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UFC 303: Pereira vs Prochazka 2 Results: Alex Pereira knocks out Jiri Prochazka in fashion to gain second-round finish

Published at :June 30, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Modified at :June 30, 2024 at 9:17 AM
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Akash Dhanagaran


UFC 303 featured a number of match wins by unanimous decision.

The UFC 303: Pereira vs Prochazka 2 is officially over and it was one of the most action-packed events with big contenders. The event was held on June 29, 2024, from the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area.

The UFC event witnessed many last-minute changes in the match card, which influenced ticket sales and viewership. Here we take a look at the complete results for the UFC 303: Pereira vs Prochazka event.

UFC 303: Early Preliminary Card Results

  • Gilian Robertson defeated Michelle Waterson-Gomez by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).
  • Martin Buday defeated Andrei Arlovski by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27).
  • Rei Tsuruya defeated Carlos Hernandez by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Vinicius Oliveira defeated Ricky Simon by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

UFC 303: Preliminary Card Results

  • Joe Pyfer defeated Marc-Andre Barriault by KO (Punches) at 1:25 in Round 1.
  • Andre Fili defeated Cub Swanson by Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Jean Silva defeated Charles Jourdain by KO (Punch) at 1:22 in Round 2.
  • Payton Talbott defeated Yanis Ghemmouri by KO (Punches) in 0:19 in Round 1.

UFC 303: Fight Card Matches Results

  • Ian Machado Garry defeated Michael Page by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Macy Chiasson defeated Mayra Bueno Silva by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 1:58 in Round 2.
  • Roman Dolidze defeated Anthony Smith by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Diego Lopes defeated Dan Ige by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Alex Pereira defeated Jiri Prochazka by TKO (Head Kick and Punches) at 0:13 in Round 2 to retain his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

Welterweight Match- Ian Machado Garry vs Michael Page

The UFC 303 fight card opened up with the Welterweight bout between Ian Machado Garry and Michael Page. Garry struggled to track Page’s strikes, however took the fight to the canvas having Page’s back with a body triangle and looking for a rear naked choke and Page powered out to break the grip and both battled in the canvas to end the first round.

Page opened the second round speeding up the pace with jabs and kicks, however, Garry locked him looking for a kneebar. However, Page escaped him and struck with a combination to have a clear advantage in the second round.

As the match hung on the cliff, Page landed a combination to nearly end the fight, however Garry neutralized it with his grappling. Garry took Page in control on the canvas with the advantage position taking Page’s back. Page wasn’t able to escape Garry’s hold, and round three ended in favor of Garry. With this Ian Machado Garry won the battle by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Women’s Bantamweight Match- Macy Chiasson vs Mayra Bueno Silva

Macy Chiasson and Mayra Bueno Silva had a boxing fight standing upright trying to knock each other out with punches and kicks, resulting in an evenly contested first round. In the second round Chaisson got an early takedown and landed an elbow to open a deep cut in Bueno Silva’s forehead. Referee Chirs Tognoni paused the match and called for the ringside doctor, who called off the match at 1:58 in Round 2, making Macy Chiasson the winner by technical knockout. Macy Chiasson also received the UFC Performance of the Night for the match

Light Heavyweight Match- Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Smith

Roman Dolidze looked tired, however he landed double the strikes than Smith. Dolidze attempted 185 strikes, where Smith landed 98, he also landed another 84-44 strikes to control the total advantage of the match. Although entering his first fight in the Light Heavyweight division in 2020, this gained him his first win, as the referee scored the match 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 by Unanimous Decision.

Catchweight Match- Diego Lopes vs Dan Ige

In the co-main event, Diego Lopes fought Dan Ige in the Catchweight division. Both exchanged numerous strikes until Lopes snatched Ige in a chock in the final seconds of round one. With the paced-up round one, round two lagged at a slow pace, however, Lopes took Ige’s back and controlled the match looking for choke attempts and strikes.

Ige was far from the finish line and went after Lopes in the final round. Both exchanged strikes with Ige landing big hooks and landing the right hand. Ige with the takedown put Lopes on his back and landed some powerful strikes. Lopes started slowing down, and Ige landed some hard ground punches, however, the previous rounds made the difference as Diego Lopes defeated Dan Ige by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Light Heavyweight Match- Alex Pereira vs Jiri Prochazka

The rematch between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka after UFC 300, the main event of the show, as the originally planned McGregor vs Chandler was called off just days ago. Pereira scored a vicious second-round technical knockout on Prochazka at 0:13 with a devastating head kick and followed it with many vicious strikes to retain his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Pereira also received the Performance of the Night for the fight.

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