UFC Fight Night 102 results: Derrick Lewis survives slow start, finishes Shamil Abdurakhimov

ALBANY, N.Y. – It took a while for Derrick Lewis to find his inner-beast. But when he did, it didn’t take him long to finish Shamil Abdurakhimov.

Lewis (17-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) was noticeably cautious and gave up early rounds before a takedown set up a TKO stoppage of Abdurakhimov (17-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at the 3:42 mark of the fourth round.

The heavyweight bout was the main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 102 event at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass.

More on this in just a moment.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 102 results include:

• Derrick Lewis def. Shamil Abdurakhimov via TKO (punches) – Round 4, 3:42
• Francis Ngannou def. Anthony Hamilton via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 1:57
• Corey Anderson def. Sean O’Connell via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:36
• Gian Villante def. Saparbek Safarov via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:54
• Justine Kish def. Ashley Yoder via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Randy Brown def. Brian Camozzi via TKO (knee, punches) – Round 2, 1:25
• Gerald Meerschaert def. Joe Gigliotti via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 1, 4:12
• Andrew Sanchez def. Trevor Smith via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Shane Burgos def. Tiago Trator via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-27)
• Marc Diakiese def. Frankie Perez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ryan Janes def. Keith Berish via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Juliana Lima def. J.J. Aldrich via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 102, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s Matt Erickson contributed to this report on site in Albany.)