Musumeci closed the show in style as he used his signature move, the “Mikey Lock”, to submit Keven Carrasco in the first round to retain his bantamweight crown.
Henrique, meanwhile, had to battle to the scorecards in a hard-fought match with Matheus Gabriel that saw “CH7” retain his title after getting the nod from the three judges.
The night also saw victories for welterweight contenders Andy Varela and Andy Murasaki, with the latter calling out the former for a matchup in 2026.
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Both men claimed their wins inside the distance – Varela by second-round rear-naked choke, and Murasaki via third-round Kimura – as they both positioned themselves for a possible title challenge in 2026. Varela lost out to current champ Andrew Tackett back at UFC BJJ 1 and is chasing revenge, while Murasaki wants to earn his shot by getting past the former title challenger to leave no doubt over his championship credentials.
UFC BJJ 4: Europe gets its first UFC BJJ champion
The fourth and final UFC BJJ event of 2025 saw a hat-trick of title bouts, as one champion retained his belt and two more inaugural champions were crowned on a great night of grappling at the UFC APEX on December 11.
Headlining the event was welterweight champion Andrew Tackett, who needed just two minutes, 21 seconds to finish Elijah Dorsey via heek hook and retain his title. But the hopes of a Tackett family double didn’t quite come to fruition, as Andrew’s brother William was outmatched by IBJJF No-Gi world champion Ronaldo Junior, who bossed their matchup over the full three-round duration to capture the inaugural UFC BJJ middleweight title.
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