UFC 333 results: Volkanovski knocks out Evloev and Yan beats Merab again
The featherweight champion ended Evloev's unbeaten run in round two, Yan won the trilogy and three unbeaten fighters fell in Abu Dhabi. All the results and how the community did.
By Equipo La Jaula Props · · 2 min read
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UFC 333 delivered a historic night at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Alexander Volkanovski retained the featherweight title with a knockout of Movsar Evloev, Petr Yan won his trilogy with Merab Dvalishvili and three unbeaten records were broken on the same card.
Main event: Volkanovski ends Evloev's unbeaten run
Volkanovski stopped Evloev by KO/TKO with six seconds left in the second round (4:54). It was the first loss of the Russian's career, who came in at 20-0. With this win, the Australian passes José Aldo for the most wins in featherweight title fights.
Co-main: Yan closes the trilogy
Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili again by unanimous decision after five rounds, retained the bantamweight belt and takes the series 2-1.
All the results
- Alexander Volkanovski def. Movsar Evloev by KO/TKO (round 2, 4:54).
- Petr Yan def. Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision.
- Lone'er Kavanagh def. Ramazan Temirov by KO/TKO (round 1, 4:28).
- Alexander Volkov def. Rizvan Kuniev by unanimous decision.
- Aaron Pico def. Losene Keita by KO/TKO (round 1, 1:14).
- Dominick Reyes def. Azamat Murzakanov by KO/TKO (round 1, 2:40).
- Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev def. Nikita Krylov by KO/TKO (round 1, 2:38).
- Abus Magomedov def. Cam Rowston by submission (round 1, 1:44).
- Grant Dawson def. Nurullo Aliev by unanimous decision.
- Colby Thicknesse def. Asaf Chopurov by split decision.
- Abubakar Vagaev def. Jacob Malkoun by unanimous decision.
- Daniel Santos def. Bolaji Oki by unanimous decision.
- Kody Steele def. Noah Gugnon by KO/TKO (round 1, 3:54).
- Iasmin Lucindo def. Nicolle Caliari by unanimous decision.
Three fewer unbeaten records
Evloev (20-0), Nurullo Aliev (12-0) and Asaf Chopurov (11-0) suffered the first losses of their careers. Only Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev left Abu Dhabi with his perfect record intact, now 11-0.
What about the '-ev curse'?
Not this time. Fighters with surnames ending in '-ev' won 2 of their 5 fights (Yakhyaev and Vagaev) and lost 3 (Evloev, Kuniev and Aliev). Even so, their all-time record in Abu Dhabi remains overwhelming: 28 wins, 6 losses and 1 no contest.
How did the community do?
The La Jaula Props community got 8 of the 11 fights that received votes right. The big miss was the co-main event: every vote went to Dvalishvili. You can see the fight-by-fight breakdown in the results section.
Next stop is UFC 334 on November 14 at Madison Square Garden, with Gane vs. Hokit and Harrison vs. Nunes. Voting is already open.
