UFC 312 Results: Du Plessis Retains Middleweight Title in South Africa

The UFC 312 event took place in Sydney, Australia, with the main event featuring South African middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis defending his title against Sean Strickland.

Du Plessis secured a unanimous decision victory, with the judges scoring the bout 50-45, 50-45, 49-46 in his favor. This marked his second successful title defense in the UFC.

In the women’s lightweight division, reigning champion Zhang Weili successfully defended her belt against Tatiana Suarez, winning by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-45).

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Full UFC 312 Results

Main Card

✅ Dricus du Plessis def. Sean Strickland – Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
✅ Zhang Weili def. Tatiana Suarez – Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-45)
✅ Tallyson Teixeira def. Justin Tafa – TKO (strikes), Round 1, 0:35
➖ Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato – Majority Draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
✅ Jake Matthews def. Francisco Prado – Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Preliminary Card

✅ Gabriel Santos def. Jack Jenkins – Submission (rear-naked choke), Round 3, 2:06
✅ Tom Nolan def. Vyacheslav Borshchev – Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
✅ Wang Kong def. Bruno Brazil – Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
✅ Alexander Topuria def. Colby Tickness – Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
✅ Rongzhu def. Cody Steele – Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
✅ Jonathan Micallef def. Kevin Jousset – Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
✅ Quillan Salkild def. Anshul Jubli – KO (right hand), Round 1, 0:19