Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-09-26, good mma bout: Raul Rosas Jr vs Raoni Barcelos gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2026).Barcelos vs Rosas is scheduled to take place Saturday, September 26th, at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC Vegas 121 (also known as UFC Fight Night 289). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Raul Rosas Jr record
The 21-year-old black belt in Bjj Raul Rosas Jr entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 bantamweight in the world.
He suffered his only loss when he faced Christian Rodriguez in 2023 (Raul Rosas Jr vs Christian Rodriguez), then he has won five bouts beating Vince Morales (Vince Morales vs Raul Rosas Jr) and Rob Font in his last two (Rob Font vs Raul Rosas Jr).
Raoni Barcelos record
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Raoni Barcelos, has an official record of 22-5-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the bantamweight division.
He lost two consecutive fights in 2023, against Umar Nurmagomedov (Umar Nurmagomedov vs Raoni Barcelos) and Kyler Phillips, but then he has won five matches defeating Cody Garbrandt (Cody Garbrandt vs Raoni Barcelos), Ricky Simon and Montel Jackson in his last three.
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 121 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Raul Rosas Jr vs Raoni Barcelos
Norma Dumont vs Ailin Perez
Sedriques Dumas vs Luis Hernandez
Mehemmedali Osmanli vs Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu
Valesca Machado vs Melissa Amaya
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+)
Rinya Nakamura vs Brady Hiestand
Robert Bryczek vs Rodolfo Vieira
Rodolfo Bellato vs Christian Edwards
Josiah Harrell vs Elves Brener
Montel Jackson vs Ricky Simon
John Castaneda vs Heili Alateng
Vanessa Demopoulos vs Yazmin Jauregui
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 121 pre-fight press conference, featuring Raoni Barcelos and Raul Rosas Jr!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 121: Rosas vs Barcelos weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Raul Rosas Jr vs Raoni Barcelos as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbuagEOisLc
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Result
Who won Rosas vs Barcelos fight?
Raul Rosas Jr defeated Raoni Barcelos via KO (slam) at 1:38, round 5.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 121 post-fight octagon interview of Raul Rosas Jr and Raoni Barcelos.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 121 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Raoni Barcelos and Raul Rosas Jr (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBzrEap-bbM
Bonus awards
UFC Vegas 121 Fight of the Night: Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos
UFC Vegas 121 Performance of the Night: Yazmin Jauregui, Luis Hernandez
