UFC 312: Final Card Changes and Results
UFC 312 took place in Sydney on Sunday, February 9, 2025 (February 8 in the United States). Before the event, Marcin Prachnio withdrew from his light heavyweight bout with Jimmy Crute, and Rodolfo Bellato replaced him, according to MMA Fighting’s January 8 report.
What changed on the UFC 312 card
Crute’s opponent changed from Prachnio to Bellato in the weeks before the event. The replacement bout went the full three rounds and ended in a majority draw: one judge scored it 29–27 for Crute, while the other two returned 28–28 cards. The official UFC 312 scorecards document the decision.
The final UFC 312 lineup included Quillan Salkilld versus Anshul Jubli on the early prelims. Tom Nolan competed at lightweight against Viacheslav Borshchev, winning a unanimous decision. The official preliminary results list Salkilld’s 19-second first-round knockout.
A different flyweight bout, between Hyun Sung Park and Nyamjargal Tumendemberel, was removed on weigh-in day because Tumendemberel experienced weight-management issues, MMA Fighting reported. That late cancellation was separate from the earlier Crute–Prachnio replacement.
UFC 312 results from Sydney
Dricus du Plessis retained the middleweight title with a unanimous-decision victory over Sean Strickland, earning 50–45, 50–45 and 49–46 scores. The result settled their second meeting, after du Plessis had won their first bout by split decision. In the co-main event, Zhang Weili kept her strawweight championship with a unanimous decision over Tatiana Suarez (49–46, 49–46, 49–45). The UFC’s official main-card recap reports both title-fight results.
The heavyweight bout also ended quickly: Tallison Teixeira stopped Justin Tafa by strikes 35 seconds into the first round. Crute and Bellato fought to a draw, while Jake Matthews earned a unanimous decision over Francisco Prado. Together, those results gave the Sydney crowd a mix of finishes, close rounds and championship decisions.
On the prelims, Nolan defeated Borshchev by unanimous decision, and Salkilld opened the event with a right-hand knockout of Jubli at 19 seconds of round one. UFC 312 took place at Qudos Bank Arena on Sunday, February 9, 2025 (February 8 in the United States), local time. The official UFC result pages linked above provide the complete main-card and preliminary results.
