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Kevin Vallejos made quick work of Josh Emmett on Saturday at UFC Vegas 114.
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Kevin Vallejos may be a problem for the UFC featherweight division. The Argentinian up-and-comer looked sensational on Saturday, needing just three and a half minutes to brutally dispatch longtime contender Josh Emmett in the main event of UFC Vegas 114 at the Meta Apex.
Vallejos (18-1) sliced open Emmett's forehead early with a standing elbow then dropped the 41-year-old American with a lightning-quick counter right hand in the pocket. Vallejos immediately lunged on Emmett (19-7) with a barrage of punches, then sealed the deal with a salvo of big knees and elbows at the 3:33 mark of the opening round.
Vallejos ended the short contest with an absurd 43-3 advantage in total strikes.
"I have the utmost respect for Josh Emmett. I grew up watching his brutal knockouts. I'm not going to lie, I came in here with a little bit of fear," an elated Vallejos said post-fight.
"Keep dreaming [Argentina], because you're going to have a world champion."
With his sterling performance, Vallejos, 24, cements himself as one of the most dangerous young talents in the UFC's 145-pound division. He's now a perfect 4-0 in the Octagon since arriving in early 2025 off the Contender Series, notching similarly eye-opening knockouts of Giga Chikadze and Choi Seung-woo.
Emmett, on the other hand, drops to 1-5 over his past six bouts. A one-time interim title challenger, the Team Alpha Male product appears to be nearing the end of his time in the featherweight elite.
In the night's co-main event, Gillian Robertson (17-8) extended her strawweight win streak to five straight with a hard-fought unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) over Amanda Lemos (15-6-1).
"I have the most wins of any women, the most finishes of any women, the most submissions of any women," Robertson said post-fight. "All I need is that belt."
Check out full UFC Vegas 114 results and highlights below.
Main card
Featherweight: Kevin Vallejos def. Josh Emmett via TKO (strikes) at 3:33 of R1 | Watch finish
Women's strawweight: Gillian Robertson def. Amanda Lemos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight: Jose Miguel Delgado def. Andre Fili via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Featherweight: Marwan Rahiki def. Harry Hardwick via TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of R2 | Hardwick's jaw gets broken
Light heavyweight: Ion Cutelaba def. Oumar Sy via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:24 of R1 | Watch finish
Flyweight: Charles Johnson def. Bruno Silva via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Preliminary card
Welterweight: Myktybek Orolbai def. Chris Curtis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Heavyweight: Vitor Petrino def. Steven Asplund via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Elijah Smith def. SuYoung You via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:04 of R2 | Watch finish
Lightweight: Manoel Sousa def. Bolaji Oki via KO (punch) at 4:12 of R3 | Watch finish
Middleweight: Eryk Anders def. Brad Tavares via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Women's bantamweight: Bia Mesquita def. Montse Rendon via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:07 of R1 | Watch finish
Bantamweight: Hecher Sosa def. Luan Lacerda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Women's strawweight: Piera Rodriguez def. Sam Hughes via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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