UFC 333 Results: Alexander Volkanovski Stops Movsar Evloev to Retain Featherweight Title

Alexander Volkanovski is still the UFC Featherweight Champion after stopping Movsar Evloev by TKO in round two, becoming the first fighter to defeat the Russian.

'The Great' surpasses José Aldo for the most featherweight title wins in UFC history, further cementing his legacy as one of the greatest 145-pound fighters in MMA.

The first round saw both fighters in a close contest, carefully timing their striking and grappling.

But the second round truly showed why Volkanovski is one of the best in the business, stunning Evloev with multiple shots before taking the fight to the ground and delivering the perfect ground-and-pound finish.

The Australian will be looking to remain featherweight champion for as long as possible, but who will be next to challenge Volkanovski?

The co-main event did not disappoint in Abu Dhabi as Petr Yan prevailed in the trilogy with Merab Dvalishvili, winning by unanimous decision to remain the UFC Bantamweight Champion.

'The Machine' started off well in the first two rounds, causing havoc for Yan with his constant takedown attempts mixed with some sneaky strikes.

However, the Russian figured out the game plan and began to turn the tables with better takedown defence and precise striking, troubling Dvalishvili in rounds three, four and five. This ultimately led to his first successful title defence in the organisation.

Bringing an end to what may have been one of the best trilogies in modern UFC history, Yan will look forward to his next challenger, who could be a familiar opponent in Song Yadong.

Lone'er Kavanagh earned redemption in Abu Dhabi with a brutal first-round TKO victory against Ramazan Temirov, maintaining his number six flyweight ranking while earning his first UFC finish.

The Uzbek mixed martial artist was throwing heavy, dangerous shots, but the Englishman landed a picture-perfect uppercut which badly hurt Temirov before a barrage of strikes gave Kavanagh a huge result.

The UFC Heavyweight title is still in Alexander Volkov's sights after going the distance with fellow Russian Rizvan Kuniev. His unanimous decision victory keeps him in the top two of the rankings, and he will be hopeful of facing the winner of UFC 334's main event next.

Aaron Pico maintained his number 11 featherweight ranking after claiming his first knockout win in the UFC, stopping Losene Keita in the first round despite the Belgian believing the stoppage was early.

Dominick Reyes returned to his knockout-winning ways, stunning Azamat Murzakanov with a head kick and dropping the Russian with a brutal left hand before finishing the fight with a couple of follow-up punches in the first round.

One of last year's Dana White's Contender Series (DWCS) standout winners remains a terrifying undefeated prospect, as Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev stopped Nikita Krylov by TKO after a vicious knee, potentially entering the light heavyweight rankings after beating the number 15 contender.

Abus Magomedov secured his second successive first-round submission, maintaining his number 12 position in the middleweight rankings after defeating Cam Rowston with a guillotine choke.

What started out as a tough matchup became a convincing victory for Grant Dawson, who went the distance with Nurullo Aliev to win by unanimous decision.

Colby Thicknesse extended his winning streak to three after a close battle with Asaf Chapurov ended with a split decision victory for the Australian.

In his UFC middleweight debut, Abubakar Vagaev picked up a unanimous decision win against Jacob Malkoun.

A competitive three-round war saw Daniel Santos return to the win column, defeating Bolaji Oki by unanimous decision as his volume of strikes helped secure the victory.

Kody Steele's 2026 began with a first-round submission win, and it continued at UFC 333 with a devastating first-round knockout over Noah Gugnon.

Iasmin Lucindo comfortably claimed a unanimous decision victory over Nicolle Caliari, setting her sights on the strawweight top 15 next.