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UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
The poster for UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 8, 2025 (2025-3-8)
VenueT-Mobile Arena
CityParadise, Nevada, United States
Attendance18,869[1]
Total gate$10,100,308[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2

UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 8, 2025, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[2]

Background

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A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion (also former UFC Middleweight Champion and former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) Alex Pereira and former title challenger Magomed Ankalaev headlined the event.[3]

A five-round lightweight bout between former interim UFC Lightweight Champion (also former WSOF Lightweight Champion) Justin Gaethje and Dan Hooker was expected to serve as the co-headliner.[4] However, Hooker had to withdraw from the bout due to a hand injury.[5] He was replaced by Rafael Fiziev in what became a three-round bout.[6] They previously met at UFC 286 in March 2023 when Gaethje won by majority decision.[7]

A heavyweight bout between Jhonata Diniz and Vitor Petrino was expected to take place at the event.[8] However, Petrino was forced to withdraw from the fight due to lateral epicondylitis in both elbows, so the bout was removed from the card.[9]

A heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Curtis Blaydes and promotional newcomer Rizvan Kuniev was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song.[10] However, the bout was moved to this event for unknown reasons.[11] In turn, their bout was cancelled a few hours before the event started as Blaydes suffered from an undisclosed illness.[12]

A bantamweight bout between Chris Gutiérrez and undefeated prospect Jean Matsumoto was scheduled for this event.[13] However, Matsumoto was withdrawn from this event in order to serve as a replacement fighter against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song two weeks prior.[14] He was replaced by John Castañeda in a featherweight bout.[15] In turn, the pairing was scrapped hours before taking place as Castañeda suffered an undisclosed illness.[16]

Bruno Gustavo da Silva and Joshua Van were expected to meet in a flyweight bout on the preliminary card.[17] However on February 17, Silva pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Road to UFC Season 2 flyweight winner Rei Tsuruya.[18] This was the first ever UFC bout to feature two fighters born in the 2000s.[19]

During the event's broadcast, former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler was announced as the next "modern wing" UFC Hall of Fame inductee during International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas this June. In 2023, Lawler was inducted to the "fight wing" of the Hall of Fame for his title defense against Rory MacDonald at UFC 189.[20]

Results

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Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev def. Alex Pereira (c) Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 [a]
Lightweight Justin Gaethje def. Rafael Fiziev Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Ignacio Bahamondes def. Jalin Turner Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:29
Women's Strawweight Amanda Lemos def. Iasmin Lucindo Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Maurício Ruffy def. King Green KO (spinning wheel kick) 1 2:07
Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+ / Disney+)
Flyweight Joshua Van def. Rei Tsuruya Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Brunno Ferreira def. Armen Petrosyan Submission (triangle armbar) 2 4:27 [b]
Welterweight Carlos Leal def. Alex Morono TKO (punches) 1 4:16
Featherweight Mairon Santos def. Francis Marshall Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / Disney+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight Ozzy Diaz def. Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ^ Petrosyan was deducted one point in round 1 due to repeated groin strikes.

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Bonus awards

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The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[22]

  • Fight of the Night: Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev
  • Performance of the Night: Ignacio Bahamondes and Maurício Ruffy

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Mike Bohn (2025-03-09). "UFC 313 post-event facts: Justin Gaethje's bonus run continues, approaches Fight of the Night record". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  2. ^ Nolan King (2024-11-16). "UFC announces 2025 schedule including slew of new events". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ Mike Bohn (2025-01-18). "Alex Pereira vs. Magomedov Ankalaev title fight headlines UFC 313 in March". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  4. ^ Staff (2025-01-18). "Justin Gaethje books date with Dan Hooker at UFC 313 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  5. ^ Ryan Harkness (2025-02-25). "Dan Hooker out of UFC 313 fight against Justin Gaethje with injury". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  6. ^ Jay Anderson (2025-02-26). "Rafael Fiziev steps up to rematch Justin Gaethje at UFC 313". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  7. ^ Farah Hannoun (2025-03-18). "UFC 286 results: Justin Gaethje bloodies Rafael Fiziev, edges out majority decision". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  8. ^ Mike Bohn (2025-01-02). "March's UFC 313 gets multiple bookings, including flyweight prospect Joshua Van". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  9. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2025-01-20). "UFC 313 loses heavyweight fight due to double elbow injury". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  10. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2024-12-13). "Curtis Blaydes' return set for UFC Seattle". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  11. ^ Mike Bohn (2025-02-12). "Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev shifted from Seattle to UFC 313 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  12. ^ Harvey Leonard (2025-03-08). "Two UFC 313 fights canceled hours before the event, including Curtis Blaydes' return". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  13. ^ Jed Meshew (2025-01-05). "UFC 313 adds bantamweight scrap to March fight lineup". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  14. ^ Nolan King (2024-12-14). "Rob Font booked to fight replacement opponent at UFC Seattle". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  15. ^ Prince Horton (2025-03-03). "UFC 313 fighter takes a risk moving up in weight for high stakes bout". athlonsports.com. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  16. ^ Mike Heck (2025-03-08). "UFC 313: One fight cancelled hours before event kickoff". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  17. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2025-01-02). "UFC 313 lands 3 new matchups for March event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  18. ^ Jed Meshew (2025-02-17). "Bruno Silva out of UFC 313, Rei Tsuruya steps in against Joshua Van". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  19. ^ Christopher De Santiago (2025-02-28). "(Exclusive) 23-year-old Joshua Van reacts to fighting younger prospect at UFC 313". si.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  20. ^ Kevin Iole (2025-03-08). "Former welterweight champion 'Ruthless' Robbie Lawler named to UFC Hall of Fame". keviniole.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  21. ^ "UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  22. ^ Brian Mazique (2025-03-09). "UFC 313 results: bonus winners, highlights and reactions". forbes.com. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
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