Welcome to the latest UFC results, as the Octagon set up shop in New York City from Madison Square Garden. UFC 295 was expected to feature a heavyweight championship match pitting Jon Jones against Stipe Miocic. Unfortunately, Jones went down with an injury and the bout was scrapped. Instead, an interim heavyweight title and a battle to crown a new light heavyweight champion took the top billing. Here are the latest UFC results.
UFC Results: Alex Pereira Does It Again
Alex Pereira became a two-division champion with a victory over Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 295 Saturday night.
Pereira, a former middleweight champion, moved up to light heavyweight after losing that title back to Israel Adesanya. He wasted little time making an impact, finishing Prochazka to secure the vacant title.
The belt had been vacated by Jamahal Hill, who suffered a reputed Achilles tendon earlier this year. Prochazka also had to vacate the title once before for an injury.
UFC Results: Tom Aspinall Becomes A Champion
Not many were even sure who Tom Aspinall was when his name was added to the fight card. But they know now.
Aspinall knocked out Sergei Pavlovich to become the interim heavyweight champion in the co-main event. The stoppage came just 69 seconds into the very first round.
The 30-year-old from England earned his biggest win to date, improving to 14-3. He has gone 7-1 since joining the promotion, with the lone loss being because of a knee injury last year.
Aspinall has now won all 14 of his fights by finish with 11 knockouts.
UFC Results: Jessica Andrade Derails Mackenzie Dern
Former champion Jessica Andrade made sure her spot in the division would remain there, finishing Mackenzie Dern.
Andrade caught Dern midway through the second on her way to pounding out the victory in the women’s strawweight division. The 32-year-old snapped a three-fight losing skid with her 25th career triumph.
Benoit Saint-Denis showed why he is a rising contender, earning his fifth consecutive finish with a knockout of Matt Frevola. Saint-Denis caught Frevola in the first round with a head-kick, adding to recent wins over Thiago Moises and Ismael Bonfim to move to 13-1.
Diego Lopes kicked off the main card with a thunderous knockout of Pat Sabatini. Lopes scored a key featherweight win when he connected just 90 seconds into the action.
The 28-year-old Lopes has no won two straight, with both fights ending inside of two minutes of the first round.
UFC Results: Steve Erceg Claims Prelim Victory
The prelims for the night featured a flyweight battle that went down to the wire between Steve Erceg and Alessandro Costa. After three rounds of intense action, Erceg was declared the winner, taking all three scorecards by matching 29-28s.
Loopy Godinez earned a split decision over Tabatha Ricci in a women’s strawweight affair while Mateusz Rebecki submitted Rooosevelt Roberts in the first round with an armbar. A lightweight contest between Nazim Sadykhov and Viacheslav Borshcev was declared a majority draw.
On the early prelims, Jared Gordon stopped Mark Madsen in the first round. Gordon landed with an elbow and followed with strikes for the win.
John Castaneda topped Kang Kyung-ho, Joshua Van downed Kevin Borjas and Jamall Emmers stopped Dennis Buzukja to begin the night.
Up Next
The action returns to Las Vegas and the Apex next Saturday night with Brendan Allen meeting Paul Craig. The middleweight contest headlines the ESPN+ card.
Michael Morales vs. Jake Matthews, Chase Hooper vs. Jordan Leavitt and Luana Pinheiro vs. Amanda Ribas are also scheduled.
UFC Results
UFC 295
Alex Pereira def. Jiri Prochazka via KO (strike) at 4:06 of Round 2 to become light heavyweight champion
Tom Aspinall def. Sergei Pavlovich via KO (strike) at 1:09 of Round 1 to become the interim heavyweight champion
Jessica Andrade def. Mackenzie Dern via TKO (strikes) at 3:15 of Round 2
Benoit Saint-Denis def. Matt Frevola via KO (strike) at 1:31 of Round 1
Diego Lopes def. Pat Sabatini via KO (strike) at 1:30 of Round 1
Steve Erceg def. Alessandro Costa via unanimous decision
Loopy Godinez def. Tabatha Ricci via split decision
Mateusz Rebecki def. Roosevelt Roberts via submission (armbar) at 3:08 of Round 1
Nazim Sadykhov vs. Viacheslav Borshchev declared a majority draw
Jared Gordon def. Mark Madsen via TKO (strikes) at 4:42 of Round 1
John Castaneda def. Kang Kyung-ho via unanimous decision
Joshua Van def. Kevin Borjas via unanimous decision
Jamall Emmers def. Dennis Buzukja via TKO (strikes) at :49 of Round 1
