Mar 11, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Petr Yan (red gloves) fights Merab Dvalshvili (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Virgin Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
The final PPV event of 2025 carried extra significance as the last numbered card under the ESPN era. Fans packed T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas expecting championship drama and memorable moments. UFC 323 delivered both in ways nobody predicted, with one title changing hands through brilliant tactical adjustments and another through heartbreaking misfortune. The night showcased emerging prospects, veteran warriors, and the unpredictable nature of combat sports.
UFC 323 results paint a picture of upsets and excitement converging on one explosive night. The entire card delivered nonstop action from the early prelims through the main event that closed a significant chapter in UFC broadcasting history.
UFC 323 Main Card Results
Petr Yan reclaimed the UFC bantamweight championship with a unanimous decision victory over Merab Dvalishvili in the main event. All three judges scored it 49-46, 49-46, and 48-47 for Yan, who made clear adjustments from their first encounter. The challenger came forward and took the fight to the champion from the opening bell. He busted up Dvalishvili and hurt him to the body multiple times, capping off his masterful performance with continued pressure in the fifth round. Yan joined Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw as the third fighter to win the UFC bantamweight title on two different occasions.
Joshua Van became the new flyweight champion in the most unfortunate circumstances possible. Alexandre Pantoja suffered a gruesome arm injury just 26 seconds into their co-main event encounter. Pantoja threw a high kick that Van partially caught, and as the Brazilian champion tried to brace his fall, he suffered what appeared to be a horrific elbow dislocation or break.
Tatsuro Taira injected himself into the flyweight title conversation with a second-round TKO over former champion Brandon Moreno. The Japanese prospect spent most of the first round defending a tight triangle choke before turning things around dramatically in the second. Taira took Moreno down, worked to his back, flattened him out, and unloaded unanswered blows that forced the stoppage.
Payton Talbott punched his ticket to the bantamweight top fifteen by defeating Henry Cejudo via unanimous decision in the former two-division champion’s retirement fight. All three judges scored it 30-27 for Talbott, who showed continued development in his striking and wrestling.
Jan Blachowicz and Bogdan Guskov fought to a majority draw to open the main card, with scorecards reading 29-28, 28-28, and 28-28.
UFC 323 Prelims Results
Manuel Torres claimed the biggest win of his career by TKO’ing Grant Dawson at 2:25 of round 1. Torres slipped Dawson’s overreaching strikes and landed a left uppercut that put him on the deck before pounding out the finish. Chris Duncan survived an early storm from Terrance McKinney before recovering and collecting a first-round submission via anaconda choke at 2:30.
Maycee Barber ended a 21-month absence with an emotional unanimous decision victory over Karine Silva. She swept the scorecards 30-27, 29-28, and 29-28. The win extended Barber’s streak to seven straight. Fares Ziam ran his winning streak to six with a second-round TKO over Nazim Sadykhov at 4:59, hurting him with an elbow along the fence just before the round ended.
UFC 323 Early Prelims Results
Brunno Ferreira earned his third straight victory by out-hustling former title challenger Marvin Vettori over 3 rounds via unanimous decision. Jalin Turner returned from sabbatical, dispatching Edson Barboza via first-round TKO at 2:24.
Iwo Baraniewski kicked off his UFC career spectacularly. He knocked out Ibo Aslan at 1:29 of round 1 in an absolute slugfest. Mansur Abdul-Malik submitted Antonio Trocoli with a guillotine choke at 1:09 of the first round. Mairon Santos opened UFC 323 with a third-round TKO over Muhammad Naimov at just 21 seconds.
(Image Credit: Ron Chenoy – Imagn Images)
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