UFC 316 live results: Two title fights from Newark

The Octagon returns to Newark, New Jersey, for another major pay-per-view event as UFC 316 takes place at the Prudential Center with two titles on the line.

The main event is a rematch for the UFC bantamweight championship as Merab Dvalishvili defends against former champion Sean O’Malley. Dvalishvili defeated O’Malley for the title at last September’s UFC 306 and has since had a successful title defense over Umar Nurmagomedov in January. O’Malley fights for the first time since that loss.

In the co-main event, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena makes her first title defense in her second reign as she defends against former Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison. Pena defeated Raquel Pennington at UFC 307 in October to win the title for a second time. Harrison has won two straight since joining the UFC roster.

Also on the main card is a middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Joe Pyfer; a bantamweight bout that sees Mario Bautista welcome former Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix in his UFC debut; and a welterweight bout between Vicente Luque and Kevin Holland.

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> Lightweights- MarQuel Mederos (10-1, 2-0 UFC) vs. Mark Choinski (8-0, 0-0 UFC)

They come out trading and Mederos lands a combination. Mederos lands a step-in knee. Mederos lands some kicks. They trade inside the pocket. Choinski lands a combination. Choinski grabs the back and jumps up on Mederos’ back. Choinski jumps off and lands some knees. They break as Choinski lands a left hook. Mederos lands a pair of low kicks. They trade and Mederos lands some solid combinations. 10-9 Mederos.

They trade kicks. Choinski lands a right hand as Mederos lands a leg kick. Mederos landing some punches through the guard of Choinski. Mederos lands some kicks and some body shots. Mederos lands a combo and a leg kick and Choinski lands a counter right hand. They trade inside the pocket. Choinski lands a combination and then looks for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Mederos lands a calf kick and Choinski goes to the mat. Mederos lands from the top but they get to their feet. Mederos lands a big knee. Mederos lands another kick and Choinski goes to the mat again, but Choinski grabs Mederos and gets a takedown and jumps on the back as they stand. They separate and Mederos lands another kick that trips Choinski up. 10-9 Mederos, 20-18 Mederos.

Mederos coming out landing leg kicks. Mederos with more kicks and Choinski falls down again. Mederos lands some kicks while standing before Choinski stands. They trade in close range as Mederos lands a big right hand. Mederos with a jab. Choinski looking for a takedown against the fence. Choinski is able to get a takedown and gets into the mount. Choinski gets the back and starts working for a choke. Mederos is able to escape to his feet and Choinski has back control as the fight ends. 10-9 Mederos, 30-27 Mederos.

Fight Result- MarQuel Mederos def. Mark Choinski by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Lightweights- Quillan Salkilld (8-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Yanal Ashmouz (8-1, 2-1 UFC)

Salkilld lands a left hand. Ashmouz comes out swinging and they clinch up. Ashmouz gets Salkilld down for a moment, but they get right up. Salkilld lands a knee. Salkilld gets a takedown and has the back as they stand. Salkilld tried to get Ashmouz down, but he grabbed the fence to defend. Salkilld with a knee. They remain clinched up. Salkilld lands a knee as they separate. Salkilld lands a leg kick. Salkilld with a big uppercut. Salkilld scores another takedown. They roll back to their feet and Salkilld has a single leg. Salkilld picks Ashmouz up and slams him to the mat. Salkilld has body control as they almost scramble up. Salkilld lands some right hands from the back as they stand. Salkilld gets another takedown. They get up and Ashmouz lands a left hook. 10-9 Salkilld.

Ashmouz with a heavy leg kick. Salkilld with a pair of kicks. Salkilld looks for a takedown against the fence and gets it. They get up and remain tied up and Salkilld gets Ashmouz down again for a brief moment as he has back control. Salkilld with some punches from the back. They go back to the mat and Salkilld lands big punches from the back. They stand and Salkilld is able to score another takedown. They stand and Salkilld lands before they separate, and Salkilld lands a body kick then a right hand and a high kick. Salkilld looks for a takedown but Ashmouz sprawls and has the neck. 10-9 Salkilld, 20-18 Salkilld.

Ashmouz lands a kick and Salkilld grabs him and briefly gets it down, but they stand and separate. Ashmouz lands a left hand. Salkilld lands a body kick. He lands another. Ashmouz lands a big combo and Salkilld looks for a takedown, but Ashmouz sprawls. Salkilld lands a knee to the body. Salkilld is able to score a takedown. They stand and Salkilld has back control. They break and Ashmouz lands a right hand. Salkilld lands a body kick then a leg kick. They trade left hooks. Ashmouz with a heavy calf kick. Ashmouz lands an uppercut and Salkilld fires back. Salkilld lands a right hand. Ashmouz lands a combo. Salkilld looks for a takedown but Ashmouz defends. Ashmouz lands a left hook. Ashmouz lands a right hand. They tie up against the fence. They roll to the mat. 10-9 Ashmouz, 29-28 Salkilld.

Fight Result- Quillan Salkilld def. Yanal Ashmouz by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Jeka Saragih (14-4, 1-2 UFC) vs. Joo Sang Yoo (8-0, 0-0 UFC)

Yoo lands a leg kick. Saragih lands a combo. Saragih comes rushing in throwing and Yoo lands a left hook that puts Saragih out cold as Saragih face plants to the mat. What a massive knockout by Yoo!

Fight Result- Joo Sang Yoo def. Jeka Saragih by knockout (punch) at :28 of Round 1

> Women’s Flyweights- #13 Ariane da Silva (17-10, 6-7 UFC) vs. Wang Cong (7-1, 2-1 UFC)

*da Silva missed weight by six pounds

Cong landing leg kicks early. Cong continuing to land leg kicks as da Silva lands a combination. Cong lands more leg kicks. da Silva grabs a leg but lets go and lands a right hand. da Silva lands a head kick. Cong lands a leg kick. da Silva lands a left hook. They clinch and da Silva lands a knee and Cong lands a right hand. Cong lands a leg kick that gets a big reaction from da Silva. Cong then lands a flurry of punches. They trade and Cong lands a right hand. Cong with another right hand. 10-9 Cong.

They trade right hands. Cong is pressing forward and landing more, though da Silva is working the jab. da Silva lands a combo. Cong with a leg kick. Cong lands some more leg kicks. Cong lands a jab. She lands an inside leg kick. They trade inside the pocket then Cong lands a leg kick followed by a combo. da Silva lands a head kick and a left hook. Cong lands a leg kick and da Silva goes down to the mat. She lets da Silva up. 10-9 Wang, 20-18 Wang.

Wang lands a combination. da Silva lands a left hand. They trade in the pocket. Wang with a right hand. They trade and Wang lands a combo. da Silva looks for a takedown but Wang defends and da Silva lands a knee as they separate. Wang with the jab. da Silva lands a combination. da Silva lands a knee. da Silva lands a right hand. Wang with a leg kick then a left hook. da Silva lands a combo ending with a knee. Wang lands a right hand. 10-9 Wang, 30-27 Wang.

Fight Result- Wang Cong def. Ariane da Silva by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Welterweights- Khaos Williams (15-4, 6-3 UFC) vs. Andreas Gustafsson (11-2, 0-0 UFC)

Gustafsson comes out swinging and Williams gets the clinch. Gustafsson with a knee to the body. Williams with some hammerfists to the hips of Gustafsson. They remain tied up as Gustafsson lands some knees. They are separated by referee Mike Beltran. Gustafsson lands. Gustafsson with a left hand. They tie back up against the fence. They separate. They both swing wildly. Gustafsson lands some knees after they clinch back up. Williams lands as they almost separated. Gustafsson with an elbow and Williams lands some knees. Gustafsson with a knee. 10-9 Gustafsson.

They both throw before clinching back up. Gustafsson with some knees as Williams lands hammerfists to the body. They separate. They both swing and not much lands. Williams lands a combo and Gustafsson ties it back up. They both dirty box and separate. Williams with a body kick. Gustafsson lands a right hand. They tie back up. Gustafsson scores a takedown. They quickly get up and Gustafsson lands a knee before taking it back down. Gustafsson has side control and then the back as they stand. Gustafsson with some knees from the back before he drags Williams back down. Gustafsson with some left hands and elbows. Williams is cut open. Gustafsson with knees in the clinch. 10-9 Gustafsson, 20-18 Gustafsson.

They trade before clinching. Gustafsson controlling against the fence and lands some knees and shoulder strikes. Gustafsson staying busy enough to keep it from being broken up. Gustafsson lands some uppercuts. Gustafsson lands an elbow. Gustafsson lands some short punches. Gustafsson gets it to the mat but they stand. Gustafsson has the back and drags it down. Williams rolls and Gustafsson ends up on top. Gustafsson with some big elbows and hammerfists. They stand and Gustafsson has the back and lands some knees before getting it back down. They stand and Gustafsson with more knees. Gustafsson with more big left hands and gets it back down and continues to land as it ends. 10-8 Gustafsson, 30-26 Gustafsson.

Fight Result- Andreas Gustafsson def. Khaos Williams by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

> Heavyweights- #7 Serghei Spivac (17-5, 8-5 UFC) vs. #11 Waldo Cortes-Acosta (13-1, 6-1 UFC)

Spivac with a body kick and Cortes-Acosta lands a leg kick. Cortes-Acosta with another leg kick. Spivac lands some kicks. They trade jabs and leg kicks. Spivac gets a brief takedown and has the back as they get to their feet. They break apart. Cortes-Acosta lands a right hand. Spivac lands a jab. Spivac with a high kick. Cortes-Acosta lands a right hand and they tie up. They separate. They trade jabs. Spivac working the jab and pressing forward. Cortes-Acosta lands a leg kick. Spivac with a big right hand. Cortes-Acosta with a late flurry. 10-9 Spivac.

Spivac with a high kick. Cortes-Acosta lands a right hand. Spivac lands a jab followed by a leg kick. They trade and clinch for a moment before separating. They trade kicks. Spivac with a right hand. They trade in close range as Cortes-Acosta lands a knee and a right hand to the body. Cortes-Acosta with a leg kick. Spivac looks for a takedown but Cortes-Acosta defends. Spivac lands a right hand. Cortes-Acosta lands to the body. 10-9 Cortes-Acosta, 19-19.

They both land inside the pocket to start the third. Cortes-Acosta with some leg kicks. Spivac lands a big right hand and Cortes-Acosta was hurt, but Spivac allowed him to recover by not following up. Spivac lands an elbow. Cortes-Acosta with a jab. Spivac rushes in as he lands a combo. Cortes-Acosta lands a knee. Spivac lands a combination. They trade jabs. Spivac lands a right hand. Cortes-Acosta with a right hand. Spivac looks for a takedown but Cortes-Acosta defends against the fence, but Spivac is able to pick him up and slam him down even though Cortes-Acosta tried to grab the top of the fence. They get up and separate. They trade and Spivac hurts Cortes-Acosta with a right hand late. Close fight. 10-9 Spivac, 29-28 Spivac.

Fight Result- Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Serghei Spivac by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Light Heavyweights- #12 Azamat Murzakanov (14-0, 4-0 UFC) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (17-7, 2-2 UFC)

Ribeiro with some early leg kicks as Murzakanov lands a body kick. Ribeiro with a high kick. Ribeiro with another high kick and Murzakanov blocks it with his arm. Murzakanov lands a left hand. Murzakanov with a left hook to the body. Murzakanov connects with a left hand and wobbles Ribeiro with another. Ribeiro goes to the mat and Murzakanov gets on top and starts teeing off. Murzakanov landing lots of left hands and it is all over! A big finish from Murzakanov!

Fight Result- Azamat Murzakanov def. Brendson Ribeiro by TKO (punches) at 3:25 of Round 1

> Flyweights- #12 Bruno Silva (14-6-2 1 NC, 4-3 1 NC UFC) vs. #14 Joshua Van (13-2, 6-1 UFC)

Silva with a pair of leg kicks. Silva is landing a lot of leg kicks early but is eating counter shots from Van. Van lands a nice combination. Silva with a side body kick. Van lands a combo and drops Silva with a right hand. Van tries to finish on the top but Silva pushes him off and gets to his feet. They trade leg kicks. Van lands a big right hand. Van lands a knee. Silva with a pair of calf kicks. Van lands a left hook. 10-9 Van.

Van lands a combo. Van with another combo. They trade punches. Van with a left hook. Van drops Silva with a right hand. Van starts landing but Silva is able to recover and get to his feet. Silva gets a brief takedown and they get to their feet. Van with more right hands. Van drops Silva again with a knee this time and starts landing from the top. Van stands and Silva is ordered up. 10-9 Van, 20-18 Van.

Silva lands a body kick. They trade jabs. Van with the jab. Van with a solid combination. Van lands a big right hand. Silva lands a jab. Van with an uppercut. Van lands a jab. Silva rushes in and Van side steps him and Silva crashes into the cage, then Van lands a right hand. Van with a left hook to the body followed by a front kick. Van drops Silva again with a right hand and a flurry finishes it.

Fight Result- Joshua Van def. Bruno Silva by TKO (punches) at 4:01 of Round 3

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> Welterweights- #14 Vicente Luque (23-10-1, 16-6 UFC) vs. Kevin Holland (27-13 1 NC, 14-10 1 NC UFC)

Luque lands a right hand. Luque grabs the single leg and Holland lands lots of punches to defend and Luque lets go. They trade and Holland stuns Luque with a right hand. Luque lands a leg kick. Luque lands a pair of left hands as Holland lands a right hand. Luque lands a left hook. Holland with a jab. Luque with a right hand. They trade. 10-9 Holland.

They’re trading short punches early on. Luque lands a kick and slips to the mat. Holland grabs the neck and locks in a choke. It is in deep and Luque taps!

Fight Result- Kevin Holland def. Vicente Luque by submission (D’Arce choke) at 1:03 of Round 2

> Bantamweights- #10 Mario Bautista (15-2, 9-2 UFC) vs. Patchy Mix (20-1, 0-0 UFC)

Bautista landing some leg kicks and combos early. Bautista attacks the body. Mix with some leg kicks. Bautista lands a right hand and then another. Mix lands a left hand. Bautista lands a leg kick then a right hand to the body. Bautista lands a body kick. Mix with an inside leg kick and Bautista counters with a right hand. Mix lands a knee then a left hand. Bautista with an overhand right. Mix lands a leg kick. Bautista lands another right hand. Bautista lands several shots to the body. They trade kicks. Mix lands a left hand. Bautista with a right hand to the body. Mix lands a body kick. Bautista with a right hand. 10-9 Bautista.

Bautista lands some right hands. Mix with a body kick. Mix lands a jab. Mix with a right hand. Bautista lands a jab. Bautista lands a left hand. Mix lands a combo. Mix works in some jabs. Mix with a right hook to the body. Mix mixes in some kicks. Mix with a combo. Mix with an inside leg kick. Mix lands the jab. Bautista with a right hand. Bautista lands a combo. They both land combos in close range. Bautista lands a jab. Bautista lands two right hands. Bautista with a right hook to the body. 10-9 Bautista, 20-18 Bautista.

Bautista comes out landing. Mix looks for a takedown but Bautista defends it easily. Bautista lands a combination. Bautista lands another. Bautista with a pair of leg kicks. Mix lands a body kick. Mix with a jab. Mix lands a left hand. They both land in close range. Bautista lands a nice combination. Mix lands a left hand. Bautista with a jab. Bautista with some kicks, then a left hand then a jab. Bautista lands a combination. Mix stuns Bautista with a punch then lands a big knee. Mix lands a left hand. Mix lands late. 10-9 Bautista, 30-27 Bautista.

Fight Result- Mario Bautista def. Patchy Mix by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Middleweights- Kelvin Gastelum (19-9 1 NC, 13-9 1 NC UFC) vs. Joe Pyfer (13-3, 4-1 UFC)

Pyfer lands a body kick. He lands another. Pyfer drops Gastelum with a right hand and starts landing but Gastelum is able to get up. Pyfer lands another right hand. Pyfer with a right hand to the body. Pyfer with another right hand. Gastelum lands a left hand. Pyfer with a body kick. Pyfer lands a head kick that wobbles Gastelum for a brief moment. Pyfer follows with a jab. Pyfer drops Gastelum again with another right hand. Pyfer lands some shots then backs up to allow Gastelum back up. Pyfer lands a left hook. 10-9 Pyfer.

Gastelum lands two leg kicks. Gastelum with a left hook to the body. Pyfer lands a right hand then an uppercut. Pyfer lands a combination. Pyfer with a leg kick. Pyfer with a left hook. Pyfer lands a head kick. Gastelum lands a leg kick. Pyfer lands a right hand. Gastelum lands a left hand. They trade inside the pocket. Gastelum lands a jab. They trade as Pyfer lands a combo. 10-9 Pyfer, 20-18 Pyfer.

Gastelum landing with more output to start the third. Pyfer lands a right hand. Gastelum lands a jab. Gastelum lands a left hand. They clinch for a brief moment and separate. Pyfer scores a takedown. Gastelum immediately sprawls and gets to his feet and pushes Pyfer against the fence. They break apart. Gastelum lands a left hand. Gastelum lands a left to the body. Gastelum with another left hand. Pyfer lands a right hand. Gastelum with a leg kick. Gastelum lands two left hands. 10-9 Gastelum, 29-28 Pyfer.

Fight Result- Joe Pyfer def. Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)

> UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Pena (11-5, 8-3 UFC) defends against #2 Kayla Harrison (18-1, 2-0 UFC)

Harrison with a front kick. Harrison lands a jab. Harrison lands a left hand. Harrison with a body kick. Harrison grabs ahold of Pena against the fence. Harrison gets a takedown into side control. Harrison lands a knee to the body. Harrison with some left hands from the top. Pena lands several illegal upkicks and timeout is called. Pena has a point taken away. They get back going and Harrison lands a leg kick. 10-8 Harrison.

Harrison lands a left hand. Harrison with an inside leg kick. Harrison lands a body kick. Harrison with a body kick as Pena lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Pena is defending as Harrison has Pena against the fence. Harrison gets a takedown and is in Pena’s full guard. Harrison with an elbow then starts landing several punches. Harrison with another elbow and lands some right hands from the back. Harrison controlling from the top looking to set up a choke. Harrison then grabs the arm and quickly locks in a kimura and Pena quickly taps! Complete domination from Harrison to become the new champion.

Fight Result- Kayla Harrison def. Julianna Pena by submission (kimura) at 4:55 of Round 2 to win the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship

> UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili (19-4, 12-2 UFC) defends against #1 Sean O’Malley (18-2 1 NC, 10-2 1 NC UFC)

O’Malley with a spin kick. Dvalishvili trying to find an opening. O’Malley works the jab and to the body. O’Malley back to the jab and Dvalishvili lands a left hand. O’Malley with a right hand. Dvalishvili lands a left hand. O’Malley connects to the body. Dvalishvili lands and scores a takedown. They stand as Dvalishvili lands some knees. They separate and both land. Dvalishvili lands a left hook. Dvalishvili gets another takedown. Dvalishvili lands from the top. Dvalishvili with elbows from the top. 10-9 Dvalishvili.

Dvalishvili lands a body kick. Dvalishvili with a leg kick. Dvalishvili lands a combination. O’Malley lands a right hand. O’Malley lands a body kick. Dvalishvili with a left hand. O’Malley lands a right hand to the body. Dvalishvili looks for a takedown but O’Malley defends. O’Malley with a right hand to the body. He lands a big left hand. Dvalishvili lands a right hand. Dvalishvili lands a big right hand. Dvalishvili looks for a takedown but O’Malley defends. O’Malley with a right hand. Dvalishvili lands late. 10-9 Dvalishvili, 20-18 Dvalishvili.

Dvalishvili lands a right hand and they both connect as they swing wildly. Dvalishvili gets a slam takedown. Dvalishvili landing from the top. Dvalishvili lands to the body. Dvalishvili really controlling on the mat as he lands some knees. They stand and Dvalishvili still has body control. Dvalishvili gets O’Malley back down to the mat. Dvalishvili landing punches. They stand. Dvalishvili gets it right back down. Dvalishvili grabs the neck and looks for a choke and has one locked in. O’Malley taps! Dvalishvili keeps the championship in convincing fashion.

Fight Result- Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O’Malley by submission (north south choke) at 4:42 of Round 3