Aoriqileng

Kai Asakura and Aoriqileng fought a competitive first round before Asakura landed a clean left high kick in the second. He followed with an uppercut that dropped Aoriqileng, then knees to the body and heavy strikes to complete the finish.

Key moments

• Neither fighter landed a major momentum-shifting strike in round one.
• Asakura's left high kick hurt Aoriqileng in the second.
• An uppercut, body knees and follow-up strikes ended the bout at 0:34 of round two.

Aoriqileng had his strongest stretch in the second round against Raul Rosas Jr., but Rosas Jr. controlled the opening and closing rounds with sustained grappling to win the decision.

Key moments

• Rosas Jr. took Aoriqileng down early and advanced from full mount to back control in the opening round.
• Aoriqileng defended the submission attempts and answered with more effective boxing in the second round.
• Rosas Jr. returned the fight to the mat in the third round and controlled the action from top positions.
• All three judges scored the bout 29-28 for Rosas Jr.

Aori Qileng lost to Aiemann Zahabi by first-round knockout at UFC 289.

Key moments

• Qileng and Zahabi exchanged briefly in the opening seconds of the bantamweight bout.
• Zahabi landed a clean left hook that dropped Qileng at 1:04 of Round 1.
• Zahabi followed with ground strikes until the referee stopped the fight.
• Zahabi was awarded the knockout victory by punches.

Aori Qileng lost a unanimous decision to Cody Durden in a flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 198.

Key moments

• Qileng used leg kicks and punches to create exchanges early, while Durden answered by closing distance and wrestling against the fence.
• Durden repeatedly dragged Qileng to the mat and used top control to limit his offense during the middle portions of the fight.
• Qileng returned to his feet late and landed hard counters, but Durden secured another takedown and controlled the closing sequence.
• Durden won the unanimous decision by three scores of 29-28.