UFC BJJ 7
| UFC BJJ 7: Tackett vs. Rocha | ||||
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| Promotion | UFC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | |||
| Date | April 2, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Meta Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC BJJ 7: Tackett vs. Rocha was a submission grappling event produced by UFC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (UFC BJJ), held at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on April 2, 2026. It was broadcast live around the world on UFC Fight Pass.[1]
Background
[edit]The main event featured Andrew Tackett's third defense of the UFC BJJ welterweight championship against 43-year-old Vagner Rocha, who accepted the bout on short notice while at the venue coaching his daughter.[2] Two other title bouts were also on the card: Carlos Henrique defended the UFC BJJ lightweight title against Lucas Valente, and Aurélie Le Vern put her women's featherweight belt on the line against Rebeca Lima.
The undercard featured 18-year-old Raphael Ferreira, as well as Rana Willink, daughter of Jocko Willink[3] and two-time ADCC world champion Adele Fornarino.[4][5]
Results
[edit]| Main card (YouTube) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Andrew Tackett | def. | Vagner Rocha | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Lucas Valente | def. | Carlos Henrique | Submission (straight footlock) | 3 | 3:07 | [b] |
| Women's Featherweight | Rebeca Lima | def. | Aurélie Le Vern | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Welterweight | Renato Canuto | def. | Yonathan Cardenas | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Adele Fornarino | def. | Alex Enriquez | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 2:02 | |
| Heavyweight | Declan Moody | def. | Patrick Gaudio | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:38 | |
| Featherweight | Raphael Ferreira | def. | Kenzo Biyong | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:05 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Rana Willink | def. | Carol Joia | Submission (kneebar) | 3 | 2:34 | |
- ↑ For the UFC BJJ Welterweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC BJJ Lightweight Championship.
- ↑ For the UFC BJJ Women's Featherweight Championship.
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "UFC BJJ 7: Tackett vs. Rocha". Tapology. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Andrew Tackett Bit Vagner Rocha At UFC BJJ 7". BJJ World. April 9, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Rana Willink (Jocko's Daughter) Wins IBJJF European Absolute Gold". BJJEE. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Adele Fornarino Is The -55kg 2024 ADCC World Champion". FloGrappling. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ "UFC BJJ 7: Tackett vs Rocha Fight Card". UFC.com. March 17, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ Head, Simon (April 3, 2026). "UFC BJJ 7: Tackett vs Rocha Results". UFC.com. Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ Tabuena, Anton (April 3, 2026). "UFC BJJ 7 free live stream, results, video highlights | Tackett vs. Rocha". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved May 2, 2026.