UFC 305: Du Plessis Retains His Title in Perth

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Dricus Du Plessis retained the UFC middleweight championship by submitting Israel Adesanya in the fourth round at UFC 305. The event took place at RAC Arena in Perth on August 18, 2024 locally, corresponding to the August 17 broadcast date in the United States. A twelve-fight card also delivered a rapid co-main-event finish for Kai Kara-France and a hard-fought lightweight win for Dan Hooker.

Du Plessis finishes the championship contest

Adesanya challenged with the experience of a former champion, and the contest provided opportunities for both men before its decisive fourth-round turn. Du Plessis used grappling pressure, while Adesanya found success attacking the body. The challenger remained dangerous, making the ending more consequential than a simple account of uninterrupted dominance would suggest.

Du Plessis hurt Adesanya with punches, brought the action to the canvas, and secured the rear-naked choke at 3:38 of round four. The finish preserved his championship and ended Adesanya’s attempt to reclaim it. It also supplied a clear result to a matchup that had generated substantial discussion before the fighters entered the cage.

Main-card breakthroughs and close decisions

Kara-France stopped Steve Erceg with strikes at 4:04 of the first round in the flyweight co-main event. Erceg had recently challenged Alexandre Pantoja for the title, so the result gave Kara-France a significant win against an opponent with fresh championship experience. Unlike the main event, this contest was decided before either fighter reached a second round.

Hooker defeated Mateusz Gamrot by split decision, while Jairzinho Rozenstruik earned a split decision over Tai Tuivasa. Carlos Prates opened the main card by knocking out Li Jingliang in round two. Together, those bouts supplied contrasting outcomes: sudden finishes alongside contests that required the judges to separate closely matched opponents.

The completed Perth card

The final lineup included Junior Tafa against Valter Walker, Luana Santos against Casey O’Neill, and Herbert Burns against Jack Jenkins. Those are the bouts that actually took place, so the results below reflect the completed event rather than an earlier proposed lineup.

Perth’s night ended with a retained middleweight championship, a fast-moving flyweight contender story, and wins spread across the entire undercard. The complete results preserve both the headline outcomes and the preliminary performances that formed the rest of UFC 305.

Complete event results

  • Dricus Du Plessis defeated Israel Adesanya — submission (rear-naked choke), round 4, 3:38; retained middleweight title.
  • Kai Kara-France defeated Steve Erceg — TKO (strikes), round 1, 4:04.
  • Dan Hooker defeated Mateusz Gamrot — split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
  • Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeated Tai Tuivasa — split decision (29-28, 30-27, 27-30).
  • Carlos Prates defeated Li Jingliang — KO (punch), round 2, 4:02.
  • Valter Walker defeated Junior Tafa — technical submission (ankle lock), round 1, 4:56.
  • Ricardo Ramos defeated Josh Culibao — split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
  • Casey O’Neill defeated Luana Santos — unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).
  • Jack Jenkins defeated Herbert Burns — TKO (strikes), round 3, 0:48.
  • Tom Nolan defeated Alex Reyes — unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
  • Song Kenan defeated Ricky Glenn — unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-28).
  • Jesus Aguilar defeated Stewart Nicoll — submission (guillotine choke), round 1, 2:39.

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