UFC 273 Results: Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie

UFC 273 took place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, on April 9, 2022. Alexander Volkanovski retained his featherweight championship with a fourth-round TKO of Chan Sung Jung, while Aljamain Sterling unified the bantamweight titles and Khamzat Chimaev survived a demanding fight with Gilbert Burns.

Volkanovski’s striking overwhelms Jung

Volkanovski repeatedly found openings with his combinations and movement, putting Jung under sustained pressure. The challenger kept trying to answer, but the difference in speed and accuracy increasingly shaped the main event.

Referee Herb Dean stopped the fight 45 seconds into round four. Volkanovski’s third successful featherweight title defense was a decisive performance against the veteran known as The Korean Zombie, whose durability had kept him in a difficult contest.

Sterling wins the bantamweight rematch

Sterling and Petr Yan met again after their first fight had ended with Yan’s disqualification for an illegal knee. Their second encounter went the full five rounds, with Sterling’s extended back-control positions playing a central role.

Sterling won a split decision and unified his undisputed championship with Yan’s interim belt. Yan’s later success made the scorecards contentious, but the recorded result was a successful defense for Sterling.

Chimaev is tested by Burns

Chimaev defeated Burns by unanimous decision after a hard, back-and-forth welterweight fight. Burns repeatedly challenged him in the striking exchanges, making this a much sterner examination than Chimaev’s earlier quick UFC wins.

Mackenzie Dern edged Tecia Torres by split decision, and Mark O. Madsen outpointed Vinc Pichel. The preliminaries included Mike Malott’s first-round finish, Alexey Oleynik’s scarf-hold submission and decision wins for Ian Garry, Anthony Hernandez, Raquel Pennington, Piera Rodriguez and Julio Arce.

Complete UFC 273 results

• Alexander Volkanovski def. Chan Sung Jung — TKO (punches), R4, 0:45.
• Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan — split decision, R5, 5:00.
• Khamzat Chimaev def. Gilbert Burns — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Mackenzie Dern def. Tecia Torres — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Mark O. Madsen def. Vinc Pichel — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Ian Garry def. Darian Weeks — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Anthony Hernandez def. Josh Fremd — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Raquel Pennington def. Aspen Ladd — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Mike Malott def. Mickey Gall — TKO (punches), R1, 3:41.
• Alexey Oleynik def. Jared Vanderaa — submission (scarf hold), R1, 3:39.
• Piera Rodriguez def. Kay Hansen — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Julio Arce def. Daniel Santos — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.

Sources

UFC 273 official results; Sherdog: complete UFC 273 fight record.

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