UFC 312 Results: Night of Excitement in Sydney

UFC 312 Co-Main Event

Immediately beforehand, the first half of the championship doubleheader takes place at 115 lbs. Current UFC Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) meets No. 1 contender Tatiana Suarez (11-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC). Both title fights are an advertised maximum of five rounds at five minutes per round.

Rest of the Card

Also on the main card tonight, you’ll see a heavyweight affair pitting Tallison Teixeira (7-0 MMA, UFC promotional debut) against Justin Tafa (7-4, 1 NC MMA, 4-4, 1 NC UFC), a light heavyweight contest between Jimmy Crute (12-4-1, 1 NC MMA, 4-4-1, 1 NC UFC) and Rodolfo Bellato (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), and a welterweight bout pairing Jake Matthews (20-7 MMA, 13-7 UFC) with Francisco Prado (12-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC.)

UFC 312 Results:

UFC 312 Main Card (10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT, ESPN+)

Main Event: Dricus Du Plessis def. Sean Strickland by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46, defends UFC Middleweight Championship.

Co-Main Event: Zhang Weili def. Tatiana Suarez by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-45), defends UFC Strawweight Championship.

Tallison Teixeira def. Justin Tafa by TKO (Elbows Followed by Knees) at 0:35 into Round 1.

Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato ends in a Majority Draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28.)

Jake Matthews def. Francisco Prado by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.)

Late Prelims (8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, ESPN+ and ESPN2)

Featured Prelim:  Gabriel Santos def. Jack Jenkins by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 2:06 into Round 3.

Co-Featured Prelim: Tom Nolan def. Viacheslav Borschev by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27.)

Cong Wang def. Bruna Brasil by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27. 30-27.)

Aleksandre Topuria def. Colby Thicknesse by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.)

Early Prelims: (6:30 pm ET/ 3:30 pm PT, UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+)

Featured Early Prelim: Rongzhu def. Kody Steele by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.)

Co-Featured Early Prelim: Jonathan Micallef def. Kevin Jousset by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)

Quillan Salkilld def. Anshul Jubli by TKO (Right Hand) at 0:19 into Round 1. Second-fastest knockout win by debuting UFC lightweight competitor in history.