UFC 282 Results: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev

UFC 282 ended without a new light heavyweight champion at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on December 10, 2022. Jan Błachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a split draw for the vacant belt, while Paddy Pimblett’s decision over Jared Gordon and a series of earlier finishes gave the final pay-per-view of the year plenty to discuss.

The vacant title stays vacant

Błachowicz’s leg kicks caused Ankalaev problems during the striking exchanges. As the fight progressed, Ankalaev increasingly relied on wrestling and top control, especially during the championship rounds.

The judges returned scores of 48–47 for Błachowicz, 48–46 for Ankalaev and 47–47. With one judge favoring each fighter and the third scoring it even, the result was a split draw. Neither man won the vacant light heavyweight championship.

Pimblett’s decision and comeback finishes

Pimblett defeated Gordon by unanimous decision in a competitive lightweight co-main event. Gordon’s work made the result widely debated, but all three official scorecards favored Pimblett.

Santiago Ponzinibbio stopped Alex Morono in round three after facing trouble earlier in their catchweight fight. Dricus du Plessis submitted Darren Till in the third round, while Ilia Topuria finished Bryce Mitchell with an arm-triangle choke in the second.

Rosas debuts and the preliminaries produce finishes

Raul Rosas Jr. submitted Jay Perrin in his UFC debut at age 18. His back control and first-round finish offered an early demonstration of the grappling that had earned him a place in the promotion.

The earlier card featured Jairzinho Rozenstruik’s 23-second knockout of Chris Daukaus, along with stoppages from Edmen Shahbazyan, Chris Curtis and Billy Quarantillo. TJ Brown and Cameron Saaiman also finished their opponents, making the two decision outcomes at the top a sharp change from the preceding action.

Complete UFC 282 results

• Jan Błachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev — split draw, R5, 5:00.
• Paddy Pimblett def. Jared Gordon — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Alex Morono — TKO (punches), R3, 2:29.
• Dricus du Plessis def. Darren Till — submission (rear-naked choke), R3, 2:43.
• Ilia Topuria def. Bryce Mitchell — submission (arm-triangle choke), R2, 3:10.
• Raul Rosas Jr. def. Jay Perrin — submission (rear-naked choke), R1, 2:44.
• Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Chris Daukaus — KO (punches), R1, 0:23.
• Edmen Shahbazyan def. Dalcha Lungiambula — TKO (punches), R2, 4:41.
• Chris Curtis def. Joaquin Buckley — KO (punches), R2, 2:49.
• Billy Quarantillo def. Alexander Hernandez — TKO (knees and punches), R2, 4:30.
• TJ Brown def. Erik Silva — submission (arm-triangle choke), R3, 3:41.
• Cameron Saaiman def. Steven Koslow — TKO (knees and punches), R3, 4:13.

Sources

UFC 282 official results; UFC 282 official scorecards; Event results record.

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