored the five-round bout for Rodrigues: 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46. The win caps a stoppage-filled night in California and hands Hernandez a decision defeat in his first main-event slot.
## UFC Sacramento main card results
- Gregory Rodrigues def. Anthony Hernandez — unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) - Vitor Petrino def. Serghei Spivac — unanimous decision (30-27 x3) - Reinier de Ridder def. Roman Dolidze — TKO (strikes), Round 1, 4:01 - MarQuel Mederos def. Mason Jones — TKO (strikes), Round 2, 2:07 - Carli Judice def. Jeisla Chaves — TKO (strikes), Round 1, 1:39 - Anthony Wint def. Terrance Chatman — submission (arm-triangle choke), Round 1, 4:29
On the preliminary card, Shamil Gaziev stopped Kennedy Nzechukwu with a first-round knockout at 1:20, per MyMMANews.
## What the result means
The victory positions Rodrigues for a higher-ranked middleweight opponent after outpointing a contender riding a strong run at 185 pounds, though the promotion has not announced his next booking.
**Sources:** ufc.com, mymmanews.com, sourcereporters.com

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