Jones Stops Miocic; Oliveira Beats Chandler at UFC 309
UFC 309 took place at Madison Square Garden in New York on November 16, 2024. Jon Jones retained the heavyweight title with a third-round TKO of Stipe Miocic, while Charles Oliveira won the lightweight rematch with Michael Chandler by unanimous decision. The final card also included Mauricio Ruffy vs. James Llontop, while Chris Weidman vs. Eryk Anders was canceled and did not take place.
Jones finishes Miocic in the third
Jones defended his heavyweight championship with a spinning back kick to the body followed by punches, stopping Miocic at 4:29 of round three. The matchup had been delayed from 2023 after Jones suffered a pectoral injury. Miocic was attempting to regain the belt he had previously held twice, but the title stayed with Jones. Miocic announced his retirement from competition after the loss.
Oliveira takes the rematch with Chandler
In the co-main event, Charles Oliveira defeated Michael Chandler by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the five-round bout for Oliveira. The result followed their first meeting at UFC 262, where Oliveira stopped Chandler to win the vacant lightweight title.
Other main-card results
- Bo Nickal defeated Paul Craig by unanimous decision.
- Viviane Araújo defeated Karine Silva by unanimous decision.
- Mauricio Ruffy defeated James Llontop by unanimous decision in a 165-pound catchweight bout.
A revised card in New York
The final event featured 13 bouts. Almeida was booked to face Onama before withdrawing; Onama then faced Romero. Ruffy’s opponent changed separately from Campbell to Llontop. Llontop weighed in at 166.2 pounds for the 165-pound catchweight and forfeited 20 percent of his purse. Weidman–Anders was removed from the card.
UFC 309 delivered its headline finish and a competitive co-main event, but the night’s final lineup differed from early listings. Jones’s body kick and follow-up punches closed the show, while Oliveira’s decision win completed a decisive main-card victory over Chandler.
Sources: UFC official main-card results; UFC official scorecards; UFC prelim results and full event results; UFC weigh-in results.
