UFC 316 Results: Dvalishvili and Harrison Win Bantamweight
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2 took place June 7, 2025, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event delivered two bantamweight title finishes: Merab Dvalishvili submitted Sean O’Malley in their rematch to retain the men’s championship, and Kayla Harrison submitted Julianna Peña to win the women’s title.
Dvalishvili submits O’Malley again
Dvalishvili controlled the main event’s pace with pressure and wrestling before finishing O’Malley by submission at 4:42 of the third round. The result repeated the champion’s win over O’Malley at UFC 306, this time ending the rematch before the judges were needed. Dvalishvili retained the bantamweight title and extended his run as champion.
Harrison captures the women’s bantamweight belt
In the co-main event, Kayla Harrison defeated Julianna Peña by kimura submission at 4:55 of round two to become UFC women’s bantamweight champion. Harrison, a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist, secured her first UFC title after entering the promotion with two wins. Peña’s reign ended in her first defense after winning the vacant championship in 2024.
The two title fights provided a clear through-line for the card: both bouts ended on the ground, but each had a different championship consequence. Dvalishvili kept his belt in a rematch, while Harrison left Newark with a title she had never previously held in the UFC.
Key results from the main card
Joe Pyfer earned a unanimous decision over Kelvin Gastelum, and Mario Bautista also won by unanimous decision against Patchy Mix. Kevin Holland closed the main card with a D’Arce choke submission of Vicente Luque at 1:03 of the second round. These results added decisive finishes and scorecards to a card led by the two championship bouts.
On the prelims, Joshua Van stopped Bruno Silva by TKO in round three, while Azamat Murzakanov finished Brendson Ribeiro in the first. Joo Sang Yoo scored a 28-second first-round knockout of Jeka Saragih. UFC’s official results list the full card and methods, including decision wins for Waldo Cortes-Acosta, Andreas Gustafsson, Wang Cong, Quillan Salkilld, and MarQuel Mederos.
A defining night for the bantamweight division
UFC 316 changed the women’s bantamweight title picture and confirmed Dvalishvili’s continued hold on the men’s belt. Harrison’s win immediately set up discussion of future challengers, while O’Malley will need to rebuild after losing to Dvalishvili for a second time. Those next matchups depend on UFC decisions and should be treated as unconfirmed until formally announced.
For Newark fans, the event’s defining moments were two submissions and two very different title stories: a champion successfully defending his belt and a challenger claiming her first UFC championship. The results make UFC 316 a significant stop in both bantamweight divisions’ recent histories.
