UFC 271 Results: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

UFC 271 took place at Toyota Center in Houston on February 12, 2022, with Israel Adesanya defending the middleweight championship against Robert Whittaker in a rematch. Adesanya retained by unanimous decision, while Tai Tuivasa’s knockout of Derrick Lewis and Jared Cannonier’s finish of Derek Brunson changed the conversation beneath the main event.

Adesanya and Whittaker meet again

Adesanya’s distance control and kicking game gave Whittaker a difficult target. Whittaker mixed in takedowns and made the rematch more competitive than their first meeting, which had ended in a second-round knockout.

This time the contest lasted all five rounds. Adesanya won a unanimous decision and recorded another successful title defense, while Whittaker’s adjustments showed why the rematch could not be reduced to a replay of their earlier fight.

Tuivasa and Cannonier supply the finishes

Tuivasa and Lewis traded in close quarters, where both heavyweights were capable of ending the fight with a single shot. Tuivasa landed the decisive elbow in round two and knocked Lewis out at 1:40.

Cannonier finished Brunson with ground elbows later in the second round. His win strengthened his position in the middleweight title picture. Renato Moicano submitted Alexander Hernandez, and Bobby Green outpointed Nasrat Haqparast on the rest of the main card.

Modafferi’s farewell and the preliminaries

Casey O’Neill defeated Roxanne Modafferi by split decision in Modafferi’s final professional fight. The veteran’s farewell gave the preliminaries an emotional weight beyond the standings.

Douglas Silva de Andrade recovered from a difficult opening round to submit Sergey Morozov, and Jeremiah Wells choked out Mike Mathetha. Kyler Phillips also won by submission, while Andrei Arlovski, Carlos Ulberg, Ronnie Lawrence, Jacob Malkoun and Maxim Grishin took decisions.

Complete UFC 271 results

• Israel Adesanya def. Robert Whittaker — unanimous decision, R5, 5:00.
• Tai Tuivasa def. Derrick Lewis — KO (elbow), R2, 1:40.
• Jared Cannonier def. Derek Brunson — KO (elbows), R2, 4:29.
• Renato Moicano def. Alexander Hernandez — submission (rear-naked choke), R2, 1:23.
• Bobby Green def. Nasrat Haqparast — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Andrei Arlovski def. Jared Vanderaa — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Casey O’Neill def. Roxanne Modafferi — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Kyler Phillips def. Marcelo Rojo — submission (triangle armbar), R3, 1:48.
• Carlos Ulberg def. Fabio Cherant — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Ronnie Lawrence def. Leomana Martinez — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Jacob Malkoun def. AJ Dobson — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Douglas Silva de Andrade def. Sergey Morozov — technical submission (rear-naked choke), R2, 3:34.
• Jeremiah Wells def. Mike Mathetha — technical submission (rear-naked choke), R1, 4:38.
• Maxim Grishin def. William Knight — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.

Sources

UFC 271 official results; Sherdog: complete UFC 271 fight record.

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