UFC

UFC 296

Date: Sat 16 Dec · 23:00 UTC
Venue: T-Mobile Arena; Paradise, Nevada, United States
Bouts: 12; 2 title fights
Finishes: 7 of 12; 4 KO/TKO · 3 sub
Bonuses: Irene Aldana vs. Karol Rosa; FOTN · POTN Josh Emmett, Ariane Lipski, Shamil Gaziev

Full results

Main Card

Leon Edwards GBR · 21-3-0 record going in: 21-3-0
def.
Colby Covington USA · 17-3-0 record going in: 17-3-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 5 5:00 Welterweight Title fight
Alexandre Pantoja BRA · 26-5-0 record going in: 26-5-0
def.
Brandon Royval USA · 15-6-0 record going in: 15-6-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 5 5:00 Flyweight Title fight
Shavkat Rakhmonov KAZ · 17-0-0 record going in: 17-0-0
def.
Stephen Thompson USA · 17-6-1 record going in: 17-6-1
Submission (rear-naked choke) Round 2 4:56 Welterweight
Paddy Pimblett GBR · 20-3-0 record going in: 20-3-0
def.
Tony Ferguson USA · 25-9-0 record going in: 25-9-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Lightweight
Josh Emmett USA · 18-4-0 record going in: 18-4-0
def.
Bryce Mitchell USA · 16-1-0 record going in: 16-1-0
KO (punches) Round 1 1:57 Featherweight

Prelims

Alonzo Menifield USA · 14-3-1 record going in: 14-3-1
def.
Dustin Jacoby USA · 19-7-1 record going in: 19-7-1
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight
Irene Aldana MEX · 14-7-0 record going in: 14-7-0
def.
Karol Rosa BRA · 17-5-0 record going in: 17-5-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Women's Bantamweight
Cody Garbrandt USA · 13-5-0 record going in: 13-5-0
def.
Brian Kelleher USA · 24-14-0 record going in: 24-14-0
KO (punches) Round 1 3:42 Bantamweight
Ariane Lipski da Silva BRA · 16-8-0 record going in: 16-8-0
def.
Casey O'Neill AUS · 9-1-0 record going in: 9-1-0
Submission (armbar) Round 2 1:18 Women's Flyweight

Early Prelims

Tagir Ulanbekov RUS · 14-2-0 record going in: 14-2-0
def.
Cody Durden USA · 16-4-1 record going in: 16-4-1
Submission (face crank) Round 2 4:25 Flyweight
Andre Fili USA · 22-10-0 record going in: 22-10-0
def.
Lucas Almeida BRA · 2-4-0 record going in: 2-4-0
TKO (punches) Round 1 3:32 Featherweight
Shamil Gaziev RUS · 11-0-0 record going in: 11-0-0
def.
Martin Buday SVK · 13-1-0 record going in: 13-1-0
TKO (punches) Round 2 0:56 Heavyweight

In brief

UFC 296 took place on 16 December 2023 at T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, United States. Main event: Leon Edwards def. Colby Covington (Decision (unanimous) · Round 5 5:00). Full results for all 12 fights on the card, with winner, method and round.