Who's fighting on the UFC card tonight, July 13, 2024? - Know your main and prelim card fighters, records, and highlights

The UFC is headed to the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, for its next Fight Night card. Brace yourselves for a night of epic battles as we look at the exciting fighters gracing the UFC card tonight.

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez (also known as UFC Denver and UFC on ESPN 59) is set to take place on Saturday, July 13 (U.S. time).

The UFC Denver card will be headlined by a thrilling women's flyweight battle between former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas and rising prospect Tracy Cortez.

Watch UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez fight promo below:

In the co-main event of UFC Denver, Santiago Ponzinibbio will square off against Muslim Salikhov in a clash of welterweights.

Here's a look at all the fighters competing on the UFC card tonight.

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UFC card tonight: Namajunas vs. Cortez - Main card fighters

Here is a list of all the main card fights for this weekend's UFC Fight Night event:

Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez (women's flyweight)

Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov (welterweight)

Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva (lightweight)

Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa (welterweight)

Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez (featherweight)

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage (middleweight)

Rose Namajunas (12-6)

Rose Namajunas lost the 115-pound title to Carla Esparza via split decision in a lackluster affair at UFC 274 in May 2022. Following that loss, 'Thug' moved up to flyweight and endured a tough unanimous decision loss against French standout Manon Fiorot last September. However, the Wisconsin native rebounded by edging out Amanda Ribas last time out in March.

Tracy Cortez (11-1)

Tracy Cortez will be eyeing her 12th consecutive professional victory when she faces the toughest test of her career. Five of her last five wins came inside the UFC octagon, all via decision. In her latest outing in September, the Arizona native scored a unanimous decision victory over Jasmine Jasudavicius.

Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-7)

Santiago Ponzinibbio has gone 1-3 in his last four trips to the octagon. The Argentinian was knocked out by Kevin Holland last time out at UFC 287.

Muslim Salikhov (19-5)

Much like his opponent, Muslim Salikhov is also 1-3 in his last four fights and is fresh off a knockout loss to Randy Brown in February. The Dagestani will hope to get back into the win column when he faces another struggling opponent this weekend.

Drew Dober (27-13-1NC)

Drew Dober suffered a vicious TKO loss against Matt Frevola at UFC 288 in May 2023 but rebounded with a TKO win of his own by obliterating Ricky Glenn five months later. However, the Nebraskan dropped a unanimous decision to Renato Carneiro in the subsequent outing earlier this year and is looking to get back on track.

Jean Silva (13-2)

Jean Silva is riding a 10-fight win streak into this fight with his last two victories coming under the UFC banner via finish. In his latest outing, the Brazilian knocked out Charles Jourdain at UFC 303 last month and is set to make a quick turnaround for this matchup.

Gabriel Bonfim (15-1)

Gabriel Bonfim suffered his lone career defeat in a vicious TKO loss against the seasoned Nicolas Dalby last November. Known for his relentless fighting style, the Brazilian has seen all of his fights end in finishes.

Ange Loosa (10-3-1NC)

Ange Loosa's latest collision course with Bryan Battle ended in a no-contest due to an accidental eye poke. Before his fight with Battle, 'The Last Ninja' was on a two-fight win streak.

Julian Erosa (29-11)

After suffering back-to-back TKO losses through 2022-23, Julian Erosa rebounded with an impressive submission victory over Ricardo Ramos in March. 'Juicy J' will hope to carry that momentum into his upcoming fight this weekend.

Christian Rodriguez (11-1)

Christian Rodriguez endured a tough unanimous decision loss in his UFC debut but bounced back with four straight wins thereafter. 'CeeRod' most recently edged out a split decision victory over Isaac Dulgarian in March.

Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-6)

Abdul Razak Alhassan is 2-5 in his last seven fights with alternating losses and wins in his last four. In his latest outing, 'Judo Thunder' suffered a technical submission loss against Joe Pyfer in October.

Cody Brundage (10-6)

Cody Brundage is 2-4 in his last six trips to the octagon. The Michigan native was most recently submitted by divisional standout Bo Nickal at UFC 300.

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UFC card tonight: Namajunas vs. Cortez - Preliminary card fighters

Here is a list of all the preliminary card fights for this weekend's Fight Night event:

Joshua Van vs. Charles Johnson (flyweight)

Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Fatima Kline (women’s flyweight)

Montel Jackson vs. Da'mon Blackshear (bantamweight)

Luana Santos vs. Mariya Agapova (women's flyweight)

Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski (middleweight)

Evan Elder vs. Darrius Flowers (welterweight)

Joshua Van (10-1)

Joshua Van is riding an eight-fight win streak, with his last three victories coming under the UFC banner. In his latest outing in January, 'The Fearless' scored a TKO win over Felipe Bunes.

Charles Johnson (15-6)

After dropping three straight decisions in 2023, Charles Johnson made a comeback with back-to-back decision victories this year. The Missourian most recently outpointed Jake Hadley in May.

Jasmine Jasudavicius (10-3)

Jasmine Jasudavicius is coming off a first-round submission win over Priscila Cachoeira at UFC 297 in January. The Canadian will look to build on that victory when she faces an undefeated UFC newcomer in Denver.

Fatima Kline (6-0)

Fatima Kline will make his octagon debut this Saturday hoping to extend her record to a perfect 7-0. The New Yorker's latest victory came over Andressa Romero via unanimous decision at CFFC 129 in February.

Montel Jackson (13-2)

Montel Jackson is on a two-fight win streak, including two finishes. The Wisconsin native knocked out Rani Yahya in his latest outing in April 2023.

Da'Mon Blackshear (14-6-1D)

Da'Mon Blackshear will be looking to rebound from his unanimous decision loss to Mario Bautista at UFC 292. The North Carolina fighter is 2-2 in his last four fights.

Luana Santos (7-1)

Luana Santos is on a four-fight win streak with his last two victories coming inside the octagon. The Brazilian scored a TKO win over Juliana Miller in her UFC debut last August and followed that up by outpointing Stephanie Egger in December.

Mariya Agapova (10-4)

Mariya Agapova is in dire need of a victory after getting stopped in her last two fights. The Kazakhstani most recently endured a technical submission loss against Gillian Robertson in September 2022. Agapova will return to the octagon after nearly two years on the shelf.

Josh Fremd (11-5)

Josh Fremd has gone 2-3 in his last five trips to the octagon. In his latest outing, the Pennsylvanian was knocked out by Roman Kopylov in September.

Andre Petroski (10-3)

Andre Petroski is in dire need of a win after suffering back-to-back TKO losses. Petroski was most recently obliterated by Jacob Malkoun earlier this year.

Evan Elder (8-2)

Evan Elder made a 0-2 start to his UFC career but bounced back by edging out Genaro Valdez last July. The Californian will look to go 2-2 in the UFC with a victory on Saturday.

Darrius Flowers (12-7-1D)

Darrius Flowers earned his UFC contract by dispatching Amiran Gogoladze via first-round TKO at Dana White's Contender Series in 2022. However, the Iowa native went 0-2 inside the octagon and is eyeing his first win under the promotion.