The opening round was somewhat tentative, with Fiziev and Bahamondes both working to find their range and score something of significance. There were many kicks exchanged, and in between them some clean punches landed but nothing that appeared to hurt either athlete.

Rafael Fiziev was not going to leave his home nation of Azerbaijan without a win and he used all the tools in his arsenal to beat Ignacio Bahamondes in the UFC Baku co-main event.