Edwards defeated Covington to retain the UFC championship belt. All UFC 296 results

Last night, at the 'T-Mobile Arena' in Las Vegas, USA, the final event of this year's UFC 296 took place. The main event featured a bout between Britain's Leon Edwards and American Colby Covington. The UFC welterweight title, held by the Briton, was at stake.

The fight endured all five rounds, culminating in Leon Edwards triumphing by unanimous decision from the judges.

It is worth recalling that Edwards became the UFC champion in August 2022, knocking out pound-for-pound leader Kamaru Usman at UFC 278. Their rematch occurred in March at UFC 286, with the Briton winning by a split decision. Edwards now boasts 22 victories and three losses, with two fights ending without a result.

Covington now has seventeen victories and four defeats to his name. In his previous bout, he bested Jorge Masvidal. The American has contended twice for the UFC welterweight championship and belt, both times facing Kamaru Usman in 2019 and 2021.

The event's main fight was a rematch between the reigning bantamweight champion, Alexandre Pantoja, and contender Brandon Royval from the USA. For the Brazilian, this marked his first title defense, which he claimed from Brandon Moreno in July. The bout also extended to all five rounds, with the reigning champion, Alexandre Pantoja, securing the victory through a unanimous decision from the judges.

The Daily Sport has compiled the results of all the tournament fights according to the card.

UFC 296

Tournament Results

Early Preliminary Card

• Shamil Gaziev won against Martin Buday via technical knockout (Round 2, 0:56)
• Andre Fili won against Lucas Almeida via technical knockout (Round 1, 3:32)
• Tagir Ulanbekov defeated Cody Durden by submission (Round 2, 4:25)

Preliminary Card

• Ariane Lipski emerged victorious against Casey O'Neill via an armbar (Round 2, 1:18)
• Cody Garbrandt secured victory over Brian Kelleher via knockout (Round 1, 3:42)
• Irene Aldana won against Carol Rosa by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Alonzo Menifield triumphed over Dustin Jacoby by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Main Card

• Josh Emmett defeated Bryce Mitchell by knockout (Round 1, 1:57)
• Paddy Pimblett claimed victory over Tony Ferguson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Shavkat Rakhmonov secured victory against Stephen Thompson by submission (Round 2, 4:56)
• Alexandre Pantoja defeated Brandon Royval by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45-49-46)
• Leon Edwards emerged victorious against Colby Covington by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)