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Feb. 8, 2026, 4:20 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

The first UFC event in the newly renamed Meta APEX in Las Vegas took place Saturday with UFC Fight Night 266<\/a>, where the judges were needed early and often with nine of 13 fights going the distance.<\/p>\n

One person who didn’t need the help of the judges was headliner Mario Bautista (17-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC), who put a clinic on Vinicius Oliveira (23-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) en route to a second-round submission<\/a> that put him back in the mix of bantamweight title contenders.<\/p>\n

For more on the numbers coming out of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 266.<\/p>\n

Event stats\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout<\/a> for the event totaled $206,500.<\/p>\n

Debuting fighters went 0-1 at the event.<\/p>\n

Bautista, Jakub Wiklacz, Michal Oleksiejczuk and Marc-Andre Barriault earned $100,000 UFC Fight Night 266 fight-night bonuses<\/a>. Two fighters earned $25,000 finish bonuses.<\/p>\n

The UFC sold VIP tickets to fans for UFC Fight Night 266, but the promotion did not make public the total number of tickets sold or the gate.<\/p>\n

Betting favorites went 11-2 on the card.<\/p>\n

Betting favorites improved to 2-1 in UFC headliners this year.<\/p>\n

Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:48:09.<\/p>\n

Mario Bautista def. Vinicius Oliveira\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Bautista has earned 10 of his 17 career victories by stoppage.<\/p>\n

Oliveira has suffered all four of his career losses by stoppage.<\/p>\n

Oliveira suffered the first submission loss of his career.<\/p>\n

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Amir Albazi\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Kyoji Horiguchi (36-5 MMA, 9-1 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in November 2025.<\/p>\n

Horiguchi’s five-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Joshua Van (six).<\/p>\n

Horiguchi has earned six of his nine UFC victories by decision.<\/p>\n

Amir Albazi (17-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by decision.<\/p>\n

Rizvan Kuniev def. Jailton Almeida\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Jailton Almeida (21-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) fell to 7-3 since he moved up to the UFC heavyweight division in May 2022.<\/p>\n

Almeida has suffered three of his five career losses by decision.<\/p>\n

Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Marc-Andre Barriault\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Michal Oleksiejczuk (22-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC) improved to 6-4 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in August 2022.<\/p>\n

Marc-Andre Barriault (17-11 MMA, 6-10 UFC) has suffered seven of his 11 career losses by decision.<\/p>\n

Farid Basharat def. Jean Matsumoto\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Farid Basharat’s (15-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Aiemann Zahabi (six).<\/p>\n

Basharat has earned five of his six UFC victories by decision.<\/p>\n

Jean Matsumoto (17-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) fell to 1-2 in his past three fights after starting his career 16-0.<\/p>\n

Matsumoto has suffered both of his career losses by split decision.<\/p>\n

Dustin Jacoby def. Julius Walker\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Dustin Jacoby (22-9-1 MMA, 10-6-1 UFC) improved to 10-5-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in October 2020.<\/p>\n

Jacoby has earned 16 of his 22 career victories by stoppage. That includes seven of his 10 UFC wins.<\/p>\n

Jacoby’s seven knockout victories in UFC light heavyweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Chuck Liddell (10) and Mauricio Rua (eight).<\/p>\n

Julius Walker (7-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) fell to 1-2 in his past three fights after starting his career 6-0.<\/p>\n

Walker has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.<\/p>\n

Daniil Donchenko def. Alex Morono\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Alex Morono’s (24-13 MMA, 13-10 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since April 2024.<\/p>\n

Morono fell to 1-5 in his past six fights dating back to October 2023.<\/p>\n

Morono has suffered nine of his 14 career losses by decision.<\/p>\n

Nikolay Veretennikov def. Niko Price\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Nikolay Veretennikov (14-7 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has earned 11 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.<\/p>\n

Niko Price (16-10 MMA, 8-10 UFC) has suffered eight of his 10 career losses by stoppage.<\/p>\n

Ketlen Souza def. Bruna Brasil\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ketlen Souza (16-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has earned two of her three UFC victories by decision.<\/p>\n

Javid Basharat def. Gianni Vazquez\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Javid Basharat (15-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has earned all four of his UFC victories by decision.<\/p>\n

Gianni Vazquez (13-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered four of his six career losses by decision.<\/p>\n

Wang Cong def. Eduarda Moura\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Eduarda Moura (12-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered both of her career losses by decision.<\/p>\n

Jakub Wiklacz def. Muin Gafurov\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Jakub Wiklacz (18-3-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned all 11 of his career stoppage victories by submission.<\/p>\n

Muin Gafurov (20-7 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by submission.<\/p>\n

Klaudia Sygula def. Priscila Cachoeira\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Klaudia Sygula (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned both of her UFC victories by decision.<\/p>\n

Priscila Cachoeira (13-8 MMA, 5-8 UFC) fell to 5-8 in her past 13 fights after starting her career 8-0.<\/p>\n

UFC<\/a> research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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