Mar Fan Swept the Final to Claim the Road to UFC
Dom Mar Fan defeated Sangwook Kim by unanimous decision in the Road to UFC season-four lightweight final at UFC 325. All three judges scored the bout 30–27 in Sydney on February 1, 2026, local time, securing Mar Fan’s place on the UFC roster.
The tournament final placed a contract within reach
Mar Fan represented Team Compton and entered alongside a group of finalists competing at Qudos Bank Arena. Kim brought persistent wrestling into a matchup scheduled for three rounds.
Both made weight, with Kim at 155.75 pounds and Mar Fan at 154.75. The final offered a direct route from the regional tournament series into the promotion’s full lightweight division.
Short strikes interrupted Kim’s repeated grappling attempts
Kim pursued single legs and body locks, creating prolonged clinch exchanges near the fence. Mar Fan answered with knees and elbows while working to prevent those entries from becoming dominant control.
The Australian also found punches at distance when the fighters separated. Those changes of range allowed him to keep scoring rather than spend the contest entirely defending takedowns.
The final round completed a clean sweep of the scorecards
Both became looser and exchanged more freely in the third, but Mar Fan continued landing meaningful shots. The final horn left every judge preferring his work across all three rounds.
The unanimous verdict delivered the season-four tournament championship. Mar Fan joined teammate Tom Nolan among the UFC lightweights after a performance that combined defensive responses to Kim’s wrestling with consistent offense in the clinch and at range.
Sources
- UFC: official results and scores
- UFC: venue, weights and tournament finals
- UFC: preliminary fight reports
- F4W: clinch exchanges, knees and elbows
- UFC: tournament championship record
