UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Results: Winners, Venue, Attendance
January 21, 2024
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington took place on December 16, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
The main event featured Leon Edwards defeating Colby Covington via Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.
In the co-main event, UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja defeated Brandon Royval via Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46).
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Results
| Main card | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | |||
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards (c) | def. | Colby Covington | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja (c) | def. | Brandon Royval | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Welterweight | Shavkat Rakhmonov | def. | Stephen Thompson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:56 |
| Lightweight | Paddy Pimblett | def. | Tony Ferguson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Featherweight | Josh Emmett | def. | Bryce Mitchell | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:57 |
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | ||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Alonzo Menifield | def. | Dustin Jacoby | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Women's Bantamweight | Irene Aldana | def. | Karol Rosa | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt | def. | Brian Kelleher | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:42 |
| Women's Flyweight | Ariane Lipski | def. | Casey O'Neill | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:18 |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | ||||||
| Flyweight | Tagir Ulanbekov | def. | Cody Durden | Submission (face crank) | 2 | 4:25 |
| Featherweight | Andre Fili | def. | Lucas Almeida | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:32 |
| Heavyweight | Shamil Gaziev | def. | Martin Buday | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:56 |
Attendance: 19,039
Total gate: $9,300,000
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Bonus Awards
Fight of the Night: Irene Aldana vs. Karol Rosa ($50,000)
Performance of the Night: Josh Emmett, Ariane Lipski, and Shamil Gaziev($50,000)
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