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UFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington

December 16, 2023•10:00 PM ET

Prelims: 8:00 PM ETEarly Prelims: 6:30 PM ET

📺 Watch

Main: Pay Per ViewPrelims: ESPN

T-Mobile Arena, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

🎙️ Production

Commentary: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier

Announcer: Bruce BufferInterviewer: Joe Rogan

📊 Event Stats

Attendance: 19,039Live Gate: $9,300,000

Fights: 12Finish: 58%KOs: 4Subs: 3Dec: 5

Leon Edwards

(22 - 5 - 1)

Colby Covington

(17 - 5 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R5 5:00

Welterweight (170 lb)

Ref: Herb Dean

Alexandre Pantoja

(30 - 5 - 0)

Brandon Royval

(17 - 8 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R5 5:00

Flyweight (125 lb)

Ref: Marc Goddard

Shavkat Rakhmonov

(19 - 0 - 0)

Stephen Thompson

(17 - 9 - 1)

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

R2 4:56

Welterweight (170 lb)

Ref: Jason Herzog

Paddy Pimblett

(23 - 3 - 0)

Tony Ferguson

(25 - 11 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Lightweight (155 lb)

Ref: Mark Smith

Josh Emmett

(19 - 5 - 0)

Bryce Mitchell

(18 - 3 - 0)

KO (Punch)

R1 1:57

Featherweight (145 lb)

Ref: Herb Dean

Alonzo Menifield

(17 - 5 - 1)

Dustin Jacoby

(21 - 9 - 1)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Light Heavyweight (205 lb)

Ref: Chris Tognoni

Irene Aldana

(15 - 8 - 0)

Karol Rosa

(18 - 7 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Bantamweight (135 lb)

Ref: Jason Herzog

Cody Garbrandt

(14 - 7 - 0)

Brian Kelleher

(24 - 16 - 0)

KO (Punch)

R1 3:42

Bantamweight (135 lb)

Ref: Marc Goddard

Ariane Lipski da Silva

(17 - 11 - 0)

Casey O'Neill

(10 - 2 - 0)

Submission (Armbar)

R2 1:18

Flyweight (125 lb)

Ref: Mark Smith

Tagir Ulanbekov

(18 - 2 - 0)

Cody Durden

(17 - 8 - 1)

Submission (Face Crank)

R2 4:25

Flyweight (125 lb)

Ref: Chris Tognoni

Andre Fili

(24 - 12 - 1)

Lucas Almeida

(15 - 4 - 0)

TKO (Punches)

R1 3:32

Featherweight (145 lb)

Ref: Jason Herzog

Shamil Gaziev

(14 - 1 - 0)

Martin Buday

(16 - 2 - 0)

TKO (Punches)

R2 0:56

Heavyweight (265 lb)

Ref: Mark Smith