UFC 305: A Thrilling Night of Fights in Perth, Australia
UFC 305 took place at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, on August 18, 2024 locally (August 17 on the U.S. broadcast schedule). In the main event, middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis submitted Israel Adesanya with a rear-naked choke at 3:38 of the fourth round, retaining his title. The card also featured a fast finish by Kai Kara-France, a close split decision for Dan Hooker and a knockout win for Carlos Prates.
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Du Plessis retains the middleweight title
Adesanya had strong stretches with his striking, particularly with body attacks, but du Plessis kept mixing punches with takedown attempts. In the fourth round, the champion hurt Adesanya with right hands, took his back and forced the tap with a rear-naked choke. It was Adesanya’s first submission loss in professional MMA and du Plessis’ first successful defense of the title he won in January.
The result extended the rivalry between the two champions, who had traded verbal barbs before the event. Du Plessis finished the night with the belt, while Adesanya said after the loss that he intended to continue competing.
Main-card results
- Dricus du Plessis defeated Israel Adesanya by fourth-round submission (rear-naked choke), 3:38.
- Kai Kara-France defeated Steve Erceg by first-round TKO, 4:04.
- Dan Hooker defeated Mateusz Gamrot by split decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–29).
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeated Tai Tuivasa by split decision.
- Carlos Prates defeated Li Jingliang by second-round knockout, 4:02.
Kara-France’s quick finish of Erceg came after a competitive opening exchange and helped put the New Zealander back into the flyweight title picture. Hooker and Gamrot delivered a close, high-paced lightweight bout, with two judges favoring Hooker. Rozenstruik’s split-decision win over Tuivasa was another close heavyweight contest, while Prates stopped veteran Li in the opening bout of the main card.
Preliminary results
- Valter Walker defeated Junior Tafa by first-round technical submission (ankle lock), 4:56.
- Ricardo Ramos defeated Josh Culibao by split decision.
- Casey O’Neill defeated Luana Santos by unanimous decision.
- Jack Jenkins defeated Herbert Burns by third-round TKO, 0:48.
- Tom Nolan defeated Alex Reyes by unanimous decision.
- Song Kenan defeated Ricky Glenn by unanimous decision.
- Jesus Aguilar defeated Stewart Nicoll by first-round guillotine submission, 2:39.
These results complete the UFC 305 card, which mixed significant title implications with several finishes and close decisions. The event’s scheduled headliner became a successful title defense for du Plessis; the preliminary bouts also produced notable submission wins for Walker and Aguilar.
Sources
- UFC: UFC 305 main-card results
- UFC: UFC 305 preliminary results
- UFC: UFC 305 official scorecards
- MMA Fighting: Full UFC 305 results
- UFC: UFC 305 press-conference highlights
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