By FCF Staff

Reinier de Ridder continued his rise up the UFC’s middleweight rankings on Saturday, by narrowly getting by former champ, Robert Whittaker.

Two of the three judges scored the headliner for de Ridder, which was the former ONE champ’s fourth straight win since he joined the UFC in 2024.

Whittaker, meanwhile, has lost back-to-back fights and three of his last five.

In the co-headliner, former bantamweight champ Petr Yan outscored Marcus McGhee for the unanimous decision win.

Here are the complete results for UFC Abu Dhabi.

Reinier de Ridder def. Robert Whittaker via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)
Petr Yan def. Marcus McGhee via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Shara Magomedov def. Marc-Andre Barriault via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Asu Almabayev def. Jose Ochoa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Bogdan Guskov def. Nikita Krylov via TKO (punches) – R1, 4:18
Bryce Mitchell def. Said Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Muslim Salikhov def. Carlos Leal via knockout (punch) – R1, 0:42
Davey Grant def. Da’Mon Blackshear via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Tabatha Ricci def. Amanda Ribas via TKO (elbow) – R2, 2:59
Billy Elekana def. Ibo Aslan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Steven Nguyen def. Mohammad Yahya via TKO (doctor stoppage) – R2, 5:00
Martin Buday def. Marcus Buchecha via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Results via MMA Junkie.com.