UFC 208 Results: Holm vs. De Randamie

Germaine de Randamie became the first UFC women’s featherweight champion at UFC 208 on February 11, 2017, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Her five-round decision over Holly Holm was the centerpiece of a card dominated by bouts that reached the judges.

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De Randamie wins the inaugural championship

De Randamie and Holm contested a newly introduced championship rather than a defense of an existing title. All three judges scored the main event 48–47 for de Randamie, making her the division’s inaugural UFC champion.

The close verdict came with controversy over de Randamie’s punches after the bell. Those moments prompted debate, but no point deduction changed the scorecards during the fight. The historical record remains a unanimous-decision win for de Randamie; the controversy should be explained without replacing the official result with speculation about a different winner.

Silva wins; Souza supplies the lone finish

Anderson Silva defeated Derek Brunson by unanimous decision in the co-main event. Like the headliner, that verdict drew disagreement, but the recorded winner was Silva after three rounds.

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza produced the only stoppage among the ten completed fights, submitting Tim Boetsch with a first-round kimura. Glover Teixeira defeated Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision, while Dustin Poirier earned a majority decision against Jim Miller in an action-heavy lightweight matchup.

The prelims go the distance

Belal Muhammad defeated Randy Brown, Wilson Reis outpointed Yuta Sasaki, and Islam Makhachev won a unanimous decision over Nik Lentz. Each secured a clear official result without a stoppage.

Ricky Glenn received a split decision over Phillipe Nover, and Ryan LaFlare defeated Roan Carneiro unanimously. The evening therefore combined a significant championship first with a result sheet that required careful distinctions between unanimous, majority and split decisions.

Complete UFC 208 results

• Germaine de Randamie defeated Holly Holm — unanimous decision, R5, 5:00; inaugural women’s featherweight title.
• Anderson Silva defeated Derek Brunson — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Ronaldo Souza defeated Tim Boetsch — submission (kimura), R1, 3:41.
• Glover Teixeira defeated Jared Cannonier — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Dustin Poirier defeated Jim Miller — majority decision, R3, 5:00.
• Belal Muhammad defeated Randy Brown — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Wilson Reis defeated Yuta Sasaki — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Islam Makhachev defeated Nik Lentz — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Ricky Glenn defeated Phillipe Nover — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Ryan LaFlare defeated Roan Carneiro — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.

Sources

UFC 208 official fight reports; Event results record.

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