UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa – RESULTS
Results:
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | ||||
| Middleweight | Israel Adesanya (c) | def. | Paulo Costa | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:59 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jan Błachowicz | def. | Dominick Reyes | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:36 | |
| Flyweight | Brandon Royval | def. | Kai Kara-France | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 0:48 | |
| Women’s Bantamweight | Ketlen Vieira | def. | Sijara Eubanks | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (150 lb) | Hakeem Dawodu | def. | Zubaira Tukhugov | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN 2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Brad Riddell | def. | Alex da Silva Coelho | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jake Matthews | def. | Diego Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (150 lb) | Ľudovít Klein | def. | Shane Young | KO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 1:16 | |
| Light Heavyweight | William Knight | def. | Aleksa Camur | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early Preliminary card (ESPN 2 / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Juan Espino Dieppa | def. | Jeff Hughes | Submission (scarf hold choke) | 1 | 3:48 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Danilo Marques | def. | Khadis Ibragimov | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards:
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Brandon Royval vs. Kai Kara-France
- Performance of the Night: Israel Adesanya and Jan Błachowicz