UFC 284 Results: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski

UFC 284 brought a champion-versus-champion lightweight contest to RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia. The event aired on February 11, 2023, in the United States and took place on February 12 locally, with Islam Makhachev retaining his belt against Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodríguez winning the interim featherweight championship.

Makhachev wins a demanding first defense

Volkanovski moved up from featherweight and challenged Makhachev through five rounds of striking, takedowns and scrambles. Makhachev found important success both standing and on the ground, including sustained back control in the fourth round.

Volkanovski rallied in the fifth and finished strongly from top position, leaving the Perth crowd loudly behind him. The judges scored the fight 48–47, 48–47 and 49–46 for Makhachev. It was a unanimous decision and his first successful lightweight title defense; Volkanovski’s featherweight championship was not at stake.

Rodríguez wins interim gold

Rodríguez’s kicks and varied attacks made Josh Emmett work through a difficult opening round, though Emmett’s punching power remained a threat. When the fight reached the mat in round two, Rodríguez attacked from his back.

A triangle choke at 4:19 gave Rodríguez the interim featherweight belt. Volkanovski remained the undisputed champion, creating the route to a later unification bout rather than replacing him outright.

Australian finishers and the preliminaries

Jack Della Maddalena submitted Randy Brown in the first round in front of his home crowd. Justin Tafa knocked out Parker Porter, while Jimmy Crute and Alonzo Menifield fought to a majority draw after a point deduction against Menifield.

Josh Culibao and Loma Lookboonmee earned submissions on the earlier card, and Kleydson Rodrigues stopped Shannon Ross. Modestas Bukauskas, Jamie Mullarkey, Jack Jenkins, Blake Bilder and Elves Brener also won, completing a 13-fight event with substantial action beyond its championships.

Complete UFC 284 results

• Islam Makhachev def. Alexander Volkanovski — unanimous decision, R5, 5:00.
• Yair Rodríguez def. Josh Emmett — submission (triangle choke), R2, 4:19.
• Jack Della Maddalena def. Randy Brown — submission (rear-naked choke), R1, 2:13.
• Justin Tafa def. Parker Porter — KO (punch), R1, 1:06.
• Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield — majority draw, R3, 5:00.
• Modestas Bukauskas def. Tyson Pedro — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Josh Culibao def. Melsik Baghdasaryan — submission (rear-naked choke), R2, 2:02.
• Kleydson Rodrigues def. Shannon Ross — TKO (punches), R1, 0:59.
• Jamie Mullarkey def. Francisco Prado — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Jack Jenkins def. Don Shainis — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Loma Lookboonmee def. Elise Reed — submission (rear-naked choke), R2, 0:44.
• Blake Bilder def. Shane Young — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Elves Brener def. Zubaira Tukhugov — split decision, R3, 5:00.

Sources

UFC 284 official results; UFC 284 official scorecards; Event results record.

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