UFC Vegas 113 Power Rankings: Rating The Main Card Winners In Las Vegas

The first UFC Fight Night event of 2026 is in the books, as the Meta APEX played host to a fight night that kept the judges busy, with nine of the 13 fights on the card going the distance.

UFC Vegas 113 Power Rankings

RDX Sports‘ Editor-in-Chief and veteran MMA writer Simon Head casts his eye over the main card winners, and presents his Power Rankings for UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveira.

1. Mario Bautista

The undisputed star of the show was the man on the poster. Mario Bautista’s main event clash with Vinicius Oliveira was a fascination clash on paper, with Bautista looking to recover from his first defeat in nine fights against a surging Brazilian with bulletproof confidence and an eye for the spectacular.

If people thought it would be a test for Bautista, they were sorely mistaken. The ninth-ranked contender looked a class above “Lok Dog” as he outstruck the Brazilian in the first round, then took advantage of an ill-advised takedown from the Brazilian to sweep Oliveira and submit him after a butter-smooth set of transitions that ended with a rear-naked choke finish.

It was an outstanding performance from Bautista, whose call for a shot against the man who defeated him on his UFC debut, Cory Sandhagen, seems perfectly pitched to me. Book it!

2. Kyoji Horiguchi

Kyoji Horiguchi’s post-fight interview started with him sounding less than impressed with his own performance after he defeated Amir Albazi via unanimous decision after three rounds in the co-main event. But, if he rewatches the fight in the cold light of day, he’ll see that he completely outclassed “The Prince” en route to victory.

Horiguchi was too fast, too sharp and too good for Albazi, who is nobody’s fool at 125 pounds. It was just a case of Albazi being a very good flyweight, and Horiguchi being a truly elite one.

The Japanese superstar wants to add the UFC championship belt to his collection, which already includes belts from Bellator and RIZIN FF. And while current champ Joshua Van’s first title defense isn’t officially booked just yet, Horiguchi has certainly done enough to justify his post-fight call for a title fight next.

That may depend on how quickly his teammate, and former champion, Alexandre Pantoja can return to face Van in a title rematch. If Pantoja remains on the shelf, Horiguchi could steal in and get his shot first. If not, “The Karate Kid” might have to wait until the summer for his crack at the gold.

3. Dustin Jacoby

There’s a running theme through the top three fighters on my Power Rankings this week. Each man outclassed their opponent, and Dustin Jacoby was no different to the two men listed above.

Jacoby looked too experienced, and too seasoned for his former training partner Julius Walker in their main card opener in Las Vegas, and while he did seem a little hesitant to pull the trigger and really go for the finish with full force, he still had way too much power in his MMA gloves for Walker, who looked overawed by either the occasion, the opponent, or a combination of both.

Jacoby’s finish ensured his hot streak of form continues, and while his call for a spot on the upcoming UFC card at the White House may carry some weight, his request to play a round of golf with the Commander-in-Chief is likely to fall on deaf ears.

4. Farid Basharat

Saturday night was a good night for “The Bash Brothers” with both Farid and Javid Basharat claiming important victories for their respective careers.

Javid had already edged out Gianni Vazquez on the scorecards earlier in the night when Farid stepped out under the APEX lights against Brazil’s Jean Matsumoto.

A tough, back-and-forth bout ensued, with Basharat claiming the victory via split-decision after three very competitive rounds. I unofficially scored the fight 29-28 to Basharat, as did two of the Octagonside judges, and while Matsumoto was left a touch frustrated at the result, it ended with Basharat’s undefeated record still intact.

Now standing at 15-0, including six wins in the UFC, Basharat called for a step up in competition, and a shot at ranked opposition next. I think it’s time he got his wish.

5. Michal Oleksiejczuk

For a while in the first round of his bout with Marc-Andre Barriault, it looked like Michal Oleksiejczuk was going to secure a first-round TKO finish. But the Pole couldn’t quite find enough to get the opening-round stoppage, and instead had to scrap through three hard, but entertaining, rounds en route to a close decision win.

Oleksiejczuk was full of praise for Barriault after the fight as he hailed the Canadian’s toughness, and he called for bigger and even tougher tests in his next fights.

The Fighting Nerds-trained Pole has a lot of tools that make him capable of making some forward progress at 185 pounds, but there’s still more work to be done – and more wins to rack up – before Poland can claim they have a legitimate contender at 185 pounds.

6. Rizvan Kuniev

Last in my Power Rankings this week is a man who, put simply, did what he needed to do in a fight that offered him very little opportunity to show his talents.

Matched with a Jailton Almeida whose fighting style has been rather too safety-first in recent outings, Kuniev spent much of the fight stuffing takedowns and looking to score from the clinch,  then from the open before the Brazilian charged in to initiate more clinch work.

The fight wasn’t pretty,  but Kuniev made the best of the situation, got the win, didn’t sustain any major damage, and should find himself in a fight where he can showcase his skills a little more freely next time.