Saudi Arabia Prelims: Six Results from Adesanya vs. Imavov
The preliminary card for Adesanya vs. Imavov took place at anb Arena in Riyadh on February 1, 2025. Six bouts produced three stoppages and three decisions, from heavyweight through women’s flyweight. Hamdy Abdelwahab won a split decision over Jamal Pogues; Bogdan Grad, Terrance McKinney, and Shamil Gaziev finished their opponents; Jasmine Jasudavicius and Muhammad Naimov won on the scorecards. The official event recap, judges’ scorecards, and event page document the results.
This official video is a knockout roundup from the Riyadh card. It shows stoppage highlights, so it does not include the three decisions or act as a complete record of all six preliminaries. The bout-by-bout results below give the full slate and distinguish the finishes from the judges’ calls.
The opening heavyweight bout went the full three rounds. Hamdy Abdelwahab took a split decision over Jamal Pogues after the judges returned scores of 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27 for Pogues. The two cards in Abdelwahab’s favor settled a close contest. The official result lists a decision, rather than a stoppage, and makes this the first of three preliminaries decided by the judges.
In featherweight action, Bogdan Grad stopped Lucas Alexander at 4:22 of Round 2 by strikes. The event recap notes that Alexander was the quicker, more varied striker early and that Grad faced difficult moments before changing the fight’s position. Grad eventually brought the contest to the ground, reached mount, and landed unanswered strikes until the referee intervened. The finish marked a successful promotional debut for Grad, who had previously appeared twice on the Contender Series.
Jasmine Jasudavicius earned a unanimous decision against Mayra Bueno Silva in the women’s flyweight bout. All three judges scored it 30-27. The official cards therefore show a clear decision across the full 15 minutes, not a third-round finish. Bueno Silva had entered with experience at bantamweight as well as flyweight, while Jasudavicius continued her work in the division with a clean sweep on the scorecards.
Terrance McKinney’s lightweight contest with Damir Hadžović ended quickly. McKinney won by technical knockout from strikes at 2:01 of the first round. The event recap describes pressure leading into ground strikes, and the result record confirms the method and time. It was the second stoppage of the preliminary card and one of the night’s earliest finishes, ending before the bout had reached the midpoint of its opening round.
Heavyweights Shamil Gaziev and Thomas Petersen also did not reach the second round. Gaziev landed the right hand recorded as the knockout blow at 3:12 of Round 1. The finish followed the earlier win over Alexander and gave the card another decisive striking stoppage. Both the event recap and official results identify Petersen by surname and list the bout as a knockout, rather than a technical decision or a submission.
The final preliminary bout went to the judges: Muhammad Naimov defeated Kaan Ofli by unanimous decision. The scorecards read 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28 for Naimov. That result completed a six-fight card with three decisions and three stoppages: Abdelwahab, Jasudavicius, and Naimov won decisions; Grad, McKinney, and Gaziev secured stoppages. Taken together, the results show a mix of close judging, a wide unanimous score, and three first- or second-round finishes. Readers can compare each outcome with the official scorecards and event recap linked above.
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