*** HIGHLIGHTS! Watch Pereira Smoke Hill Here, Holloway Sleep Gaethje Here ***
UFC 300 live stream results, pay-per-view (PPV) updates and play-by-play for tonight’s blockbuster “Pereira vs. Hill” fight card. As the name suggests, UFC 300 is topped by the light heavyweight title fight pitting reigning UFC 205-pound champion, Alex Pereira, against former division titleholder, Jamahal Hill. But, that’s just the tip of the proverbial iceberg, as UFC 300’s A-list lineup also includes another pair of high-octane title fights for TONIGHT (Sat., April 13, 2024) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shortly before Zhang Weili defends her strawweight strap against 115-pound countrywoman, Yan Xiaonan, lightweight smashing machine, Justin Gaethje, welcomes former featherweight champion, Max Holloway, back to the 155-pound weight class with the “BMF” title up for grabs. In addition, former lightweight kingpin, Charles Oliveira, looks to bang his way back to the belt at the expense of red-hot Russian rising star, Arman Tsarukyan.
UFC 300’s five-fight PPV main card gets underway TONIGHT at 10 p.m. ET, beginning with undefeated 185-pound sensation, Bo Nickal, who looks to slug his way into middleweight rankings consideration by steamrolling rough-and-tumble division stalwart, Cody Brundage. Get complete UFC 300 PPV main card LIVE results and real-time play-by-play updates below. In addition, we’re also covering the UFC 300 “Prelims” undercard bouts streaming on ESPN and ESPN+ in a separate thread RIGHT HERE, beginning promptly at 6 p.m. ET. Bet on all the UFC 300 action at DraftKings Sportsbook right here.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Pereira vs. Hill.” Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 300 main card PPV results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)
UFC 300 QUICK RESULTS:
Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill — Pereira def. Hill by KO (punches) at 3:14 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS!
Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan — Zhang def. Yan by unanimous decision (49-45 x3)
Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway — Holloway def. Gaethje by KO (punch) at 4:59 of Round Five — HIGHLIGHTS!
Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan — Tsarukyan def. Oliveira by split decision (28-29, 29-28 x2)
Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage — Nickal def. Brundage by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:38 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS!
Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic — Prochazka def. Rakic by TKO (punches) at 3:17 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS!
Calvin Kattar vs. Aljamain Sterling — Sterling def. Kattar by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Kayla Harrison vs. Holly Holm — Harrison def. Holm by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:47 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS!
Sodiq Yusuff vs. Diego Lopes — Lopes def. Yusuff by TKO (punches) at 1:29 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS!
Jalin Turner vs. Renato Moicano — Moicano def. Turner via technical knockout (punches) at 4:11 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS!
Jessica Andrade vs. Marina Rodriguez — Andrade def. Rodriguez via split decision (28-29, 29-28 x2)
Jim Miller vs. Bobby Green — Green def. Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-25, 29-26) — RECAP!
Cody Garbrandt vs. Deiveson Figueiredo — Figueiredo def. Garbrandt by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:02 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS!
Cody Garbrandt vs. Deiveson Figueiredo — Figueiredo def. Garbrandt by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:02 of Round Two — HIGHLIGHTS!
UFC 300 PPV MAIN CARD PLAY-BY-PLAY:
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205 lbs.: UFC Light Heavyweight champion Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill
Round 1: Low kicks from both men to start. Patient start. One minute in. Body kick from Pereira met by a right hook. Continuing to chop at each other’s legs. Two minutes in. Body jab by Pereira, who blocks a head kick in return. Body kick by Hill. More stiff body jabs by Pereira. Both attacking the body. Two minutes to go.
Hill body kick strays low, but Pereira waves Herb Dean off before absolutely nuking Hill with a left hook. Hill is somehow still conscious, which earns him a volley of vicious hammerfists on the ground until the lights go out.
Final result: Pereira def. Hill by KO (punches)
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115 lbs.: UFC Strawweight champion Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan
Round 1: Zhang leaning on her kicks to start. 1-2 from Yan, who eats a calf kick in return. She catches a body kick and takes Zhang to the fence, fighting off an inside trip. Zhang reverses and separates a minute in. Both swing big, neither connects. Body kick from Zhang. Two minutes in. Nice check hook from Zhang but Yan ties up and takes her down into side control, then lands a 1-2 as Zhang scrambles to her feet. Sharp counter right knocks Zhang over with two minutes to go.
Zhang tries a head kick. Pressuring, not committing. Body kick and spinning back fist met by a 1-2. Hard lead right into the clinch and she hurls Yan into side control with a minute to go.Yan tries to scramble and gives up her back, allowing Zhang to lock up an airtight rear naked choke. Yan manages to survive until the bell, but she’s obviously unconscious and only comes to after a moment. 10-9 Zhang if they let this go.
Round 2: Counter right by Yan draws a smile. She tries to blitz and Zhang capitalizes to grab the body lock, drag her down, and take the back. Yan regains half guard but can’t dislodge Zhang a minute in. Zhang moves to side control. Two minutes in. Short body shots. Yan tries to scramble, but eats elbows for her trouble. Slick back take, both hooks in. Zhang flattens her out and hammers away. Two minutes to go.
Zhang pouring on the hurt, then switches to looking for the RNC. She transitions to the arm triangle and this one’s in deep with a whole minute to work. Yan manages to escape and sweep into top side control, but Zhang scrambles to her feet and separates. 1-2 from Yan to answer a leg kick. They trade at the bell. 10-9 Zhang.
Round 3: Nice side kick by Yan knocks Zhang over. Solid 1-2, side kick behind it. Zhang punches into the clinch, lands a left hook on the exit. Yan times Zhang’s low kick and drops her with a right hand a minute in. Yan stands over her and kicks at her legs. Both women kicking each other’s legs. The ref lets this go for about 30 seconds before separating them. Two minutes in. Body kick by Zhang. Vicious lead elbow into the body lock, but she ends up on her back with two minutes to go.
Zhang regains guard, then kicks Yan off. Yan catches a kick and trips her down into guard with a minute to go. Zhang quickly scrambles to her feet. 1-2 into the clinch, Yan reverses. 10-9 Yan.
Round 4: Body kick from Zhang, counter jab soon after. Anotehr body kick. Counter hook lands for Yan, who drops her yet again with a counter right. Zhang seems pathologically incapable of not throwing naked low kicks. One minute in. Zhang shoots, nearly gives up her back, lands on top. Mat return by Zhang, looking for the back. One hook in, landing punches. Two minutes in. Short left hands piling up. Two minutes to go.
More punches from Zhang. Heavier shots now and she takes mount. Yan gives up her back and Zhang goes to work with hammerfists. One minute to go. Continuing to land from back mount. 10-9 Zhang.
Round 5: Yan gets a telling-off for grabbing the cage before the round begins. Nice head kick by Zhang. Awkward shot ends with her on top in half guard. Nice sweep by Yan to get to her feet. One minute in. Side kick from Yan. Head kick to double-leg by Zhang puts her on top in side control. Right to the back, both hooks in. Two minutes in. Yan tries to sweep, settles for regaining half guard. Short punches from Zhang. Two minutes to go.
Zhang retakes the back, landing short punches before looking for the RNC. Continuing to control with one hook. She re-inserts the second hook with one minute to go, Yan regains half guard. Solid elbows from Zhang, then punches. 10-9 Zhang.
Final result:
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155 lbs.: BMF champion Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway
Round 1: Gaethje looking to pressure early. Solid low kick. Another a minute in. Lots of feints from both men. Uppercut to jab by Holloway, who gets briefly knocked over by a low kick. They collide in the center, no clean connects. 1-3-2 by Gaethje after eating a low kick two minutes in. Slick uppercut and left hook by Holloway, who absorbs a clubbing overhand right between them. Body jab met by a Gaethje low kick. High-low goes Holloway with the 1-2. Two minutes to go.
Lots of movement from Holloway as Gaethje tries to find his timing. Another low kick from Gaethje, who’s biting on a lot of feints. Head kick blocked. One minute to go. Nice 3-2 by Holloway. Solid body shot, Gaethje falls short with his return fire. Gaethje slips on the Monster logo and Holloway sneaks in a shot while he’s off-balance. Gaethje tries to pressure in the last seconds and runs face-first into a spinning back kick at the bell. 10-9 Holloway.
Round 2: Gaethje’s nose is a wreck from that kick, but he doesn’t seem bothered as he leaves the corner. Counter 2-3 from him. Holloway tries to go low-high with kicks. Nice body kick a minute in. Low kick from Gaethje in return. There’s a lull where both men focus on feints, then a violent exchange in the center that ends with Gaethje taking a finger in the eye. They restart two minutes in. Body kick exchange. Holloway with a combo downstairs. Gaethje lands a body jab of his own, eats a 1-2. Overhand right misses, low kick does not with two minutes to go.
Holloway seems a step ahead so far but Gaethje is landing to that leg and coming dangerously close with some heat. They trade in the center and Holloway’s thumb goes into Gaethje’s eye, but he doesn’t elect to take the recovery time. Gaethje low kick, Holloway body shot. One minute to go. Heavy low kick from Gaethje to answer a body shot and Holloway is feeling these. Hard exchange, Gaethje low kick. Holloway tries to spin again, settles for cracking Gaethje with right hands in the final seconds. 10-9 Holloway.
Round 3: 1-2 to the body from Holloway, who eats a low kick immediately afterwards. Holloway isn’t showing the usual volume but Gaethje is really struggling to find any consistent success. Front kicks to body kick by Holloway. Gaethje tries a head kick, eats a body kick. One minute in. Heavy lead right by Gaethje, who gets caught leaning by a left hook. Holloway playing keep-away with the kicks. Sharp left hook lands for Gaethje. They trade front kicks two minutes in. Nasty 1-2 from Holloway, who catches him leaning with another spinning back kick. Gaethje tries to wing some bombs and eats combinations for it. More body work from Holloway. Two minutes to go.
1-2-spinning back kick to the body from Holloway. Gaethje just cannot get inside without getting clipped. More body shots by Holloway with a minute to go. 1-2 upstairs. Body kick from Gaethje takes him off-balance. Holloway lands a body kick of his own and blocks a head kick. 10-9 Holloway.
Round 4: Teeps from Holloway to start. Solid body shots. 3-2 from Gaethje glances off. One minute in. Solid combination by Holloway in center cage, 3-2 from Gaethje in return. Gaethje jab, Holloway chopping right. 1-2 appears to sting Gaethje. 2-1 does the same soon after. Gaethje still plodding forward with kicks, eats another right hand two minutes in. Both whiff in center cage. Decent sequence from Gaethje against the fence, then a clean low kick. Holloway goes back to sharpshooting, cracking him with a counter 1-2 with two minutes to go.
Both men firing kicks. Gaethje suddenly finds a second wind, dropping Holloway with an overhand right to the temple before landing hard punches and low kicks. One minute to go. Holloway again finds his preferred distance and gets back to work picking his shots. Tight hook by Gaethje. Solid overhand right at the bell. 10-9 Gaethje.
Round 5: Both men continue to stay busy with kicks. Counter combo by Holloway. Gaethje goes low-high with the 1-1-2, eats a spinning back kick for his trouble a minute in. Low kick by Gaethje. Holloway picking his shots. He goes low-high with a combination and there go Gaethje’s legs. Holloway pouring it on, but Gaethje gets his wits back when he hits the fence and starts firing back. Two minutes in. Things slow back down, Holloway whiffing on a spinning back kick. Gaethje tries a head kick and eats a 1-2 with two minutes to go.
Nice left hook by Gaethje, better right cross by Holloway. Strafing shots to the body and head. Gaethje plodding after him but struggling to get close. One minute to go. Another spinning back kick from Holloway. Nice counter knee to punish an overhand right. Flying knee attempt, body jab. Low kick from Gaethje. Gaethje misses a rolling thunder at the 10-second mark and Holloway invites him in to trade in the center of the cage. Both men unload with everything they’ve got until Holloway uncorks the heaviest overhand right he’s ever thrown and lands flush to the chin. A completely limp Gaethje crashes to the mat face-first and Holloway will leave the cage with both the BMF belt and 2024’s Knockout of the Year to date.
Final result: Holloway def. Gaethje by KO (punch) — WATCH HIGHLIGHTS!
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155 lbs.: Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Round 1: Both men open with kicks. Quick hands from Tsarukyan, but a slip allows Oliveira to grab the front headlock. Tsarukyan tries to explode to his feet, but Oliveira clamps down on the guillotine and jumps guard. Somehow Tsarukyan grits it out and pops his head free, only to wind up mounted. Strong balance from Oliveira two minutes in, then a thudding elbow. Tsarukyan’s next bridge proves more successful and puts him on top in guard. Now it’s Tsarukyan dropping elbows from guard. Two minutes to go.
Another good elbow from Tsarukyan as Oliveira controls his other arm. Oliveira briefly gets double overhooks. Oliveira turns for a leg and boots Tsarukyan in the chest, but his foot bounces off and directly into Tsarukyan’s face. The ref pauses it right as Oliveira is about to threaten a triangle and there’s some confusion before the ref officially pauses, has the doctor check Tsarukyan out, and restarts them in guard with a minute to go. Elbow from Oliveira. Better ones from Tsarukyan. Nice scramble from Oliveira to get to his feet and exit with an elbow. Tsarukyan tries to spin at the bell. 10-9 Oliveira.
Round 2: Quick hug to start the round. Heavy right hand from Oliveira. Tsarukyan tries a flurry, can’t land clean. 3-2-1 does better, axe kick whiffs. Quick right cross through the guard a minute in. Well-timed shot by Tasrukyan kicks off a great scramble that ends with him pressing Oliveira against the fence. Tsarukyan bundles him to the mat and settles on top in guard at the base of the fence. Playing heavy, not landing a ton. There’s some nice elbows. Two minutes to go.
Oliveira tries an upkick and has a triangle snuffed out. Lots of pressure from Tsarukyan, who’s picking his shots well as Oliveira tries to work with the overhook. One minute to go. Solid elbows by Tsarukyan and Oliveira’s cut. He moves to half guard and tries to unload, but gets caught in an airtight triangle before getting saved by the bell. 10-9 Tsarukyan.
Round 3: Oliveira whiffs on a flying knee and eats a combo for his trouble. 1-2 from Oliveira. Tsarukyan feints a shot, then hauls Oliveira to the fence. Elbow exchange on the exit a minute in. Good exchange in center cage. Tsarukyan fires a double-leg, Oliveira defends and knees his body. Nice jabs by Tsarukyan two minutes in. Oliveira body kick. Tsarukyan shoots again and avoids the guillotine to take half guard. Potential Von Flue there. He loses it but takes the crucifix with two minutes to go.
Tsarukyan threatens the arm triangle, then takes the back. He loses the hooks but keeps the body lock. Oliveira stuck on his knees with a minute to go. Oliveira suddenly scrambles free and secures the front headlock, then cinches up a d’arce. It’s not deep enough and Tsarukyan survives until the bell. 10-9 Tsarukyan.
Final result: Tsarukyan def. Oliveira by split decision
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185 lbs.: Bo Nickal vs. Cody Brundage
Round 1: Nickal on his bike early as Brundage tries to chase him down with assorted wild techniques. Brundage denies a takedown and nearly takes Nickal’s back, but gets hauled to the fence. One minute in. Nickal dumps him to his knees, can’t keep him down, forces him to all fours with the body lock. Back up, back down. Brundage on his knees two minutes in. Nickal takes the back and looks for the RNC, but doesn’t have the angle. Brundage trying to turn into him, manages to get half guard with two minutes to go.
Nickal steps into mount, threatens a guillotine, then moves into mounted triangle position and drops elbows. They scramble and Nickal transitions from the front headlock to the rear body lock. He slips in a hook with a minute to go. Baseball grip from Brundage to defend as he mugs for the camera. 10-9 Nickal.
Round 2: Brief pause at the start to toss some loose tape out of the cage. Solid body kick from Nickal, who catches a kick but gets tossed aside. Brundage tries to load up on a right hand and gets taken down once again. Half guard a minute in. Brundage trying to play deep half guard, abandons it as Nickal lands left hands. Potential arm triangle for Nickal, loses the arm, moves to mount. Brundage trying to punch off his back despite his corner screaming at him to find an underhook. Nickal postures up to punch with two minutes to go.
Nickal quickly moves to the back and wraps up the body triangle. Brundage fights off the first RNC, but the second does the trick.
Final result: Nickal def. Brundage by submission (rear naked choke)
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