UFC 285 Results: Jones vs. Gane

UFC 285 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 4, 2023, crowned two new champions. Jon Jones returned after three years away to submit Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight belt, while Alexa Grasso ended Valentina Shevchenko’s flyweight reign with a fourth-round submission.

Jones wins the heavyweight championship

Jones’ move to heavyweight was tested only briefly before he imposed his grappling. He took Gane down, advanced near the fence and worked through the defense until he secured a guillotine choke.

The submission came at 2:04 of round one. With the heavyweight title vacant following Francis Ngannou’s departure, Jones became the undisputed champion and added a second divisional championship to his earlier light heavyweight success.

Grasso seizes her opening

Grasso’s boxing kept her competitive as Shevchenko mixed striking with takedowns. The champion found useful ground control, but Grasso stayed alert to opportunities as the fight moved into its fourth round.

When Shevchenko missed a spinning kick, Grasso reached her back and applied the finishing choke at 4:34. The victory made Grasso the women’s flyweight champion and brought a major change to a division Shevchenko had ruled for years.

Rakhmonov and Nickal make statements

Shavkat Rakhmonov submitted Geoff Neal late in round three after an intense contest, while Mateusz Gamrot edged Jalin Turner by split decision. Bo Nickal opened the main card with an arm-triangle submission of Jamie Pickett in his UFC debut.

Dricus du Plessis stopped Derek Brunson when Brunson’s corner ended the fight late in round two. Ian Machado Garry recovered from an early knockdown to finish Song Kenan, and Cody Garbrandt, Amanda Ribas and several other fighters earned important wins across the preliminary card.

Complete UFC 285 results

• Jon Jones def. Ciryl Gane — submission (guillotine choke), R1, 2:04.
• Alexa Grasso def. Valentina Shevchenko — submission (rear-naked choke), R4, 4:34.
• Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Geoff Neal — submission (rear-naked choke), R3, 4:17.
• Mateusz Gamrot def. Jalin Turner — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Bo Nickal def. Jamie Pickett — submission (arm-triangle choke), R1, 2:54.
• Cody Garbrandt def. Trevin Jones — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Dricus du Plessis def. Derek Brunson — TKO (corner stoppage), R2, 4:59.
• Amanda Ribas def. Viviane Araújo — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Marc-André Barriault def. Julian Marquez — TKO (punches), R2, 4:12.
• Ian Machado Garry def. Song Kenan — TKO (punches), R3, 4:22.
• Cameron Saaiman def. Leomana Martinez — majority decision, R3, 5:00.
• Tabatha Ricci def. Jessica Penne — submission (armbar), R2, 2:14.
• Farid Basharat def. Da’Mon Blackshear — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Loik Radzhabov def. Esteban Ribovics — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.

Sources

UFC 285 official results; UFC 285 official scorecards; Event results record.

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