Who's fighting on the UFC card tonight, May 20, 2023? - Know your main and prelim card fighters, records, and highlights

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill (also known as UFC Fight Night 223 and UFC Vegas 73) will be the next UFC fight card from the MMA juggernaut. The event is set to take place this Saturday, May 20, at the UFC's Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the main event of the UFC Fight Night, No.8-ranked women's strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern will take on the No.14-seeded Angela Hill.

Watch the UFC card tonight: UFC Vegas 73: Dern vs. Hill fight preview below:

Taking the co-main honors will be a battle of middleweights as Edmen Shahbazyan squares off against Anthony Hernandez.

Here's a look at all the main and preliminary card fighters competing at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill.

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UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill - Main card fighters

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

Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill (women's strawweight)

Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Anthony Hernandez (middleweight)

Emily Ducote vs. Lupita Godinez (120 lbs catchweight)

Andre Fialho vs. Joaquin Buckley (welterweight)

Diego Ferreira vs. Michael Johnson (lightweight)

Mackenzie Dern (12-3)

Mackenzie Dern dropped a majority decision against Xiaonan Yan in their main event clash last time out in October. The Arizona native now finds herself 1-2 in her previous three octagon outings and will be determined to return to her winning ways as she takes on Angela Hill this weekend.

Angela Hill (15-12)

Angela Hill ended her three-fight losing skid with back-to-back unanimous decision wins. 'Overkill' edged out Emily Ducote last time out in December and is seeking her third straight win.

Edmen Shahbazyan (12-3)

After an impressive 11-0 start to his career, Edmen Shahbazyan found himself on a three-fight losing skid through 2020-21. However, 'The Golden Boy' fought his way back into the win column with a second-round technical knockout of Dalcha Lungiambula last December. He will look to carry that momentum into this fight.

Anthony Hernandez (10-2-1NC)

Anthony Hernandez went 1-2 early in his promotional career but has since strung together three consecutive wins, two of which came via finish. The Californian most recently dispatched Marc-Andre Barriault via third-round technical submission in September.

Emily Ducote (12-7)

Emily Ducote made her UFC debut last July, defeating Jessica Penne via unanimous decision. However, 'Gordinha' ended up on the wrong side of a unanimous win in her sophomore appearance five months later in December.

Lupita Godinez (9-3)

Lupita Godinez edged out a split-decision win over Cynthia Calvillo in April and will be making a quick turnaround for this matchup. The Mexican is 4-3 under the promotional banner.

Andre Fialho (16-6-1NC)

After an unsuccessful start to his octagon career, Andre Fialho rebounded with back-to-back first-round knockouts. However, the Portuguese now finds himself on a two-fight losing skid, with both defeats coming via stoppage.

Joaquin Buckley (15-6)

Joaquin Buckley is fresh off back-to-back losses, with his latest defeat coming at the hands of Chris Curtis via second-round knockout in December. 'New Mansa' is 3-3 in his last six trips to the octagon.

Diego Ferreira (17-5)

Diego Ferreira has been on a downward trajectory, suffering three consecutive losses inside the octagon. The Brazilian was stopped in his last two outings with this latest defeat coming at the hands Mateusz Gamrot via second-round TKO in December 2021.

Michael Johnson (21-18)

Michael Johnson has been struggling for consistency inside the octagon. 'The Menace' is coming off a unanimous decision win over Marc Diakiese last December and is 2-5 in his last seven outings.

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UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill - Preliminary card fighters

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

Maheshate vs. Viacheslav Borschev (lightweight)

Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (women's strawweight)

Orion Cosce vs. Gilbert Urbina (welterweight)

Ilir Latifi vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (heavyweight)

Chase Hooper vs. Nick Fiore (lightweight)

Natalia Silva vs. Victoria Leonardo (women's flyweight)

Takashi Sato vs. Themba Gorimbo (welterweight)

Maheshate (9-2)

Maheshate had an impressive start to his UFC career, dispatching Steve Garcia via first-round knockout last June. However, the 23-year-old Chinese national was outpointed by Rafa Garcia six months later in December which ended his seven-fight win streak. Maheshate will be determined to get back to his winning ways when he makes his third promotional appearance on Saturday.

Viacheslav Borschev (6-3)

Much like his opponent, Viacheslav Borschev made a spectacular UFC debut, knocking out Dakota Bush in the first round in January 2022. However he dropped back-to-back decisions in subsequent outings and is in dire need of a victory this weekend.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz (14-7)

Karolina Kowalkiewicz snapped her five-fight losing skid with a second-round submission of Felice Herrig last June and followed that up with a unanimous decision win over Silvana Gomez Juarez in November. The Polish fighter will hope to continue her momentum at UFC Vegas 73 this Saturday.

Vanessa Demopoulos (9-4)

Vanessa Demopoulos lost her octagon debut in 2021 but rattled off three consecutive wins thereafter. 'Lil Monster' most recently outpointed Maria Oliveira in November.

Orion Cosce (8-1)

Orion Cosce's promotional debut did not go as planned as he suffered a TKO loss at the hands of Philip Rowe in July 2021. However, the Californian outpointed Mike Mathetha in his sophomore appearance a year later.

Gilbert Urbina (6-2)

Gilbert Urbina was submitted by Bryan Battle in his octagon debut in August 2021. After nearly two years on the shelf, the Texan will return to action hoping to get his hands raised.

Ilir Latifi (16-8-1NC)

Ilir Latifi ended his three-fight losing skid with a split-decision win over Tanner Boser in mid-2021. 'The Sledgehammer' edged out Alexey Oleynik in his subsequent outing last October.

Rodrigo Nascimento (9-1-1NC)

Rodrigo Nascimento is coming off a split-decision win over Tanner Boser last time out in September. The Brazilian's earlier TKO win over Alan Baudot was overturned to a No Contest after testing positive for a banned substance.

Chase Hooper (11-3-1D)

Chase Hooper has alternated losses and wins through his last six octagon appearances. 'The Dream' most recently suffered a first-round TKO against Steve Garcia in October.

Nick Fiore (6-1)

Nick Fiore suffered his first career defeat in his promotional debut against Mateusz Rebecki in January. Prior to that loss, Fiore was on a six-fight unbeaten streak, where every win came via a first-round finish.

Natalia Silva (14-5-1D)

Natalia Silva will look to extend his winning streak to nine in a row when he takes on Victoria Leonardo this Saturday. The Brazilian has finished all but one of those wins with her latest triumph coming against Tereza Bleda via third-round TKO in November.

Victoria Leonardo (9-4)

Victoria Leonardo is fresh off a unanimous decision win over Mandy Bohm last time out in July. The victory marked her first win inside the octagon after an unsuccessful 0-2 start to her promotional career.

Takashi Sato (15-6)

Takashi Sato is on a three-fight skid, which includes two stoppages. The Japanese fighter most recently suffered a first-round knockout defeat against Bryan Battle last August and is in desperate need of a win this weekend.

Themba Gorimbo (10-4)

Themba Gorimbo came up short in his octagon debut in February, suffering a second-round submission loss at the hands of A.J. Fletcher. The South African is 1-2 in his last three bouts and will look to turn things around as he takes on another struggling opponent at UFC Vegas 73 this Saturday.