UFC 279 Results: Diaz vs. Ferguson

UFC 279 took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on September 10, 2022, after a late reshuffle changed its three leading matchups. Nate Diaz submitted Tony Ferguson in the new main event, Khamzat Chimaev quickly finished Kevin Holland, and Daniel Rodriguez took a split decision over Li Jingliang.

A rebuilt card gives Diaz a different opponent

Chimaev had been scheduled to face Diaz, but his weight miss triggered changes to the headliner and two supporting bouts. Diaz instead met Ferguson at welterweight, while Chimaev faced Holland and Rodriguez fought Li in 180-pound catchweight contests.

Diaz and Ferguson traded striking exchanges before a Ferguson takedown attempt opened the route to a guillotine choke. Diaz finished at 2:52 of round four, closing his UFC contract with a submission victory over another established veteran.

Chimaev’s grappling and Aldana’s unusual finish

Chimaev immediately brought Holland into a wrestling exchange and kept advancing through the scrambles. His D’Arce choke ended the fight at 2:13 of the first round, leaving little time for Holland’s striking to influence the contest.

Rodriguez edged Li by split decision in their rearranged matchup. Irene Aldana scored a rare knockout with an upkick to Macy Chiasson’s body, while Johnny Walker submitted Ion Cuțelaba in the opening round.

Erosa and Barnett win on the preliminaries

Julian Erosa defeated Hakeem Dawodu by unanimous decision. Chris Barnett recovered from early trouble to stop Jake Collier in round two, providing one of the night’s most dramatic preliminary-card comebacks.

Jailton Almeida submitted Anton Turkalj, and Denis Tiuliulin stopped Jamie Pickett. Norma Dumont, Alatengheili, Elise Reed and Yohan Lainesse also earned victories, completing a 13-fight event whose final results differed substantially from its original booking.

Complete UFC 279 results

• Nate Diaz def. Tony Ferguson — submission (guillotine choke), R4, 2:52.
• Khamzat Chimaev def. Kevin Holland — submission (D’Arce choke), R1, 2:13.
• Daniel Rodriguez def. Li Jingliang — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Irene Aldana def. Macy Chiasson — KO (upkick to the body), R3, 2:21.
• Johnny Walker def. Ion Cuțelaba — submission (rear-naked choke), R1, 4:37.
• Julian Erosa def. Hakeem Dawodu — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Jailton Almeida def. Anton Turkalj — submission (rear-naked choke), R1, 4:27.
• Denis Tiuliulin def. Jamie Pickett — TKO (knees and punches), R2, 4:52.
• Chris Barnett def. Jake Collier — TKO (punches), R2, 2:24.
• Norma Dumont def. Danyelle Wolf — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Alatengheili def. Chad Anheliger — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Elise Reed def. Melissa Martinez — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Yohan Lainesse def. Darian Weeks — split decision, R3, 5:00.

Sources

UFC 279 official results; Sherdog: complete UFC 279 fight record.

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