What a night! UFC 312 is in the books, and it's time to recap the knockouts, submissions, and all-out wars. Let's break down the most insane finishes that stole the show.
Quillan Salkilld, Tallison Teixeira won Performance of the Night bonuses. Rongzhu and Kody Steele won Fight of the Night.
#UFC312 BONUSES
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) February 9, 2025
POTN: Quillan Salkilld & Tallison Teixeira
FOTN: Rongzhu vs. Kody Steele pic.twitter.com/aw4LIXkbFW
Quillan Salkilld vs. Anshul Jubli
KO
Quillan Salkilld, aka "The Stache Bash," delivered a one-hitter-quitter—a devastating overhand right to knock out Jubli. Salkilld secured the second-fastest knockout in Lightweight debut history at just 19 seconds. "Stache Bash" isn't official, but after this performance, it should be.
Second fastest debut KO in UFC history for Quillan Salkilld
— Verdict (@VerdictMMA) February 8, 2025
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Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos
Submission
Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira
KO
Teixeira wasted no time in his UFC debut—just 35 seconds to be exact.
A knee to the body set up a massive elbow shot to the bridge of Tafa's nose, knocking him down. Teixeira sealed the KO on the ground with a couple of precision shots to the side of the head.
That elbow from Tallison Teixeira was nasty
— Verdict (@VerdictMMA) February 9, 2025
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