Overview

• Magny submitted Matthews with a D'Arce choke at 3:08 of Round 3 after dropping the early rounds.
• The referee appeared to intervene with about one second left in Round 1 during a tight Matthews guillotine, then ruled the round had ended.
• Fighters and fans criticized the sequence and urged Matthews’ team to protest, with no formal overturn or commission action reported.
• The victory extended Magny’s UFC welterweight wins record to 24 and marked his first back-to-back wins since 2020.
• Matthews controlled long stretches and threatened multiple submissions before his three-fight winning streak ended in Perth.