UFC234:
Adesanya vs. Silva
Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne, Australia
About the Event
Everything was ready for the star fight of this UFC 234, Wittaker-Gastellum, to take place. Both men were by weight when weighing the day before: Wittaker 185lbs Gastellum 185lbs. Unfortunately, Wittaker could not defend his title against Gastellum because of an abdominal hernia.
| Weight Class 🤔 | Rank | Records | Bout | Records | Rank | What to expect | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♂ | Middleweight | #6 | 15-0-0 | Israel "The Last Stylebender" Adesanya vs. Anderson "The Spider" Silva | 34-8-0, 1NC | #15 | ||||||
| ♂ | Lightweight | Marcos Mariano vs. Lando "Groovy" Vannata | ||||||||||
| ♂ | Bantamweight | 🔥 | #15 | 26-9-0, 1NC | Rani Yahia vs. Ricky Simon | 10-1-0 | ||||||
| ♀ | Flyweight | #14 | 9-4-0 | Montana De La Rosa vs. Nadia Kassem | 5-0-0 | |||||||
| ♂ | Light Heavyweight | 8-0-0 | Jim "The Brute" Crute vs. Sam Alvey | |||||||||
| ♂ | Lightweight | 9-1-0 | Devonte "King Kage" Smith vs. Dong Hyun "The Maetro" Ma | 16-8-3 | ||||||||
| ♂ | Featherweight | 11-4-0 | Shane Young vs. Austin "golden Boy" Arnett | 15-5-0 | ||||||||
| ♂ | Flyweight | 17-7-0, 1NC | Kai Kara-France vs. Raulian Paiva | 17-1-0 | ||||||||
| ♂ | Bantamweight | 11-5-2 | Teruto "Yashabo" Ishihara vs. Kyung Ho "Mr. Perfect" Kang | 14-8-0, 1NC | ||||||||
| ♂ | Lightweight | Callan Potter vs. Jalin "The Tarantula" Turner | 6-4-0 | |||||||||
| ♂ | Bantamweight | 10-6-0 | Wuliji "Beast Master" Buren vs. Jonathan "Dragon" Martinez | 9-2-0 |
| Official Weight (lbs) | Red Corner | Blue Corner | Official Weight (lbs) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185☑ | Israel "The Last Stylebender" Adesanya | Anderson "The Spider" Silva | 186☑ | ||
| 155☑ | Marcos Mariano | Lando "Groovy" Vannata | 156☑ | ||
| 135☑ | Rani Yahia | Ricky Simon | 135☑ | ||
| 125☑ | Montana De La Rosa | Nadia Kassem | 124☑ | ||
| 206☑ | Jim "The Brute" Crute | Sam Alvey | 205☑ | ||
| 156☑ | Devonte "King Kage" Smith | Dong Hyun "The Maetro" Ma | 156☑ | ||
| 145☑ | Shane Young | Austin "golden Boy" Arnett | 145☑ | ||
| 125☑ | Kai Kara-France | Raulian Paiva | 125☑ | ||
| 136☑ | Teruto "Yashabo" Ishihara | Kyung Ho "Mr. Perfect" Kang | 136☑ | ||
| 156☑ | Callan Potter | Jalin "The Tarantula" Turner | 155☑ | ||
| 136☑ | Wuliji "Beast Master" Buren | Jonathan "Dragon" Martinez | 136☑ |
| Fight Result | Fight Rating | Fight Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Adesanya defeated Silva: Decision, R3 05:00 (Unanimous 🤔) | ★★★★ | Pleasant to see. Provocations on both sides... |
| Vannata defeated Mariano: Submission, R1 04:55 (Kimura) | ||
| Simon defeated Yahia: Submission, R1 04:55 (Kimura) | ★★★★ | Simon is so aggressive ! |
| De La Rosa defeated Kassem: Verbal Submission, R2 02:37 (Armbar) | ||
| Crute defeated Alvey: TKO, R1 02:49 (Punches) | ||
| Smith defeated Ma: TKO, R1 03:49 (Punches) | ||
| Young defeated Arnett: Decision, R3 05:00 (Unanimous 🤔) | ||
| Kara-France defeated Paiva: Decision, R3 05:00 (Split 🤔) | ||
| Kang defeated Ishihara: Technical Submission, R1 03:59 (Rear-naked Choke) | ||
| Turner defeated Potter: KO, R1 00:53 (Punches) | ||
| Martinez defeated Buren: Decision, R3 05:00 (Unanimous 🤔) |
| Event Stats | Value |
|---|---|
| Decision: | 36.36% |
| Submission: | 36.36% |
| KO: | 27.27% |
| Disqualification: | 0% |
| Red win: | 54.55% |
| Blue win: | 45.45% |
