UFC

UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva

Completed Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Israel Adesanya beat Anderson Silva by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Lando Vannata beat Marcos Mariano by submission in the co-main event.
  • Six of the eleven results came early: three knockouts and three submissions.

Main card

Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva vs Israel Adesanya9

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Israel Adesanya
Lando Vannata

Lando Vannata vs Marcos Mariano

Submission R1 4:55
MM
RY

Rani Yahya vs Ricky Simon

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Ricky Simon
Nadia Kassem

Nadia Kassem vs Montana De La Rosa

Submission R2 2:37
Montana De La Rosa
Sam Alvey

Sam Alvey vs Jimmy Crute

Knockout R1 2:49
JC

Preliminary card

DM

Dong Hyun Ma vs Devonte Smith

Knockout R1 3:53
Devonte Smith
Austin Arnett

Austin Arnett vs Shane Young

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SY
Raulian Paiva

Raulian Paiva vs Kai Kara-France

Split decision R3 5:00
Kai Kara-France
KK

Kyung Ho Kang vs Teruto Ishihara

Submission R1 3:59
TI
Jalin Turner

Jalin Turner vs Callan Potter

Knockout R1 0:53
CP
WU

Wulijiburen vs Jonathan Martinez

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Jonathan Martinez
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Results

Main and co-main events

Israel Adesanya beat Anderson Silva by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of UFC 234 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. In the co-main event, Lando Vannata beat Marcos Mariano by submission at 4:55 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, three by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in eleven fights. One of the five decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Jalin Turner, who stopped Callan Potter after 53 seconds, and five of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Montana De La Rosa's submission of Nadia Kassem, 7 minutes and 37 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 39 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against three of the six below it. Devonte Smith (knockout, round one), Kyung Ho Kang (submission, round one) and Jalin Turner (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

One ranked fighters appeared.