UFC 231 Results: Holloway vs. Ortega

Max Holloway retained the featherweight title and Valentina Shevchenko became women’s flyweight champion at UFC 231 on December 8, 2018. Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena hosted thirteen bouts, with Holloway’s sustained boxing against Brian Ortega and Shevchenko’s five-round win over Joanna Jedrzejczyk defining the championship portion of the event.

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Holloway overwhelms Ortega over four rounds

Ortega entered with an unbeaten record and a reputation for finding finishes, including dangerous submissions. Holloway answered with pace and combinations, repeatedly returning to his offense even when the challenger produced competitive moments.

The champion’s fourth-round striking increased the damage Ortega had absorbed. The cageside doctor stopped the contest before round five, making the official result a TKO at 5:00 of round four. Holloway’s victory was a successful featherweight defense, rather than a decision or a fifth-round finish.

Shevchenko claims the vacant flyweight belt

Shevchenko and former strawweight champion Jedrzejczyk contested the vacant 125-pound championship. Their fight lasted the full five rounds, with Shevchenko’s striking, takedowns and physical control giving her the advantage.

All three judges scored the bout 49–46 for Shevchenko. The result began her UFC flyweight championship reign and gave the evening a newly crowned champion alongside a successful defending one.

Nelson and Santos finish; Ansaroff wins a key decision

Gunnar Nelson submitted Alex Oliveira in round two after a damaging sequence on the ground. Thiago Santos knocked out Jimi Manuwa early in the second round of their light heavyweight clash. Hakeem Dawodu won a split decision over Kyle Bochniak.

Nina Ansaroff defeated Claudia Gadelha in an important strawweight preliminary bout. Gilbert Burns, Jessica Eye, Elias Theodorou and Brad Katona also won decisions, while Dhiego Lima, Diego Ferreira and Aleksandar Rakic supplied finishes. The range of outcomes across the supporting card complemented the two very different championship performances at the top.

Complete UFC 231 results

• Max Holloway defeated Brian Ortega — TKO (doctor stoppage), round 4, 5:00; retained featherweight title.
• Valentina Shevchenko defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk — unanimous decision, round 5, 5:00; won vacant women’s flyweight title.
• Gunnar Nelson defeated Alex Oliveira — submission (rear-naked choke), round 2, 4:19.
• Hakeem Dawodu defeated Kyle Bochniak — split decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Thiago Santos defeated Jimi Manuwa — KO (punches), round 2, 0:41.
• Nina Ansaroff defeated Claudia Gadelha — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Gilbert Burns defeated Olivier Aubin-Mercier — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Jessica Eye defeated Katlyn Chookagian — split decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Elias Theodorou defeated Eryk Anders — split decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Brad Katona defeated Matthew Lopez — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
• Dhiego Lima defeated Chad Laprise — KO (punch), round 1, 1:37.
• Diego Ferreira defeated Kyle Nelson — TKO (punches), round 2, 1:23.
• Aleksandar Rakic defeated Devin Clark — TKO (punches), round 1, 4:05.

Sources

UFC 231 live results and reports; Event results record.

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