UFC 175: Chris Weidman Defeats Lyoto Machida
UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida took place on July 5, 2014, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chris Weidman retained the UFC middleweight championship by unanimous decision over Lyoto Machida, while Ronda Rousey stopped Alexis Davis in only 16 seconds. Uriah Hall, Urijah Faber, Rob Font, and Kenny Robertson also earned notable victories, and one preliminary result was later overturned.
Event video: UFC 175.
Weidman passes his first five-round decision test
Machida’s movement and counters created increasing problems as the fight progressed, particularly in the fourth round, but Weidman built an early lead through pressure, combinations, and takedowns. The champion also finished strongly enough in the fifth to preserve the advantage.
The judges scored the bout 49–45, 48–47, and 49–46 for Weidman, giving him another successful middleweight title defense.
Rousey needs only 16 seconds against Davis
Ronda Rousey stunned Alexis Davis with a right hand, clinched, threw her to the mat, and landed a rapid series of punches. The referee stopped the bout only 16 seconds after the opening bell, one of the fastest title-fight finishes in UFC history at the time.
Casey–Bush is officially a no contest
Kevin Casey originally stopped Bubba Bush with elbows and punches at 1:01 of round one. Casey later failed a post-fight drug test for drostanolone, and the Nevada commission overturned the victory. The official result is a no contest.
Urijah Faber submitted Alex Caceres in the third round, Rob Font knocked out George Roop in his UFC debut, and Kenny Robertson outpointed Ildemar Alcantara. Uriah Hall defeated Thiago Santos by unanimous decision despite suffering a broken toe during the bout.
The scheduled heavyweight bout between Stefan Struve and Matt Mitrione was canceled on fight day after Struve experienced a medical issue backstage. It should not be listed as an official UFC 175 result.
Complete UFC 175 results
- Chris Weidman def. Lyoto Machida — unanimous decision; round 5, 5:00. Weidman retained the UFC middleweight championship.
- Ronda Rousey def. Alexis Davis — TKO (punches); round 1, 0:16. Rousey retained the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.
- Uriah Hall def. Thiago Santos — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
- Russell Doane def. Marcus Brimage — split decision; round 3, 5:00.
- Urijah Faber def. Alex Caceres — submission (rear-naked choke); round 3, 1:09.
- Kenny Robertson def. Ildemar Alcantara — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
- Bruno Santos def. Chris Camozzi — split decision; round 3, 5:00.
- Rob Font def. George Roop — KO (punches); round 1, 2:19.
- Luke Zachrich def. Guilherme Vasconcelos — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
- Kevin Casey vs. Bubba Bush — no contest; original Casey TKO at round 1, 1:01 was overturned.
UFC 175 combined two championship defenses with a major later commission reversal, making the updated record meaningfully different from the original fight-night results.
Sources
UFC: official UFC 175 event record; UFC: official UFC 175 weigh-in results; Sherdog event record.
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