Overview

• Official result: Kauê Fernandes defeated Harry Hardwick by TKO via leg kicks at 3:21 of Round 1 on the UFC Paris prelims.
• Referee Herb Dean halted the bout after a final calf kick dropped Hardwick and he was unable to continue.
• Fernandes targeted the lead leg from the opening exchanges, forcing stance switches and stripping Hardwick’s mobility before the finish.
• Hardwick took the fight on roughly four days’ notice, stepping in for Fares Ziam after Ziam withdrew following a family bereavement.
• Per the broadcast, it was the 19th leg-kick finish in UFC history, and commentators noted Hardwick departed the Octagon in a wheelchair.