UFC 313 live results: Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev, Justin Gaethje returns

One of the UFC’s biggest superstars is back in action as the Octagon returns to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for UFC 313.

The main event sees UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, one of the most exciting and popular fighters in the sport, making his fourth title defense against top contender Magomed Ankalaev. Pereira’s fourth title defense in less than a year sees him looking to extend a five-fight win streak while Ankalaev is unbeaten in his last 13 fights, dating back nearly seven years.

In the co-main event, it’s a rematch of one of the best fights of 2023 as Justin Gaethje battles Rafael Fiziev. Gaethje scored a decision win over Fiziev at UFC 286 in March 2023 while Fiziev steps into this bout on short notice as he replaces Dan Hooker, Gaethje’s originally scheduled opponent.

Also on the main card is a lightweight bout between Jalin Turner and Ignacio Bahamondes; a women’s strawweight bout between ranked fighters Amanda Lemos and Iasmin Lucindo; and a lightweight bout pitting long-time veteran King Green against rising prospect Mauricio Ruffy.

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> Middleweights- Djorden Santos (10-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Ozzy Diaz (9-3, 0-1 UFC)

Santos lands a jab then a stiff leg kick. He lands another hard calf kick. Diaz with a leg kick. Santos lands another calf kick. Santos working the jab. Diaz lands a right hand. They trade jabs. Santos with another leg kick. Diaz lands a counter right hand then a leg kick. They trade jabs. They trade right hands. Diaz lands a jab. Diaz with a leg kick and a stiff jab. Diaz lands a combination. Santos lands a flurry against the fence. Santos is chasing Diaz down and landing. Santos lands to the body then the head. 10-9 Santos.

Santos lands a pair of right hands as he pressures Diaz. Diaz lands a jab and Santos lands a combo ending with a leg kick. They trade jabs. Santos with a solid left hand. Santos with a pair of jabs followed by an uppercut. Santos with a leg kick. Diaz lands a combination. Santos lands a right hand. Diaz with a jab then a right hand. Santos looks for a takedown but Diaz shakes him off. They are trading and Diaz is connecting better. Diaz lands a jab. Santos with a right hand. They’re trading in close range and Santos lands a right hand. They trade and Santos with a big right hand. Close round. 10-9 Santos, 20-18 Santos.

They both land right hands. Santos lands a combination. Santos with a leg kick then a combo. Santos with a jab followed by a right hand. Santos lands a right hand. Diaz with a jab. Diaz lands a jab and a right hand. Santos looks more tired. They trade inside the pocket. Santos with a right hand and Diaz lands an inside elbow then an uppercut. Diaz lands to the body. They trade punches. Diaz lands a pair of knees to the body. Santos with an elbow and Diaz lands a big right hand and Santos is hurt. Santos is retreating and Diaz lands as he rushes forward. Diaz with some big punches. Santos lands a right hand and Diaz lands an elbow. Santos lands a left hook. Diaz with an elbow in the clinch. Diaz lands a hard combination. Diaz lands to the body. Santos is still pressing forward despite being gassed. Diaz with a jab. Santos with a combo. Diaz with a head kick but Santos catches it and gets a takedown. Santos ends the fight on top. 10-9 Diaz, 29-28 Santos.

Official Result- Ozzy Diaz def. Djorden Santos by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Featherweights- Mairon Santos (14-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Francis Marshall (8-2, 2-2 UFC)

They trade in close range. Santos with a right hand. Marshall lands a left hook. Santos lands a combo and Marshall returns fire with a calf kick that trips Santos up. Marshall looks for a takedown as he pushes it against the fence, and Santos defends as they break apart. Marshall lands a leg kick. Santos lands a jab. Marshall with a right hand and they trade leg kicks. Santos lands a pair of leg kicks. Santos with a right hand. Santos with another right hand. Santos with a stiff right hand. Santos with a hard calf kick. Marshall with a leg kick. Santos partially lands a right hand and lands a leg kick. Santos with an uppercut and a leg kick. Marshall lands a left hook and Santos goes to his knees. Santos is chasing the takedown as Marshall is defending and landing. Marshall with lots of punches from the back to end the round. 10-9 Marshall.

They’re trading left hands to start the second. Santos lands a right hand. Santos with a leg kick and Marshall lands a hard counter right hand. Marshall lands another right hand. Santos with a pair of body kicks and Marshall lands a combo. They trade left hooks. Santos lands a jab. Santos with a right hand. Marshall scores a takedown. Santos tries to roll through but Marshall explodes to the back and has back control as they’re on the feet. Marshall is kicking the leg out from under Santos and trips him down, but Santos is getting up. They separate. Santos partially lands a head kick. 10-9 Marshall, 20-18 Marshall.

Marshall lands a right hand and they trade combos in close range. Marshall lands a right hand. They trade right hands. Marshall lands a right hand. Santos is pressing forward and landing more early. Marshall lands a right hand. They trade jabs. Santos with a right hand to the body as Marshall lands a short left hand. They trade in close range and both land left hands. Marshall with a right hand and Santos lands a leg kick. Santos with a jab followed by a right hand. Marshall lands a leg kick. Santos with a right hand. Santos lands another combo. Marshall gets a takedown and ends up on top after they roll. Marshall lands from the top to end it. 10-9 Marshall, 30-27 Marshall.

Official Result- Mairon Santos def. Francis Marshall by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Alex Morono (24-11 1 NC, 13-8 1 NC UFC) vs. Carlos Leal (21-6, 0-1 UFC)

Morono with a hard leg kick. Leal lands a right hand. Morono with a leg kick then a body kick. Leal with a leg kick and they trade punches. They get clinched and Leal lands some elbows as Morono lands some knees before they separate. They trade in close range. Leal lands a left hand then a combo. Leal connects with an overhand right. They are trading big punches against the fence. Leal with a knee then an elbow and Morono is backing up. Leal with a combo and they trade against the fence. Leal lands hard to the body and Morono goes to the mat for a moment. Morono gets up and Leal with knees to the body. Leal landing and they are trading against the fence. Leal with some knees and elbows. Leal with some massive right hands and Morono looks almost out on his feet. Leal is teeing off and it is stopped. What a finish from Leal!

Official Result- Carlos Leal def. Alex Morono by TKO (strikes) at 4:16 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Brunno Ferreira (12-2, 3-2 UFC) vs. Armen Petrosyan (8-4, 3-3 UFC)

Petrosyan lands an inside leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Ferreira lands a big left hook that hurts Petrosyan and follows it up with a right hand. Time out is called for a groin strike by Petrosyan. They get back to action and time out is called again for another groin strike by Petrosyan. Petrosyan has a point taken away and they get back to action. They trade as Ferreira rushes forward. Petrosyan with a leg kick. Ferreira looks for a takedown but Petrosyan defends. Petrosyan lands a leg kick and Ferreira lands a right hand. Petrosyan with two leg kicks. Petrosyan with a high kick then a leg kick. Ferreira comes forward and looks for a takedown against the fence. Ferreira gets it down for a moment but they scramble up. Petrosyan lands a body kick. Petrosyan with a combo. Petrosyan with a jumping knee. Petrosyan lands a left hook. Petrosyan with two high kicks. 9-9 round due to the point deduction.

Petrosyan with a high kick. Ferreira with a right hook. Petrosyan with a leg kick. They trade kicks. Petrosyan lands a combo. Petrosyan lands a body kick. Ferreira with a big right hand. Ferreira with a right hand to the body then a left hook. Petrosyan lands to the body then to the head. Petrosyan with a head kick. Ferreira tries a takedown but Petrosyan defends as they stand. Ferreira with a left hand. Petrosyan lands a body kick. Petrosyan with a right hook then a leg kick. Ferreira mixes some right hooks. Ferreira with a left hook to the body. They trade body kicks. Ferreira gets the takedown. Ferreira landing and Petrosyan grabs the fence. Ferreira has the back and looks for a choke. Ferreira locks in an armbar out of nowhere and gets Petrosyan to tap! Excellent finish from Ferreira.

Official Result- Brunno Ferreira def. Armen Petrosyan by submission (armbar) at 4:27 of Round 2

> Flyweights- Joshua Van (12-2, 5-1 UFC) vs. Rei Tsuruya (10-0, 1-0 UFC)

Van with a jab to the body. Tsuruya shoots for a takedown but Van defends and lands a knee to the body. Tsuruya shoots again and Van defends as they tie up. They trade knees as Van lands to the body. They break apart. Van lands a combo and a body kick. Tsuruya looks for a takedown but Van is defending and landing as he does. They separate. Tsuruya tries for another takedown but Van defends again. Van with a high kick. Van connects with a right hand. Tsuruya tries for a takedown and they scramble to the mat. Tsuruya is inside the guard of Van but Van is able to scramble to his feet. Van lands a left hand. Van with a head kick and Tsuruya grabs it to score a takedown. They get right up. Van with an elbow as they break. 10-9 Van.

They tie up and Tsuruya is chasing takedowns but Van is defending. They scramble and Van is able to remain on his feet. Van lands a right hand. Tsuruya trying to take it down again but Van defends. Tsuruya does get a throw takedown and is in side control. They scramble to the feet. Tsuruya lands a left hand. Van swings and Tsuruya continues to look for a takedown. Van defends and they break. They trade punches. Van lands to the body. Van with a front kick to the body and lands a right hand. Van lands an elbow. Van lands a right hand. Van lands a knee and Tsuruya lands a spinning elbow. 10-9 Van, 20-18 Van.

Van lands an elbow and Tsuruya slips. Van pressing forward and lands a kick as Tsuruya connects with some punches. Tsuruya shoots for a takedown but Van is defending them all. Van with some punches as he sprawls the takedown attempts. Tsuruya pushes it against the fence but Van breaks it apart. Tsuruya shoots and Van sprawls. Tsuruya with a combo. Van lands to the body. Tsuruya lands a knee. Van with a groin strike and a time out is called. They get back going. Tsuruya goes for a takedown and Van is defending by landing punches. Van lands a lot of left hands to the body as Tsuruya is chasing the takedown. They break apart. Tsuruya with a body kick. Van with a combo and Tsuruya just misses a spinning back fist. Van with two body kicks. Tsuruya lands a left hand. Van with a body kick and Tsuruya goes down saying it was a groin strike. It was called a legal strike and action immediately restarts. Van lands a left hand and then a combo and another left hand. Van with a left hand that stumbles Tsuruya. 10-9 Van, 30-27 Van.

Official Result- Joshua Van def. Rei Tsuruya by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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> Lightweights- King Green (32-16-1 1 NC, 13-11-1 1 NC UFC) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (11-1, 2-0 UFC)

Green with a leg kick and a body kick. Ruffy lands a jab. Ruffy lands a big right hand that stuns Green. Green lands a right hand and a leg kick. Ruffy then lands a spinning wheel kick that connects to the side of Green’s head and Green goes out cold! What a head kick from Ruffy!

Official Result- Mauricio Ruffy def. Bobby Green by knockout (wheel kick) at 2:07 of Round 1

> Women’s Strawweights- #5 Amanda Lemos (14-4-1, 8-4 UFC) vs. #7 Iasmin Lucindo (17-5, 4-1 UFC)

Lemos with a hard leg kick. Lemos lands a right hand and they tie up against the fence. Lemos drags it down to the mat. Lemos controlling from the top but there is not much action going on. Lemos remains on top as Lucindo didn’t land a single significant strike in the round and Lemos landed few. 10-9 Lemos.

They’re feeling each other out. Lemos lands a leg kick. Lemos grabs the body and pushes it against the fence. Lemos controlling and foot sweeps Lucindo to the mat. Lemos controlling from the top. Lucindo trying to set something up from the bottom and looking for an arm, but Lemos escapes and remains on top. Lemos with an elbow from the top. Lucindo still has yet to land a significant strike. Lemos lands and stands. 10-9 Lemos, 20-18 Lemos.

They actually start trading to start the third and both connect. They tie up and Lucindo scores a takedown. Lucindo goes to side control but is just controlling and not landing. They get up and Lemos immediately takes it down. There is nothing happening. This was terrible. 10-9 Lucindo, 29-28 Lemos.

Official Result- Amanda Lemos def. Iasmin Lucindo by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> Lightweights- #13 Jalin Turner (14-8, 7-5 UFC) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (16-5, 5-2 UFC)

They trade right away as Bahamondes lands an inside leg kick. They trade punches. Bahamondes with a high kick. Bahamondes with a leg kick and Turner lands a combo ending with a body kick. They scramble to the mat and Turner ends up on top and lands an elbow as Bahamondes establishes full guard. Turner lands a couple of punches from the top. Bahamondes looks for a triangle choke from the bottom. It looks on tight and Turner taps! Big win for Bahamondes!

Official Result- Ignacio Bahamondes def. Jalin Turner by submission (triangle choke) at 2:29 of Round 1

> Lightweights- #3 Justin Gaethje (25-5, 8-5 UFC) vs. #11 Rafael Fiziev (12-3, 6-3 UFC)

Fiziev lands a leg kick. Gaethje lands a kick and Fiziev is able to score a takedown. They scramble up and Fiziev lands a pair of knees on the break. Fiziev gets another takedown and lands an elbow from the top. Fiziev with hammerfists from the top. Gaethje is able to scramble to his feet. Fiziev with a left hand. Gaethje lands a right hand. Fiziev with a leg kick. They tie up. Fiziev lands a few knees and Gaethje lands to the body before they break. Fiziev with a body kick and a left hand then another body kick. They tie up and Gaethje lands as they break. Gaethje lands a right hand. Gaethje looks for a takedown and lands a right hand as they break. 10-9 Fiziev.

They trade and Fiziev lands a groin strike and time out is called. They get back to action. Fiziev connects with a right hand. Gaethje lands a right hand. Gaethje lands another right hand and then a quick combo inside the pocket. Fiziev with a high kick. Gaethje lands a right hand. Fiziev lands a body kick then a glancing head kick and a right hand. Gaethje lands a right hand. Fiziev with a leg kick and a knee up the middle. Gaethje lands a right hand. Gaethje with a right hand as they break a brief clinch. Fiziev lands a knee. Gaethje drops Fiziev with an uppercut and starts landing from the top. Fiziev trying to sprawl to recover. Gaethje landing but Fiziev is recovering. They stand and separate as Gaethje lands a right hand. 10-9 Gaethje, 19-19.

Gaethje lands an uppercut. He lands another. Gaethje lands a right hand and Fiziev lands a counter left hand. Fiziev with a hard body kick. Fiziev with a series of body kicks. Gaethje with a left hand then an uppercut. Gaethje with a head kick and he rolls away out of trouble. Fiziev lands to the body. They clinch and Gaethje lands a right hand on the break. Gaethje lands a right hand. Gaethje lands a head kick after they trade in a tie up. Gaethje with some right hands. He lands a right hand. Gaethje with another big right hand. They clinch and Fiziev with some short knees. Gaethje lands a right hand as they break. Gaethje with an uppercut. Gaethje with a big head kick. Gaethje with a combo inside the pocket. Fiziev lands a knee. Great fight. 10-9 Gaethje, 29-28 Gaethje.

Official Result- Justin Gaethje def. Rafael Fiziev by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

> UFC Light Heavyweight Championship- C Alex Pereira (12-2, 9-1 UFC) vs. #1 Magomed Ankalaev (20-1-1 1 NC, 11-1-1 1 NC UFC)

Pereira with a switch leg kick. Pereira with another round of leg kicks. Pereira with another leg kick. Ankalaev lands a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. They have a quick exchange as Ankalaev lands a high kick. Ankalaev with a leg kick. Pereira with a high kick then a leg kick. Ankalaev lands a leg kick and Pereira fires one back. Pereira with a body kick then a leg kick. Ankalaev with a front kick. Pereira lands a leg kick. Ankalaev looks for a takedown against the fence but Pereira defends it as the round ends. 10-9 Pereira.

Ankalaev pushing forward and lands a left hand. Ankalaev with a body kick. Pereira lands a high question mark kick. Ankalaev with a body kick then a leg kick and then another leg kick. Pereira lands a right hand. Ankalaev lands a right hand. Pereira with a leg kick. Pereira with a head kick. Ankalaev lands a left hand and Pereira backs up. Ankalaev with a right hook. Ankalaev lands a combo and Pereira with a left hook. Ankalaev lands a left hand. Pereira with a calf kick as Ankalaev lands a left hand. Ankalaev lands in close range. Ankalaev hurts Pereira with a left hand. 10-9 Ankalaev, 19-19.

Ankalaev lands a leg kick. Ankalaev with a body kick. Pereira lands a body kick. They trade leg kicks. Ankalaev with a front kick to the body. Pereira lands a leg kick. Ankalaev shoots for a takedown but Pereira defends. Pereira with a pair of leg kicks. Ankalaev lands a knee to the body. Pereira lands a combination. Pereira with more leg kicks. Ankalaev lands a jab. Pereira lands a leg kick. Close round. 10-9 Ankalaev, 29-28 Ankalaev.

Ankalaev looks for a takedown as he ties up. Pereira with short punches as Ankalaev lands some knees. Ankalaev lands to the body as he’s trying to get it down, but Pereira is keeping it on the feet. Pereira tries to escape but Ankalaev keeps the pressure on. Pereira lands a knee. They are separated by Marc Goddard. Pereira lands a jab and a leg kick. Ankalaev pushes it against the fence again. Ankalaev with some knees and a short uppercut. They trade knees. 10-9 Ankalaev, 39-37 Ankalaev.

Ankalaev with a body kick. Ankalaev lands a right hand. Ankalaev with a left hand. Pereira with a left hook. They trade leg kicks. Pereira with a leg kick then a head kick and Ankalaev is backing up. Pereira with another leg kick. Pereira lands a jab and a leg kick. Pereira with a stiff jab and another head kick. Ankalaev looks for a takedown but Pereira defends. Ankalaev has the back and lands a knee. Ankalaev holding onto the back of Pereira as the fight ends. Close fight. 10-9 Pereira, 48-47 Ankalaev.

Official Result- Magomed Ankalaev def. Alex Pereira by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship