Andre Fili's stunning head kick ends two-fight skid with KO at UFC Vegas 122

Andre Fili ended a two-fight losing streak in emphatic fashion at UFC Vegas 122 on Saturday, knocking out featherweight veteran Kai Kamaka III with a thunderous head kick in the second round at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.

The finish brought the APEX crowd to its feet and drew widespread praise from fighters across the MMA community. After a competitive and entertaining opening round, Fili uncorked the head kick that put Kamaka down and out, delivering one of the more striking highlights of the Fight Night card.

The victory moves Fili’s overall UFC record to 14-13 with one no-contest, nudging him back above the.500 mark. His last octagon win prior to Saturday had come via split decision against Christian Rodriguez in April 2025, making the dominant finish all the more significant for the veteran featherweight known as “Touchy.”

For Kamaka, the defeat extends a difficult second stint with the UFC. He now sits at 1-2 in his return run, with back-to-back stoppage losses raising questions about where he goes from here at featherweight.

Fili’s performance resonated well beyond the cage. Fellow UFC fighters, both active and retired, took to social media to applaud the finish, with the head kick drawing particular admiration for both its technique and timing. The reaction underscored just how clean and well-executed the knockout was — not a wild swing, but a precise, composed strike landed at exactly the right moment.

At 14 UFC wins, Fili remains one of the more experienced names on the featherweight roster, and a finish of this quality will do his standing no harm heading into the second half of 2025.