UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill headlined the event.{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/05/ufc-news-jamahal-hill-vs-thiago-santos-main-event-august-6|title=UFC books Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill for Aug. 6 headliner|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King and Mike Bohn|date=2022-05-04|access-date=2022-05-04}}

The heavyweight and women's flyweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes took place at the event.{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-news-tuf-30-finale-heavyweights-flyweights-amanda-nunes-vs-julianna-pena|title=TUF 30 heavyweight and women's flyweight finals set for UFC on ESPN 40|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2021-07-19|access-date=2021-07-19}}

Former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion Ariane Lipski and Priscila Cachoeira were expected to meet in a flyweight bout at this event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/7/3/23193630/ariane-lipski-vs-priscila-cachoeira-set-for-ufc-vegas-59|title=Ariane Lipski vs. Priscila Cachoeira set for UFC Vegas 59|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Alexander K. Lee|date=2022-07-03|access-date=2022-07-03}} They were previously scheduled to fight at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré in November 2019, but Cachoeira withdrew after being suspended for the use of a diuretic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/11/6/20952536/veronica-macedo-steps-in-to-fight-ariane-lipski-at-ufc-sao-paulo|title=Veronica Macedo steps in to fight Ariane Lipski at UFC Sao Paulo|author=Alexander K. Lee|date=2019-11-06|publisher=mmafighting.com|access-date=2019-11-07}} At the weigh-ins, Lipski weighed in at 128.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout was originally expected to proceed at catchweight with Lipski fined 20% of her purse.{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/08/ufc-espn-40-thiago-santos-jamahal-hill-weigh-in-results-live-video-stream|title=UFC on ESPN 40 weigh-in results: Santos, Hill, 'TUF' finalists on weight, but Lipski misses mark|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Staff|date=2022-08-05|access-date=2022-08-05}} However, the fight was removed from the card on the day of the event due to Lipski not being medically cleared, and was postponed one week to UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz.{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/08/ufc-on-espn-40-news-ariane-lipski-priscila-cachoeira-bout-rescheduled-san-diego|title=Ariane Lipski not medically cleared, UFC on ESPN 40 bout vs. Priscila Cachoeira rescheduled|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Staff|date=2022-08-06|access-date=2022-08-06}}

A featherweight bout between Nate Landwehr and Zubaira Tukhugov was expected to take place at the event.{{Cite web|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2022/07/13/nate-landwehr-vs-zubaira-tukhugov-added-august-6-ufc-event/|title=Nate Landwehr vs. Zubaira Tukhugov Added To August 6 UFC Event|publisher=cagesidepress.com|author=Alex Behunin|date=2022-07-13|access-date=2022-07-24}} However, Tukhugov pulled out of the fight due to alleged visa issues which restricted his travel and was replaced by David Onama at UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz a week later.{{Cite web|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2022/07/21/david-onama-replaces-zubaira-tukhugov-nate-landwehr-ufc-san-diego/|title=David Onama replaces Zubaira Tukhugov against Nate Landwehr, fight moves to UFC San Diego|publisher=cagesidepress.com|author=Jay Anderson|date=2022-06-21|access-date=2022-07-24}}

A welterweight bout between Jason Witt and Josh Quinlan was expected to take place at this event.{{Cite web|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2022/06/14/jason-witt-vs-josh-quinlan-booked-ufcs-august-6-card/|title=Jason Witt welcomes Josh Quinlan to the UFC on August 6|publisher=cagesidepress.com|author=Jay Anderson|date=2022-06-14|access-date=2022-08-08}} However, it was pushed back one week to UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz after Quinlan was pulled for an atypical drug finding: long-term metabolite (or M3 metabolite) of the steroid dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT) in his urine sample.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/8/6/23295090/josh-quinlan-not-cleared-for-ufc-vegas-59-after-steroid-metabolite-turns-up-in-drug-test|title=Josh Quinlan not cleared for UFC Vegas 59 after steroid metabolite turns up in drug test|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Newswire|date=2022-08-06|access-date=2022-08-07}}

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{{MMAevent card|Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)}}

{{MMAevent bout|Light Heavyweight|Jamahal Hill|def.|Thiago Santos|TKO (punches and elbows)|4|2:31|

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{{MMAevent bout|Welterweight|Geoff Neal|def.|Vicente Luque|KO (punches)|3|2:01|

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{{MMAevent bout|Heavyweight|Mohammed Usman|def.|Zac Pauga|KO (punches)|2|0:36|The Ultimate Fighter 30 Heavyweight tournament final.

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{{MMAevent bout|Women's Flyweight|Juliana Miller|def.|Brogan Walker|TKO (punches and elbows)|3|3:57|The Ultimate Fighter 30 Women's Flyweight tournament final.

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{{MMAevent bout|Heavyweight|Serghei Spivac|def.|Augusto Sakai|TKO (punches)|2|3:42|

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{{MMAevent bout|Lightweight|Terrance McKinney|def.|Erick Gonzalez|Submission (rear-naked choke)|1|2:17|

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{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout|Middleweight|Michał Oleksiejczuk|def.|Sam Alvey|TKO (punches)|1|1:56|

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{{MMAevent bout|Welterweight|Bryan Battle|def.|Takashi Sato|KO (head kick)|1|0:44|

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{{MMAevent bout|Women's Strawweight|Cory McKenna|def.|Miranda Granger|Submission (Von Flue choke)|2|1:03|

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{{MMAevent bout|Women's Bantamweight|Mayra Bueno Silva|def.|Stephanie Egger|Submission (armbar)|1|1:17|

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{{Cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-fight-night-august-06-2022|title=UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill|publisher=Ultimate Fighting Championship|access-date=2022-06-01}}

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-on-espn-40-bonuses-jamahal-hill-vs-thiago-santos-main-event-war-among-5-total-winners|title=UFC on ESPN 40 bonuses: Jamahal Hill vs. Thiago Santos main event war among 5 total winners|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Staff|date=2022-08-07|access-date=2022-08-07}}

• Fight of the Night: Jamahal Hill vs. Thiago Santos
• Performance of the Night: Geoff Neal, Mohammed Usman, and Bryan Battle

With ten finishes in ten bouts, this event ties UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping for a 100 percent finish rate for all bouts in a single UFC event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2022/8/7/23295151/ufc-vegas-59-bonus-winners-highlights-results-espn-mma-santos-hill-usman-neal-battle|title=UFC Vegas 59 bonuses: Usman, Neal lead the way for $50K winners|publisher=mmamania.com|author=Dan Hiergesell|date=2022-08-07|access-date=2022-08-07}}

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