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UFC 302: Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier Full Results & Highlights

The wait for UFC 302 is finally over.

Drew Beaupre

Following a rare week off before the start of a busy summer schedule, the UFC returned on Saturday night (June 1) when UFC 302 took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

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The main event was a lightweight title fight between defending champion Islam Makhachev and former interim titleholder Dustin Poirier. This was the third time “The Diamond” had attempted to claim undisputed UFC gold, and although Poirier gave the champion all he could handle Makhachev ultimately locked up a D'arce choke to end things in the final round.

The night’s co-main event was a huge middleweight bout featuring Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa. Strickland was looking to get back into the win column after he lost the division’s title to Dricus Du Plessis, and while one judge scored the fight in favor of Costa the former champion walked away from UFC 302 with a split-decision victory.

The rest of the main card included decision wins from Niko Price and Randy Brown, plus Kevin Holland snapped a two-fight skid when he submitted Michał Oleksiejczuk in the opening round of their middleweight bout. The prelims saw Roman Kopylov hand César Almeida the first loss of his MMA career, and Jailton Almeida also rebounded from his first UFC loss when he submitted fellow top-ranked heavyweight Alexandr Romanov.

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You can find all the highlights from UFC 302 below, followed by full results from every matchup on the 12-fight card.

Jailton Almeida def. Alexandr Romanov

Kevin Holland def. Michał Oleksiejczuk

Main Card: (ESPN+ PPV, 10:00 p.m. ET)

• Main Event: Islam Makhachev def. Dustin Poirier via Submission (D'Arce Choke): R5, 2:42– For the UFC Lightweight Championship

• Co-Main Event: Sean Strickland def. Paulo Costa via Split Decision (49-46, 50-45, 46-49)

• Kevin Holland def. Michał Oleksiejczuk via Technical Submission (Armbar) : R1, 1:34

• Niko Price def. Alex Morono via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

• Randy Brown def. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

Preliminary Card: (ESPN/ESPN+, 8:00 p.m. ET)

• Roman Kopylov def. César Almeida via Split Decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)

• Jailton Almeida def. Alexandr Romanov via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R1, 2:27

• Grant Dawson def. Joe Solecki via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27x2)

• Jake Matthews def. Phil Rowe via Unaminous Decision (29-28x2, 30-27)

Early Preliminary Card (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)

• Bassil Hafez def. Mickey Gall via Unanimus Decision (30-27x2, 29-28)

• Ailin Perez def. Joselyne Edwards via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28x2)

• André Lima def. Mitch Raposo via Split Decision (30-27x2, 28-29)

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Drew Beaupre

DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.

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