Although the series of early victories has come to an end, the Kazakh athlete has added his 19th win to his record.
His current statistics stand at: 19-0 in mixed martial arts and 7-0 in the UFC.
In addition, he stripped Gary of his undefeated status: prior to the fight, the Irish fighter held a record of 15-0 in professional bouts and 8-0 in the UFC.
UFC President Dana White stated that the winner of this bout will earn the right to fight for the welterweight championship against Belal Muhammad.
Overall, it was initially planned for Rakhmonov to face the champion in the main event, but Muhammad withdrew due to an infection and subsequent surgery.