# Road to UFC Season 2

Road to UFC Season 2 is the 2023 cycle of Road to UFC, a mixed martial arts (MMA) event series in which top Asian MMA prospects compete to win contracts with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

## Background

The event series features four divisions— flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight—each for which eight fighters compete in a "win-and-advance" tournament format. The tournament winner for each division is awarded a UFC contract. Each event in the series is to feature five bouts including one non-tournament bout.
The opening quarterfinal round of the tournament was held across two days, May 27-28, 2023 at the UFC Performance Institute Shanghai, with two five-bout events for each day for a total of 10 bouts per day. The semifinals took place on August 27, 2023 – a day after UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie – at Singapore Indoor Stadium. The finals were held at the UFC Apex facility on February 3, 2024.

## Episode 1

* ↑ Featherweight quarterfinals
* ↑ Flyweight quarterfinals
* ↑ Featherweight quarterfinals
* ↑ Flyweight quarterfinals

## Episode 2

* ↑ Featherweight quarterfinals
* ↑ Flyweight quarterfinals
* ↑ Featherweight quarterfinals
* ↑ Flyweight quarterfinals

## Episode 3

* ↑ Lightweight quarterfinals
* ↑ Bantamweight quarterfinals
* ↑ Lightweight quarterfinals
* ↑ Bantamweight quarterfinals

## Episode 4

* ↑ Lightweight quarterfinals
* ↑ Bantamweight quarterfinals
* ↑ Lightweight quarterfinals
* ↑ Bantamweight quarterfinals

## Episode 5

* ↑ Featherweight semifinals
* ↑ Flyweight semifinals
* ↑ Featherweight semifinals
* ↑ Flyweight semifinals

## Episode 6

* ↑ Lightweight semifinals
* ↑ Bantamweight semifinals
* ↑ Lightweight semifinals
* ↑ Bantamweight semifinals

## Episode 7

The bantamweight final between Xiao Long and Lee Chang-ho was scheduled for this episode. However. Xiao was forced out of the bout due to visa issues and an undisclosed injury. The bout eventually took place at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov.
* ↑ Lightweight Finals
* ↑ Featherweight Finals. Li missed weight (149.5 lb).
* ↑ Flyweight Finals

## Flyweight tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Rei Tsuruya | SUB | | |
| Ronal Siahaan | 2 | | |
| Ronal Siahaan | 2 | Rei Tsuruya | UD |
| | | Mark Climaco | 3 |
| Mark Climaco | UD | Mark Climaco | 3 |
| Lee Jung-hyun | 3 | | | | |
| Lee Jung-hyun | 3 | | | Rei Tsuruya | TKO |
| | | | | Ji Niushiyue | 1 |
| Ji Niushiyue | TKO | | | Ji Niushiyue | 1 |
| Billy Pasulatan | 1 | | | | |
| Billy Pasulatan | 1 | Ji Niushiyue | UD | | |
| | | Choi Seung-guk | 3 |
| Sumit Kumar | 3 | Choi Seung-guk | 3 |
| Choi Seung-guk | UD | | |

## Bantamweight tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Xiao Long | SD | | |
| Shohei Nose | 3 | | |
| Shohei Nose | 3 | Xiao Long | MD |
| | | Shuya Kamikubo | 3 |
| Shuya Kamikubo | SD | Shuya Kamikubo | 3 |
| Jieleyisi Baergeng | 3 | | | | |
| Jieleyisi Baergeng | 3 | | | Xiao Long | 3 |
| | | | | Lee Chang-ho | SD |
| Eperaim Ginting | 1 | | | Lee Chang-ho | SD |
| Daermisi Zhawupasi | SUB | | | | |
| Daermisi Zhawupasi | SUB | Daermisi Zhawupasi | 3 | | |
| | | Lee Chang-ho | TKO |
| Lee Chang-ho | TKO | Lee Chang-ho | TKO |
| Rudra Pratap Singh | 1 | | |

## Featherweight tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Yi Zha | SUB | | |
| Wuziazibieke Jiahefu | 1 | | |
| Wuziazibieke Jiahefu | 1 | Yi Zha | UD |
| | | Kim Sang-won | 3 |
| Keisuke Sasu | 2 | Kim Sang-won | 3 |
| Kim Sang-won | KO | | | | |
| Kim Sang-won | KO | | | Yi Zha | SUB |
| | | | | Li Kai Wen | 1 |
| Yibugele | 3 | | | Li Kai Wen | 1 |
| Kouya Kanda | UD | | | | |
| Kouya Kanda | UD | Kouya Kanda | 3 | | |
| | | Li Kai Wen | UD |
| Li Kai Wen | KO | Li Kai Wen | UD |
| Lu Kai | 1 | | |

## Lightweight tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Hong Seong-chan | 1 | | |
| Rong Zhu | TKO | | |
| Rong Zhu | TKO | Rong Zhu | UD |
| | | Kim Sang-wook | 3 |
| Kazuma Maruyama | 1 | Kim Sang-wook | 3 |
| Kim Sang-wook | SUB | | | | |
| Kim Sang-wook | SUB | | | Rong Zhu | SUB |
| | | | | Shin Haraguchi | 3 |
| Wendris Patilima | 2 | | | Shin Haraguchi | 3 |
| Shin Haraguchi | TKO | | | | |
| Shin Haraguchi | TKO | Shin Haraguchi | UD | | |
| | | Park Jae-hyun* | 3 |
| Ki Won-bin | 2 | Park Jae-hyun* | 3 |
| Batebolati Bahatebole | DQ | | |
* Park Jae-hyun, who was scheduled to fight Quillan Salkilld in a non-tournament bout, replaced Batebolati Bahatebole who weighed in at 161lbs and was not medically cleared to fight.