UFC 277 Results: Pena vs. Nunes 2

UFC 277 took place at American Airlines Center in Dallas on July 30, 2022. Amanda Nunes regained the women’s bantamweight championship from Julianna Peña, while Brandon Moreno won the interim flyweight title with a third-round finish of Kai Kara-France.

View the official UFC 277 event archive on UFC.com.

Nunes reclaims the championship

Nunes adjusted her approach for the rematch, using stance changes, accurate punches and takedowns to establish a clear advantage. Peña continued to threaten with submissions from the bottom and remained difficult to finish.

After five rounds, Nunes won a unanimous decision on scores of 50–45, 50–44 and 50–43. She added the bantamweight belt back to the featherweight championship she already held, reversing the title change from their first meeting at UFC 269.

Moreno wins the interim flyweight belt

Moreno and Kara-France met again after Moreno had won their earlier non-title fight. The rematch developed into a competitive striking contest before Moreno landed a damaging body kick in the third round.

Follow-up strikes brought the TKO at 4:34. Moreno became interim champion, while Deiveson Figueiredo remained the undisputed titleholder. The result set the stage for another unification meeting between Moreno and Figueiredo.

Pavlovich, Pantoja and the preliminary record

Sergei Pavlovich stopped Derrick Lewis in 55 seconds, Alexandre Pantoja submitted Alex Perez, and Magomed Ankalaev finished Anthony Smith. Alex Morono won a decision, while Drew Dober’s body-shot knockout highlighted the preliminaries.

Hamdy Abdelwahab initially received a split-decision win over Don’Tale Mayes, but that result was later overturned to a no contest following a failed drug test. The results below reflect the updated record while preserving the distinction between the fight-night announcement and the later ruling.

Complete UFC 277 results

• Amanda Nunes def. Julianna Peña — unanimous decision, R5, 5:00.
• Brandon Moreno def. Kai Kara-France — TKO (body kick and punches), R3, 4:34.
• Sergei Pavlovich def. Derrick Lewis — TKO (punches), R1, 0:55.
• Alexandre Pantoja def. Alex Perez — submission (rear-naked choke), R1, 1:31.
• Magomed Ankalaev def. Anthony Smith — TKO (punches), R2, 3:09.
• Alex Morono def. Matthew Semelsberger — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Drew Dober def. Rafael Alves — KO (body punch), R3, 1:30.
• Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Don’Tale Mayes — no contest (original split-decision win overturned), R3, 5:00.
• Drakkar Klose def. Rafa Garcia — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Michael Morales def. Adam Fugitt — TKO (punches), R3, 1:09.
• Joselyne Edwards def. Kim Ji-yeon — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Nicolae Negumereanu def. Ihor Potieria — TKO (punches and knees), R2, 3:33.
• Orion Cosce def. Mike Mathetha — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.

Sources

UFC 277 fight-night results and report; Event results record.

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