UFC 193: Holly Holm Stops Ronda Rousey

UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm took place on November 15, 2015, local time at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, with the North American broadcast on November 14. Holly Holm delivered one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, knocking out Ronda Rousey in the second round to win the women’s bantamweight championship. Joanna Jędrzejczyk retained the strawweight title against Valérie Létourneau, while Mark Hunt stopped Antônio Silva and Robert Whittaker defeated Uriah Hall.

Event video: Rousey versus Holm.

Holm dismantles Rousey’s pressure

Rousey repeatedly tried to close distance and force clinch exchanges, but Holm’s footwork, straight left hand, and counters kept turning the champion. Holm also defended the key grappling exchanges and made Rousey chase her around the cage.

Early in round two, Holm landed a left hand that turned Rousey away, then connected with a left head kick as Rousey tried to recover. Follow-up punches ended the fight at 0:59. Holm became UFC women’s bantamweight champion and handed Rousey her first professional loss.

Jędrzejczyk retains over five rounds

Valérie Létourneau remained competitive and durable, but Jędrzejczyk’s volume, low kicks, and combinations accumulated over five rounds. The champion won a clear unanimous decision to retain the strawweight title.

Hunt, Whittaker, and Rosholt win beneath the title fights

Mark Hunt stopped Antônio Silva with punches at 3:41 of round one in their rematch. Robert Whittaker defeated Uriah Hall by unanimous decision, and Jared Rosholt outpointed Stefan Struve.

Jake Matthews stopped Akbarh Arreola by doctor stoppage, Kyle Noke finished Peter Sobotta with a body kick, and Gian Villante knocked out Anthony Perosh. Ben Nguyen submitted Ryan Benoit in the opening round.

Complete UFC 193 results

• Holly Holm def. Ronda Rousey — KO (head kick and punches); round 2, 0:59. Holm won the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.
• Joanna Jędrzejczyk def. Valérie Létourneau — unanimous decision; round 5, 5:00. Jędrzejczyk retained the UFC women’s strawweight championship.
• Mark Hunt def. Antônio Silva — TKO (punches); round 1, 3:41.
• Robert Whittaker def. Uriah Hall — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Jared Rosholt def. Stefan Struve — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Jake Matthews def. Akbarh Arreola — TKO (doctor stoppage); round 2, 5:00.
• Kyle Noke def. Peter Sobotta — TKO (body kick and punches); round 1, 2:01.
• Gian Villante def. Anthony Perosh — KO (punch); round 1, 2:56.
• Danny Martinez def. Richie Vaculik — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Daniel Kelly def. Steve Montgomery — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Richard Walsh def. Steve Kennedy — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• James Moontasri def. Anton Zafir — TKO (spinning backfist and punches); round 1, 4:36.
• Ben Nguyen def. Ryan Benoit — submission (rear-naked choke); round 1, 2:35.

With 56,214 spectators, UFC 193 set a promotion attendance record at the time. Holm’s upset made the event one of the most consequential nights in women’s MMA history.

Sources

UFC: official UFC 193 event record; Sherdog: complete UFC 193 results; Sherdog event record; UFC: Melbourne event date announcement.

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