UFC

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett

Completed T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States 14 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Justin Gaethje beat Paddy Pimblett by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Kayla Harrison v Amanda Nunes in the co-main event.
  • Five of the eleven results came early: five knockouts.

Main card

Justin Gaethje

CJustin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett6

Lightweight
Unanimous decision R5 5:00
Paddy Pimblett
KH

CKayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes

AN
Sean O'Malley

2Sean O'Malley vs Song Yadong5

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Song Yadong
Waldo Cortes Acosta

5Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Derrick Lewis11

Heavyweight
Knockout R2 3:14
Derrick Lewis
NS

1Natalia Silva vs Rose Namajunas5

Women's flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RN
Arnold Allen

7Arnold Allen vs Jean Silva6

Featherweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Jean Silva

Preliminary card

Umar Nurmagomedov

3Umar Nurmagomedov vs Deiveson Figueiredo9

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Deiveson Figueiredo
Ateba Gautier

Ateba Gautier vs Andrey Pulyaev

Middleweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Andrey Pulyaev
Nikita Krylov

12Nikita Krylov vs Modestas Bukauskas

Light heavyweight
Knockout R3 4:57
Modestas Bukauskas
Alex Perez

11Alex Perez vs Charles Johnson14

Flyweight
Knockout R1 3:16
Charles Johnson
MJ

Michael Johnson vs Alexander Hernandez

AH
Josh Hokit

4Josh Hokit vs Denzel Freeman

Heavyweight
Knockout R1 4:59
DF
AF

Adam Fugitt vs Ty Miller

Welterweight
Knockout R1 4:59
Ty Miller
RT

Ricky Turcios vs Cameron Smotherman

Cameron Smotherman
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Results

Main and co-main events

Justin Gaethje beat Paddy Pimblett by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 324 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Paddy Pimblett had come in as the division's No. 6. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Sean O'Malley beat Song Yadong, the division's No. 5, after three rounds at bantamweight.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout and six on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in eleven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Alex Perez, who stopped Charles Johnson at 3:16 of round one, and three of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Nikita Krylov's knockout of Modestas Bukauskas, 14 minutes and 57 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 16 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: four of its six results came early, against one of the five above it. Nikita Krylov (knockout, round three), Alex Perez (knockout, round one) and Josh Hokit (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

17 ranked fighters appeared, and three of them were in the top two bouts, among them champions Justin Gaethje and Kayla Harrison.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Nine weight classes were used, bantamweight most often with two bouts. Paramount+ carried all 14 bouts, split across a main card and two preliminary blocks.

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