UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal Results

After being warned for an early eye poke before round two began, Covington took some more kicks as Masvidal started the round strong, even landing elbows to the side of the head as Covington looked for the takedown. A low knee by Covington brought a momentary halt to the bout and restarted the action away from the fence, allowing Masvidal to land his punches, but when the now bloodied Covington slipped to the mat he used it to lock up with his foe briefly. Once standing again, Covington landed a couple stiff jabs to get inside, but again, Masvidal’s defense was solid. It was Covington stunning Masvidal briefly before the horn sounded, though.
 
Covington kept the pressure on to start round three and he got Masvidal down in the opening minute, setting up a series of ground strikes as he pinned “Gamebred” to the mat. With 90 seconds left, Covington looked for a choke, and while Masvidal tried to scramble free, “Chaos” wasn’t having it until Masvidal got daylight and landed two lefts at the end of the round.
 
In round four, Covington did some of his best standup striking work as he fired off an extended flurry on Masvidal, who then showed some signs of life with 90 seconds left as a flush right hand sent Covington to a knee. Masvidal seemingly had Covington hurt, but he didn’t press the action as it appeared fatigue was settling in. Soon enough, Covington had recovered, and now there were five minutes left in the fight.
 
A flurry by Covington to start round five allowed him to get the fight to the mat, and again he looked for the choke, but the fight was soon back on the feet. Covington stayed locked up with his opponent, dragging him to the canvas, where Masvidal had no answers. The choke attempt came again, Masvidal giving up the mount to escape, and just like that, the 25 minutes were up, with Covington and Masvidal just as bitter towards each other as ever. Not surprising.  
   
Official Result - Colby Covington def. Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-44) | Official Scorecards ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Dos Anjos was even more dominant in the second, as he took his foe to the canvas and proceeded to keep Moicano from getting upright until the horn sounded.
 
Nearly two minutes into round three, a left head kick stunned Moicano and sent him to the mat again. Remarkably, he withstood Dos Anjos’ follow-up attack, but winning was rapidly becoming a bridge too far as the former lightweight champ continued to land shots.
 
With Moicano’s left eye nearly shut, the Octagonside physician checked him out before round four and allowed the bout to continue. Moicano then had some of his best moments of the fight before Dos Anjos took him down and continued his one-sided attack. Moicano, now bloodied as well, got to his feet before the end of the round, but when he rose for the final frame, referee Marc Goddard told him he had 30 seconds to turn the fight around; otherwise, he would stop it. Moicano made it through those 30 seconds and was still fighting, but soon the fight was back on the mat again. Moicano got back to his feet and was throwing, and in the final minute, Moicano surged as the crowd roared.
 
Official Result - Rafael Dos Anjos def. Renato Moicano via unanimous decision (49-45, 49-44, 50-44) | Official Scorecards ​​​​​​​

Mitchell smoothly got the takedown in the first minute of round two, and he stayed busy with his strikes as he bloodied Barboza and added to his lead. With a little under two minutes to go, Barboza got to his feet but was dragged back down to the mat, where he was mounted briefly. He got out of that dangerous position but was kept grounded for the rest of the round.
 
A minute into round three, Mitchell dumped Barboza to the canvas once more. The Brazilian vet briefly went for a triangle choke, but Mitchell pulled loose and regained the control that he kept until the end of the bout.
 
Official Result - Bryce Mitchell def. Edson Barboza via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-27) | Official Scorecards

Picking up where they left off the round before, Holland and Oliveira continued to get after it in the second until a short right hand by Holland dropped the Brazilian. Holland went in for the kill and a barrage of unanswered blows brought in referee Chris Tognoni to stop the fight at :38 of round two.
 
Holland moves to 22-7, 1NC with the win. Oliveira falls to 22-12-1, 2NC.
 
Official Result - Kevin Holland def. Alex Oliveira via TKO (strikes) at :38 of round two| Official Scorecards

With the win, Spivac moves to 14-3. Hardy falls to 7-5, 1 NC.
 
Official Result - Serghei Spivac def. Greg Hardy via TKO (strikes) at 2:16 of round one | Official Scorecards

Turner wasn’t going to be denied in the second, though, and after hurting Mullarkey to the body, a right hand put his foe down, and after a barrage of follow-up punches, referee Herb Dean intervened, stopping the fight at :46 of round two.
 
Official Result - Jalin Turner def. Jamie Mullarkey via TKO (strikes) at :46 of round two | Official Scorecards

Continuing to mix her striking and grappling to great effect, Yan kept Rodriguez from getting into any sort of offensive rhythm early in round two, but in the second half of the round, the Brazilian started finding daylight, landing some good shots down the stretch.
 
The high-level action continued in the final round, with the fight getting closer and closer, and it was late that Rodriguez pulled out the victory on two of the three judges’ scorecards.
 
Official Result - Marina Rodriguez def. Yan Xiaonan via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) | Official Scorecards

An eye poke by Nzechukwu, his third in the fight, brought a halt to the action early in round three and drew a point deduction from Smith, but after getting cleared by the Octagonside physician, Negumereanu went on the attack, taking a knee before scoring a brief takedown. Nzechukwu got to his feet and was tagged with a couple right hands before firing back with a stiff 1-2. It was Negumereanu getting in the better shots down the stretch, though, as the final verdict went to the judges’ hands.
 
Official Result - Nicolae Negumereanu def. Kennedy Nzechukwu via split decision (29-27, 29-27, 27-29) | Official Scorecards

Moroz took the fight back to the mat early in round two and the Ukrainian again took Agapova’s back. Several punches and elbows followed until Moroz sunk in the arm triangle that forced the tap out at 3:27 of the second stanza.

Moroz moves to 11-3 with the win. Agapova falls to 10-3.
 
Official Result - Maryna Moroz def. Mariya Agapova via submission (head and arm choke) at 3:27 of round two | Official Scorecards

Kelleher (24-13) defended well for a bit, but soon, Nurmagomedov got the fight to the mat, he took Kelleher’s back and sunk in the rear naked choke that forced a tap out at 3:15 of round one.

Official Result - Umar Nurmagomedov def. Brian Kelleher via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:15 of round one | Official Scorecards

A minute in, Elliott surprised Ulanbekov with a takedown, and while the Russian rose quickly, Elliott kept the pressure on, getting another takedown midway through the frame. Again, Ulanbekov rose, only to be dumped to the mat again. When the pair rose, Elliott was warned by referee Chris Tognoni for keeping his fingers extended, but no points were deducted, and with 33 seconds left, a looping left hand knocked Ulanbekov down.
 
Ulanbekov finally got on the takedown board in the second minute of round two, but Elliott didn’t stay grounded for long and the Missouri veteran continued to baffle his foe with his unorthodox style, turning any advantage by Ulanbekov into an advantage for himself.
 
In need of a strong finish, the bloodied Ulanbekov surged in the final frame, ultimately getting Elliott to the mat and taking his back. There, he looked for the choke and while Elliott eluded the finisher, it was a big round for the Russian prospect.
 
Official Result - Tim Elliott def. Tagir Ulanbekov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | Official Scorecards

The first round was largely fought at a fast pace, with Klein rocking Smith twice, once with a straight left hand and then with a left head kick. The left hand prompted Smith to engage in a long clinch segment, forcing a restart by referee Marc Goddard. Smith came out firing to begin round two, and he landed a series of hard kicks before it was Klein’s turn to clinch. There would be another Goddard restart with under a minute to go, and the round ended with the two locked up against the fence after Klein defended a Smith takedown.
 
Klein hurt Smith with a body kick early in the final round, but the Slovakia native got into the clinch for a spell before the two separated in the second minute. Two minutes in, the pair were back against the fence, Klein in control at close range. After separating, Smith went on the offensive and had success, leading to another Klein clinch that “Mr. Highlight” broke with a spinning elbow with less than a minute left.
 
Official Result - Ludovit Klein def. Devonte Smith via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29) | Official Scorecards

Oleksiejczuk had a solid first round as he controlled the pace on the feet and even threw in a takedown for good measure. Jacoby went on the attack to start round two, and after landing several shots, he dropped Oleksiejczuk briefly. Oleksiejczuk cleared his head quickly, but after some back and forth standup exchanges, “The Hanyak” scored his first takedown of the fight. The pair didn’t stay there long, and the rest of the round was fought on the feet, with each starting to measure the level of gas left in their tank. With the fight possibly up for grabs, the two southpaws went back and forth with their striking attacks until some late clinch work by Jacoby secured the fight for him.

Official Result - Dustin Jacoby def. Michal Oleksiejczuk via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | Official Scorecards