Overview
- Judges scored it 50-45 across the board as Makhachev controlled the fight with takedowns, top pressure and damaging calf kicks.
- The victory extended Makhachev’s UFC winning streak to 16, tying Anderson Silva’s promotional record.
- Valentina Shevchenko retained the women’s flyweight title with a unanimous decision over Zhang Weili in the co-main event.
- Carlos Prates knocked out Leon Edwards in round two, and Michael Morales stopped Sean Brady in the first round to jolt the welterweight hierarchy.
- Benoit Saint-Denis finished Beneil Dariush by first-round KO after Dariush missed weight by 1.2 pounds and forfeited 20% of his purse, while Baisangur Susurkaev delivered a walk-off one-punch KO on the early prelims.