Pereira defended his title, but Peña did not. Alex Pereira vs Khalil Rountree. UFC 307 Results

Last night at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, USA, UFC 307 took place.

The main event of the evening was the light heavyweight (up to 93 kg) title fight between reigning champion Alex Pereira of Brazil and American contender Khalil Rountree.

Rountree performed admirably in the first two rounds, but once Pereira fully engaged, the bout shifted decisively. The Brazilian battered Rountree, setting up the finish and delivering a knockout in the fourth round. This marked Pereira's fourth consecutive early stoppage victory, as he retains his belt and awaits his next challenger.

The co-main event was another title bout, this time in the women's bantamweight division (up to 61.2 kg). Current champion Raquel Pennington squared off against fellow American and former champion Julianna Peña.

The fight went the distance, lasting all five rounds, and ended with some controversy. The first round was fairly uneventful, while in the second, Pennington executed a takedown but failed to capitalize on it. Peña dominated the third round, taking her opponent to the mat and attempting a choke. In the fourth, Pennington struck back, knocking down the champion. The fifth round mirrored the first, with both fighters focusing on defense.

Though it seemed Peña had the upper hand, the judges saw it differently, awarding Pennington a split decision victory, and she reclaimed the bantamweight title.

A total of twelve fights took place in today's tournament, and the Dailysports team has prepared the results of this show for you.

Alex Pereira vs Khalil Rountree
UFC 307 Results

Main Card

• 5 rounds for the UFC light heavyweight title (up to 93 kg)
  Alex Pereira defeated Khalil Rountree via TKO in the fourth round.
• 5 rounds for the UFC women's bantamweight title (up to 61.2 kg)
  Raquel Pennington defeated Julianna Peña via split decision (48-47, 48-47, 47-48).
• 3 rounds in bantamweight (up to 61.2 kg)
  Mario Bautista defeated José Aldo via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
• 3 rounds in middleweight (up to 83.9 kg)
  Roman Dolidze defeated Kevin Holland via TKO in the first round.
• 3 rounds in women's bantamweight (up to 61.2 kg)
  Kayla Harrison defeated Ketlen Vieira via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 29-28).

Preliminary Card

• 3 rounds in welterweight (up to 77.1 kg)
  Joaquin Buckley defeated Stephen Thompson via KO in the third round.
• 3 rounds in women's strawweight (up to 52 kg)
  Yasmin Lucindo defeated Marina Rodriguez via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
• 3 rounds in lightweight (up to 70.3 kg)
  Alexander Hernandez defeated Austin Hubbard via split decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
• 3 rounds in middleweight (up to 83.9 kg)
  Cezar Almeida defeated Igor Poterya via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Early Preliminary Card

• 3 rounds in light heavyweight (up to 93 kg)
  Ryan Spann defeated Ovince Saint Preux via guillotine choke submission in the first round.
• 3 rounds in women's strawweight (up to 52 kg)
  Tisha Pennington defeated Carla Esparza via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
• 3 rounds in welterweight (up to 77.1 kg)
  Court McGee defeated Tim Means via neck crank submission in the first round.