UFC 240 Results: Holloway vs. Edgar
Max Holloway retained the featherweight championship against Frankie Edgar at UFC 240 on July 27, 2019. The eleven-fight event at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, also featured Cris Cyborg’s decision victory over Felicia Spencer and Geoff Neal’s second-round stoppage of Niko Price.
View the official UFC 240 event archive on UFC.com.
Holloway returns to featherweight with a title defense
After losing an interim lightweight championship fight to Dustin Poirier, Holloway returned to the division where he held the undisputed belt. Edgar brought movement, boxing and wrestling to the challenge, but Holloway’s range and measured striking made it difficult for him to build sustained offense.
The bout went the full five rounds, with all three judges favoring Holloway. The victory was his fourteenth consecutive win in featherweight fights. His lightweight defeat earlier in the year remained part of his record, but had not ended that divisional streak.
Cyborg wins a demanding three-round contest
Former featherweight champion Cyborg faced Spencer in the co-main event. Spencer’s resilience allowed her to remain in the fight despite the Brazilian’s attacking output, and the contest reached the judges rather than ending with an early stoppage.
Cyborg received a unanimous decision. It was a non-title fight, distinct from Holloway’s championship defense. Neal delivered the main card’s clearest finish, stopping Price with punches at 2:39 of the second round.
Tsarukyan and Figueiredo add important wins
Arman Tsarukyan defeated Olivier Aubin-Mercier by unanimous decision, and Krzysztof Jotko edged Marc-Andre Barriault by split decision. On the preliminaries, Deiveson Figueiredo won a unanimous decision over Alexandre Pantoja in an energetic flyweight contest.
Hakeem Dawodu stopped Yoshinori Horie late in round three, Gavin Tucker submitted Seung Woo Choi, and Gillian Robertson finished Sarah Frota with elbows. Viviane Araujo and Erik Koch also won decisions. Those results gave the Edmonton card a mixture of established names and developing contenders, with Holloway’s disciplined title defense providing its final outcome.
Complete UFC 240 results
- Max Holloway defeated Frankie Edgar — unanimous decision, round 5, 5:00; retained featherweight title.
- Cris Cyborg defeated Felicia Spencer — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
- Geoff Neal defeated Niko Price — TKO (punches), round 2, 2:39.
- Arman Tsarukyan defeated Olivier Aubin-Mercier — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
- Krzysztof Jotko defeated Marc-Andre Barriault — split decision, round 3, 5:00.
- Viviane Araujo defeated Alexis Davis — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
- Hakeem Dawodu defeated Yoshinori Horie — TKO (head kick and punches), round 3, 4:09.
- Gavin Tucker defeated Seung Woo Choi — submission (rear-naked choke), round 3, 3:17.
- Deiveson Figueiredo defeated Alexandre Pantoja — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
- Gillian Robertson defeated Sarah Frota — TKO (elbows), round 2, 4:13.
- Erik Koch defeated Kyle Stewart — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
Sources
UFC 240 results and reports; Event results record.
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