UFC 298 took place on February 17th, 2024 and there were plenty of surprises throughout the event’s results. The most notable name from the BJJ world competing was Mackenzie Dern, and she engaged in a close fight with top-ranked contender Amanda Lemos at the top of the preliminary card. It was awarded ‘Fight of the Night’ and although she put in a fantastic performance, Dern ended up on the losing end of a unanimous decision. Olympic gold medalist wrestler and former two-weight UFC world champion Henry Cejudo was aiming to start his comeback to the top of the sport but his elite wrestling couldn’t win him the decision against Merab Dvalishvili in the end.
The co-main event was a great matchup between two top contenders in the promotion’s middleweight division, and Robert Whittaker managed to bounce back form his recent loss to Dricus Du Plessis in impressive fashion. Although his opponent Paulo Costa had his moments in the fight, Whittaker was awarded the decision win when it went to the judge’s scorecards. The main event then saw Alexander Volkanovski defending the featherweight title against a fresh challenger in Ilia Topuria, and he ended up getting knocked out in the second round. Topuria maintained his undefeated professional MMA record and claimed the UFC featherweight title, beginning his reign at the top of the division.
UFC 298 Full Results
Ilia Topuria defeats Alexander Volkanovski via KO – Punch (Round 2, 3:32)
Robert Whittaker defeats Paulo Costa via Decision – Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Ian Machado Garry defeats Geoff Neal via Decision – Split (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Merab Dvalishvili defeats Henry Cejudo via Decision – Unanimous (29-28, 29-28 29-28)
Anthony Hernandez defeats Roman Kopylov via Submission – Rear-naked Choke (Round 2, 3:23)
Preliminary Card
Amanda Lemos defeats Mackenzie Dern via Decision – Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Marcos Rogerio de Lima defeats Junior Tafa via TKO – Leg kick and Punches (Round 2, 1:14)
Rinya Nakamura defeats Carlos Vera via Decision – Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Zhang Mingyang defeats Brendson Ribeiro via KO – Punches (Round 1, 1:41)
Danny Barlow defeats Josh Quinlan via TKO – Punches (Round 3, 1:18)
Oban Elliott defeats Val Woodburn via Decision – Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Miranda Maverick defeats Andrea Lee via Decision – Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
The full UFC 298 event replay, including all of the above results, is available to watch on UFC Fight Pass.