UFC

UFC 253

Date: Sun 27 Sept · 23:00 UTC
Venue: du Forum; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Bouts: 11; 2 title fights
Finishes: 5 of 11; 3 KO/TKO · 2 sub
Bonuses: Brandon Royval vs. Kai Kara-France; FOTN · POTN Israel Adesanya, Jan Błachowicz

Full results

Main Card

Israel Adesanya NGA · 19-0-0 record going in: 19-0-0
def.
Paulo Costa BRA · 13-0-0 record going in: 13-0-0
TKO (punches) Round 2 3:59 Middleweight Title fight
Jan Błachowicz POL · 26-8-0 record going in: 26-8-0
def.
Dominick Reyes USA · 12-1-0 record going in: 12-1-0
TKO (punches) Round 2 4:36 Light Heavyweight Title fight
Brandon Royval USA · 11-4-0 record going in: 11-4-0
def.
Kai Kara-France NZL · 21-8-0 record going in: 21-8-0
Submission (guillotine choke) Round 2 0:48 Flyweight
Ketlen Vieira BRA · 10-1-0 record going in: 10-1-0
def.
Sijara Eubanks USA · 6-4-0 record going in: 6-4-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Women's Bantamweight
Hakeem Dawodu CAN · 11-1-1 record going in: 11-1-1
def.
Zubaira Tukhugov RUS · 19-4-1 record going in: 19-4-1
Decision (split) Round 3 5:00 Catchweight

Prelims

Brad Riddell NZL · 8-1-0 record going in: 8-1-0
def.
Alex da Silva Coelho BRA · 21-2-0 record going in: 21-2-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Lightweight
Jake Matthews AUS · 16-4-0 record going in: 16-4-0
def.
Diego Sanchez USA · 30-12-0 record going in: 30-12-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Welterweight
Ľudovít Klein SVK · 16-2-0 record going in: 16-2-0
def.
Shane Young NZL · 13-4-0 record going in: 13-4-0
KO (head kick and punches) Round 1 1:16 Catchweight
William Knight USA · 8-1-0 record going in: 8-1-0
def.
Aleksa Camur USA · 6-0-0 record going in: 6-0-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight

Early Prelims

Juan Espino ESP · 9-1-0 record going in: 9-1-0
def.
Jeff Hughes USA · 10-3-0 record going in: 10-3-0
Submission (scarf hold choke) Round 1 3:48 Heavyweight
Danilo Marques BRA · 9-2-0 record going in: 9-2-0
def.
Khadis Ibragimov RUS · 8-3-0 record going in: 8-3-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight

In brief

UFC 253 took place on 27 September 2020 at du Forum, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Main event: Israel Adesanya def. Paulo Costa (TKO (punches) · Round 2 3:59). Full results for all 11 fights on the card, with winner, method and round.