UFC 306 took place on September 14th, 2024 and the results saw two new champions crowned in the final fights of the night. There was plenty for grappling fans to look forward as the event unfolded too, with several top MMA grapplers fighting throughout the card. Kicking off the night was young prodigy Raul Rosas Jr and although there was plenty of action on the feet in his fight against Aori Qileng, it was his grappling that made the difference as he won a unanimous decision. The preliminary card continued, and shortly afterward Ketlen Souza was able to lock up the first submission win in her fight against Yazmin Jauregui.
There was a few more fights before the main card began, and even more action for the fans in attendance. Later on in the night Rener Gracie black belt Brian Ortega faced Diego Lopes, as he looked to go on a winning streak for the first time since 2018. That wasn’t to be unfortunately, as Lopes got the better of their striking exchanges and even had more success on the ground against the BJJ expert. Then Valentina Shevchenko cruised to a unanimous decision win over Alexa Grasso to reclaim her flyweight title, winning every single round on every judge’s scorecard.
The main event of the night was the moment that Merab Dvalishvili and his fans have been waiting for, as he finally got the opportunity to fight for a UFC title. Dvalishvili faced the bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and although both men are very well-rounded, it was still a grappler vs striker matchup on paper. Dvalishvili landed some good shots but couldn’t win most of the striking exchanges, while the same was true for O’Malley on the ground. He showed some good work from guard but Dvalishvili was largely dominant, landing shots and controlling from a range of positions. With multiple takedowns and over ten minutes of control time, Dvalishvili won a pretty clear-cut decision and took home the belt for the first time.
UFC 306 Full Results
Merab Dvalishvili defeats Sean O’Malley via Decision – Unanimous (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)
Dvalishvili becomes the new UFC bantamweight world champion
Valentina Shevchenko defeats Alexa Grasso via Decision – Unanimous (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Shevchenko becomes the new UFC women’s flyweight world champion
Diego Lopes defeats Brian Ortega via Decision – Unanimous (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Esteban Ribovics defeats Daniel Zellhuber via Decision – Split (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Ronaldo Rodriguez defeats Ode Osbourne via Decision – Unanimous (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Preliminary Card
Norma Dumont defeats Irene Aldana via Decision – Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ignacio Bahamondes defeats Manuel Torres via TKO – Punches (Round 1, 4:02)
Ketlen Souza defeats Yazmin Jauregui via Submission – Rear-naked Choke (Round 1, 3:02)
Joshua Van defeats Edgar Chairez via Decision – Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Raul Rosas Jr defeats Aori Qileng via Decision – Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
The full UFC 306 event replay, including all of the above results, is available to watch on UFC Fight Pass.