UFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya
Oct 6, 2019 (Oct 5 in Australia)
Marvel Stadium
Melbourne, Australia

 

UFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya Results

 

Fight Card Ranking (strength of card on paper based on our exclusive Pound for Pound fighter rankings)

8,679 –  very weak (other than main event)

UFC PPV cards range between 13,300-4,700 points, with an average of card ranking 10,300

 

(click on fighter’s name for detailed scouting report)

(fighter ranking based on our exclusive Performance Based Ranking system – click fighter’s rank to check out the list)

 

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Main Card (PPV – 10:00 pm Eastern)

Middleweight Championship:
Robert Whittaker   (20-4,  #1 ranked middleweight) vs Israel Adesanya   (17-0, #2 ranked middleweight) *** WINNER VIA TKO PUNCHES- ROUND 2 (3:33)

ADESANYA THE NEW UNIFIED MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION.  ALSO RECEIVED $50,000 PERFORMANCE BONUS

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Lightweights:
Al Iaquinta   (14-5-1, #5 ranked lightweight) vs Dan Hooker  (18-8, #6 ranked lightweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27 x 2, 30-26)

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Heavyweights:
Tai Tuivasa   (8-2, #13 ranked heavyweight) vs Sergey Spivak   (9-1, #32 ranked heavyweight) *** WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (ARM TRIANGLE) ROUND 2 (3:14)

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Welterweights:
Luke Jumeau   (13-4, #69 ranked welterweight) vs Dhiego Lima   (14-7, #50 ranked welterweight) *** WINNER VIA SPLIT DECISION (29-28 x 2, 28-29)

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Heavyweights:
Justin Tafa   (3-0) vs Yorgan De Castro   (5-0) *** WINNER VIA TKO (PUNCH)- ROUND 1 (2:10)

DeCASTRO RECEIVED A $50,000 PERFORMANCE BONUS

 

Prelims (ESPN – 8:00 pm Eastern)

Welterweights:
Jake Matthews   (14-4, #31 ranked welterweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27 x 3)

vs Rostem Akman  (6-1, #75 ranked welterweight)

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Welterweights:
Callan Potter   (17-8, #75 ranked welterweight) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-28 x 3)

 Maki Pitolo   (11-4)

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Lightweights:
Jamie Mullarkey   (12-2) vs Brad Riddell   (2-0) *** WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-27, 30-26 x 2)

BOTH FIGHTERS RECEIVED A$50,000 PERFORMANCE BONUS (FIGHT OF the NIGHT)

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Women’s Featherweights:
Megan Anderson    (9-4, #15 ranked women’s feather/bantamweight) *** WINNER VIA SUBMISSION TRIANGLE-ROUND 1 (3:57) vs.

Zarah Fairn dos Santos   (6-2)

 

Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass – 6:45 pm Eastern)

Women’s Flyweights:
Nadia Kassem   (5-1, #36 ranked women’s flyweight)

vs Ji Yeon Kim   (8-2-2, #27 ranked women’s flyweight) *** WINNER VIA TKO ROUND 2 (4:59)

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Bantamweights:
Khalid Taha   (13-2, #39 ranked bantamweight) *** WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (ARM TRIANGLE)-ROUND 3 (3:00)vs Bruno Silva   (10-3-2)

 

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