UFC 260 Results: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2

UFC 260 brought Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou’s heavyweight championship rematch to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on March 27, 2021. Ngannou reversed the result of their first meeting with a second-round knockout, becoming champion on a card that also featured Vicente Luque, Tyron Woodley and Sean O’Malley.

Ngannou’s patience changes the rematch

Miocic had controlled their first fight through wrestling and endurance. In the rematch, Ngannou showed greater patience, defended a takedown and made Miocic pay for trying to force the grappling exchange. His measured pressure allowed him to use his power without repeating the same early mistakes.

The finish came at 0:52 of round two. Ngannou knocked out Miocic and won the UFC heavyweight championship. The result marked a clear change at the top of the division, rather than merely another contender victory or an interim-title outcome.

Luque submits Woodley; O’Malley returns to winning

Woodley came out aggressively against Luque, and their exchanges produced a demanding opening round. Luque weathered the pressure, hurt the former champion and secured a D’Arce choke at 3:56. The co-main event therefore ended by submission after a striking-heavy start.

O’Malley knocked out Thomas Almeida in the third round. Miranda Maverick beat Gillian Robertson by unanimous decision, and Jamie Mullarkey stopped Khama Worthy in 46 seconds. Those results completed a main card with both quick finishes and longer tactical contests.

Ten completed bouts on the final card

Alonzo Menifield submitted Fabio Cherant with a shoulder choke. Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Omar Morales won unanimous decisions, while Michal Oleksiejczuk edged Modestas Bukauskas by split decision. Marc-Andre Barriault stopped Abu Azaitar late in the third round.

A planned featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega did not take place at UFC 260. The results below cover the ten fights that actually occurred, keeping the completed event separate from earlier scheduling announcements and speculation about future heavyweight matchups.

Complete UFC 260 results

• Francis Ngannou def. Stipe Miocic — KO (punch), R2, 0:52; won heavyweight title.
• Vicente Luque def. Tyron Woodley — submission (D’Arce choke), R1, 3:56.
• Sean O’Malley def. Thomas Almeida — KO (punch), R3, 3:52.
• Miranda Maverick def. Gillian Robertson — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Jamie Mullarkey def. Khama Worthy — KO (punches), R1, 0:46.
• Alonzo Menifield def. Fabio Cherant — submission (shoulder choke), R1, 1:11.
• Abubakar Nurmagomedov def. Jared Gooden — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Modestas Bukauskas — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Omar Morales def. Shane Young — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Marc-Andre Barriault def. Abu Azaitar — TKO (punches), R3, 4:56.

Sources

UFC 260 official results; Sherdog: UFC 260 complete event record.

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