UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld 8 Aug 2026 · Meta APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, US

Quillan Salkilld defeats Mateusz Gamrot by Submission

Win Quillan Salkilld View profile 13-1-0

Loss Gamer Mateusz Gamrot View profile 26-5-0

Submission · rear-naked choke

Round 1 · 4:25

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What happened

The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.

Salkilld stung Gamrot with a left hook early, then defended Gamrot's leg-lock attack during the first-round scramble.

He out-wrestled Gamrot in the transition and secured the back late in the round.

The rear-naked choke forced the tap at 4:25 of round one.

Official UFC resultsUFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld — Main Card Results

Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in

Case for Gamrot

Gamrot brings the deeper top-level sample: the UFC lists him at 26-4 with eight knockout wins, six submissions and twelve decisions. His three most recent results split the difference — a second-round arm-triangle over Esteban Ribovics, a second-round submission loss to Charles Oliveira, and a unanimous decision over Ľudovít Klein — so he has the positional control a five-round main event rewards, and a recent reminder that he can be finished.

Case for Salkilld

Salkilld is 12-1 and arrives on a five-fight UFC winning streak, the last three ending inside a round: a knockout of Beneil Dariush, a submission of Jamie Mullarkey and a knockout of Nasrat Haqparast. Five of his twelve wins are knockouts and four are submissions; early pressure is the clearest way for the challenger to turn this into a short, decisive fight.

What We Were Watching For

Whether Salkilld can reproduce the fast starts that produced first-round finishes in each of his past three UFC appearances.
Gamrot's early grappling and clinch control against an opponent whose last three wins ended before the second round.
How the pace changes after the opening five minutes in the scheduled five-round main event.
Whether Gamrot’s veteran experience tells before Salkilld, in his first scheduled UFC main event, can create a finishing sequence.

Records & career stats

Gamrot vs Salkilld

Gamrot Salkilld

OutputSig. strikes landed / min 3.14 4.73
Striking def.Striking defense 60% 46%
DurabilitySig. strikes absorbed / min 2.79 2.79
Takedown def.Takedown defense 77% 81%
FinishingFinish rate 54% 75%

26-4-0
Record: 12-1-0; 3-2 last 5
Recent form: 5-0 last 5; Poland
Nationality: Australia; 35
Age: 26; 1.78 m
Height — Salkilld leads: 1.83 m; 179 cm
Reach — Salkilld leads: 190 cm; Southpaw
Stance: Orthodox; 54%
Finish rateFinish % — Salkilld leads: 75%; 8
Wins by KO/TKOKO wins — Gamrot leads: 5; 6
Wins by submissionSub wins — Gamrot leads: 5; 3.14
Sig. strikes landed / minStr / min — Salkilld leads: 4.73; 2.79
Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / min: 2.79; 60%
Striking defenseStrike def. — Gamrot leads: 46%; 77%
Takedown defenseTD def. — Salkilld leads: 81%; 11:23
Avg. fight timeAvg. time: —; American Top Team
Team: Luistro Combat Academy

Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect the fighter data snapshot used for this page. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.

Who Called It?

How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.

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Analyst prediction scorecards

Bedtime MMA170 resolved calls Bedtime MMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 70.6% 120 50 Method Accuracy 63.6% 56 32 Round Accuracy 40.0% 10 15 Underdog Accuracy 48.5% 16 17 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 57.5%. Salkilld · KO/TKO	Salkilld · Sub R1	Hit	Miss	Not called
Expects Salkilld to eventually hurt and stop Gamrot inside two rounds, so a window rather than a single round. “he's going to eventually hurt and KO Gamrot. So, give me Kwellin Salkeld inside three inside two rounds.” Hear it — 31:04 Bedtime MMA on YouTube ↗ Bedtime MMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 120 of 170 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
AJ Devito237 resolved calls AJ DevitoView full track record Winner Accuracy 69.6% 165 72 Method Accuracy 58.4% 59 42 Round Accuracy 75.0% 6 2 Underdog Accuracy 46.2% 12 14 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 57.5%. Salkilld · to win	Salkilld · Sub R1	Hit	Not called	Not called
Picks Salkilld; the transcript leaves the method ambiguous between a hard-fought decision and a possible finish, so no method is retained. “So, I'm going Quittin Saulkeld” Hear it — 56:47 AJ Devito on YouTube ↗ AJ Devito’s track record → Track record: winner called in 165 of 237 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Michael Chiesa62 resolved calls Michael ChiesaView full track record Winner Accuracy 67.7% 42 20 Method Accuracy 50.0% 2 2 Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round Underdog Accuracy 14.3% 1 6 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Underdog call, market price 42.5%. Gamrot · Dec	Salkilld · Sub R1	Miss	Not applicable — the winner call missed	Not applicable — the winner call missed
Takes Gamrot by decision. “taking Mateusz Gamrot, I'm taking him by decision.” Hear it — 22:48 Michael Chiesa on YouTube ↗ Michael Chiesa’s track record → Track record: winner called in 42 of 62 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
The MMA Guru296 resolved calls The MMA GuruView full track record Winner Accuracy 65.9% 195 101 Method Accuracy 52.9% 55 49 Round Accuracy 34.3% 12 23 Underdog Accuracy 45.5% 15 18 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 57.5%. Salkilld · KO/TKO	Salkilld · Sub R1	Hit	Miss	Not called
Settles on Salkilld to get it done, moving from a decision call to a stoppage without naming a round. “I'm going to go with Quillian Sal Kukul getting this one done. I'm going to say TKO.” Hear it — 29:38 The MMA Guru on YouTube ↗ The MMA Guru’s track record → Track record: winner called in 195 of 296 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
DFS By The Numbers142 resolved calls DFS By The NumbersView full track record Winner Accuracy 65.5% 93 49 Method Accuracy 58.5% 48 34 Round Accuracy 35.9% 14 25 Underdog Accuracy 35.0% 7 13 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Underdog call, market price 42.5%. Gamrot · Dec	Salkilld · Sub R1	Miss	Not applicable — the winner call missed	Not applicable — the winner call missed
Takes Gamrot to win a decision. “I'll take Gamrot to win by decision.” Hear it — 29:20 DFS By The Numbers on YouTube ↗ DFS By The Numbers’s track record → Track record: winner called in 93 of 142 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
We Want Picks145 resolved calls We Want PicksView full track record Winner Accuracy 64.1% 93 52 Method Accuracy 40.0% 2 3 Round AccuracyNamed rounds — none on a correct call yet Underdog Accuracy 34.5% 10 19 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Underdog call, market price 42.5%. Gamrot · to win	Salkilld · Sub R1	Miss	Not applicable — the winner call missed	Not applicable — the winner call missed
Angelo selects the wrestler at 17:09, and Jacob then also selects Gamrot at 17:57 while explicitly expressing lower confidence. “I'm going to my roots. I'm picking the wrestler. Jacob, what do you think? ... I also pick Gamerock. I'm far less confident than you are” Hear it — 173:07 We Want Picks on YouTube ↗ We Want Picks’s track record → Track record: winner called in 93 of 145 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
HopperMMA120 resolved calls HopperMMAView full track record Winner Accuracy 63.3% 76 44 Method Accuracy 64.6% 42 23 Round Accuracy 47.2% 17 19 Underdog Accuracy 26.3% 5 14 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Underdog call, market price 42.5%. Gamrot · to win	Salkilld · Sub R1	Miss	Not applicable — the winner call missed	Not applicable — the winner call missed
Goes with Gamrot without committing to a method. “I'm going to go with Gamrot. It's a 50/50 fight. Could genuinely go either way, but I'm going to go with Gamrot.” Hear it — 23:24 HopperMMA on YouTube ↗ HopperMMA’s track record → Track record: winner called in 76 of 120 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Half The Battle87 resolved calls Half The BattleView full track record Winner Accuracy 60.9% 53 34 Method Accuracy 71.4% 10 4 Round Accuracy 0.0% 1 Underdog Accuracy 29.4% 5 12 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 57.5%. Salkilld · to win	Salkilld · Sub R1	Hit	Not called	Not called
Picks the favourite to take the biggest win of his career, having just quoted the line at Salkilld -135. “I got a lot of respect for Gameamrot, but I'm going actually pick the favorite Quill and Salo to come out here, get the biggest win of his career” Hear it — 6:11 Half The Battle on YouTube ↗ Half The Battle’s track record → Track record: winner called in 53 of 87 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Adam Martin29 resolved calls Adam MartinView full track record Winner Accuracy 55.2% 16 13 Method Accuracy 0.0% 4 Round Accuracy 0.0% 1 Underdog Accuracy 25.0% 1 3 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Underdog call, market price 42.5%. Gamrot · Dec	Salkilld · Sub R1	Miss	Not applicable — the winner call missed	Not applicable — the winner call missed
Calls Gamrot by decision. “Give me Gamrot by decision.” Hear it — 21:56 Adam Martin’s track record → Track record: winner called in 16 of 29 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted
Jesse Holland53 resolved calls Jesse HollandView full track record Winner Accuracy 49.1% 26 27 Method Accuracy 57.7% 15 11 Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round Underdog Accuracy 27.8% 5 13 How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls	Historic market Favourite call, market price 57.5%. Salkilld · KO/TKO	Salkilld · Sub R1	Hit	Miss	Not called
MMA Mania's UFC Vegas 120 preview has Jesse Holland picking Quillan Salkilld by technical knockout. Read source Jesse Holland’s track record → Track record: winner called in 26 of 53 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted

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