UFC

UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane

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

Key takeaways

  • Jon Jones beat Ciryl Gane by submission in the main event.
  • Alexa Grasso beat Valentina Shevchenko by submission in the co-main event at women's flyweight.
  • Eight of the 14 results came early: three knockouts and five submissions.

Main card

Jon Jones

Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane1

Heavyweight
Submission R1 2:04
Ciryl Gane
VS

CValentina Shevchenko vs Alexa Grasso3

Women's flyweight
Submission R4 4:34
Alexa Grasso
Geoff Neal

Geoff Neal vs Shavkat Rakhmonov

Welterweight
Submission R3 4:17
Shavkat Rakhmonov
Jalin Turner

Jalin Turner vs Mateusz Gamrot8

Lightweight
Split decision R3 5:00
Mateusz Gamrot
Jamie Pickett

Jamie Pickett vs Bo Nickal15

Middleweight
Submission R1 2:54
Bo Nickal

Preliminary card

Cody Garbrandt

Cody Garbrandt vs Trevin Jones

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Trevin Jones
Derek Brunson

Derek Brunson vs Dricus Du Plessis2

Middleweight
Knockout R2 4:59
Dricus Du Plessis
Amanda Ribas

10Amanda Ribas vs Viviane Araujo

Women's flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Viviane Araujo
Julian Marquez

Julian Marquez vs Marc-Andre Barriault

Middleweight
Knockout R2 4:12
Marc-Andre Barriault
Song Kenan

Song Kenan vs Ian Machado Garry1

Welterweight
Knockout R3 4:22
Ian Machado Garry
Mana Martinez

Mana Martinez vs Cameron Saaiman

Bantamweight
Majority decision R3 5:00
CS
Jessica Penne

Jessica Penne vs Tabatha Ricci8

Women's strawweight
Submission R2 2:14
Tabatha Ricci
Farid Basharat

15Farid Basharat vs Da'Mon Blackshear

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DB
Esteban Ribovics

Esteban Ribovics vs Loik Radzhabov

Lightweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Loik Radzhabov
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jon Jones beat Ciryl Gane by submission at 2:04 of round one in the main event of UFC 285 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ciryl Gane had come in as the division's No. 1. In the co-main event, Alexa Grasso beat Valentina Shevchenko by submission at 4:34 of round four at women's flyweight.

How the card was decided

Across the 14 bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, five by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in 14 fights. Two of the six decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Jon Jones, who stopped Ciryl Gane at 2:04 of round one, and two of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Alexa Grasso's submission of Valentina Shevchenko, 19 minutes and 34 seconds in. End to end, the 14 fights filled two hours and 50 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: four of five, against four of the nine below it. Dricus Du Plessis (knockout, round two), Marc-Andre Barriault (knockout, round two) and Ian Machado Garry (knockout, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Ten ranked fighters appeared, and three of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Valentina Shevchenko.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Seven weight classes were used, middleweight most often with three bouts.