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UFC 320 Results: Alex Pereira Regains UFC Light Heavyweight Title

By LockerRoom Team October 11, 2025

UFC 320 delivered a night of highlight finishes and record-breaking performances at T-Mobile Arena, where Alex Pereira reclaimed the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship with a brutal first-round stoppage of Magomed Ankalaev in the main event. The sold-out crowd of 19,081 generated a gate of $8,840,134.

Pereira wasted no time, walking down Ankalaev from the opening bell and neutralizing his offense before dropping him with a powerful shot. He followed with a barrage of strikes, forcing the referee to step in at 1:20 of Round 1.

“Vengeance is never a good thing. It’s kind of a poison,” Pereira said after the fight. “I told everyone I wasn’t in good condition last time; nobody believed it. Tonight, you saw it. I don’t like to make excuses, but I’ve been saying I wasn’t well that night. Tonight I’m very well. I had a whole speech prepared, but we got some news recently. I want to give my respect to Jon Jones and his whole family, and I want to ask everyone to take a moment of silence for his brother, Arthur Jones.”

In the co-main event, Merab Dvalishvili successfully defended his UFC Bantamweight Championship against Cory Sandhagen with a dominant unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-46). Sandhagen opened strong, but Dvalishvili turned up the pressure from Round 2, nearly finishing him and amassing a record 20 takedowns — the most ever in a UFC title fight.

“I feel like I’m just beginning,” Dvalishvili said. “Before, I was just a wild fighter with a big heart. But the technique—I’m keeping up. I almost knocked him out, and now I think people will respect my striking, too. Dana White, if you have a spot in December, I would love to make a quick turnaround.”

Fight Night Bonuses:

  • Fight of the Night: Jiří Procházka vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

  • Performance of the Night: Jiří Procházka, Alex Pereira, Joe Pyfer

UFC 320 Official Results

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

  • Alex Pereira def. Magomed Ankalaev — TKO (strikes), 1:20 Round 1

UFC Bantamweight Championship

  • Merab Dvalishvili def. Cory Sandhagen — Unanimous Decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-46)

Main Card

  • Jiří Procházka def. Khalil Rountree Jr. — KO (strikes), 3:04 Round 3

  • Youssef Zalal def. Josh Emmett — Verbal Submission (armbar), 1:38 Round 1

  • Joe Pyfer def. Abus Magomedov — Submission (rear naked choke), 1:46 Round 2

Prelims

  • Ateba Gautier def. Tre’ston Vines — TKO (strikes), 1:41 Round 1

  • Daniel Santos def. JooSang Yoo — TKO (strikes), 0:21 Round 2

  • Jakub Wiklacz def. Patchy Mix — Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

  • Edmen Shahbazyan def. Andre Muniz — TKO (strikes), 4:58 Round 1

  • Punahele Soriano def. Nikolay Veretennikov — Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

  • Yana Santos def. Macy Chiasson — Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

  • Farid Basharat def. Chris Gutierrez — Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

  • Ramiz Brahimaj def. Austin Vanderford — Submission (guillotine choke), 2:24 Round 2

  • Veronica Hardy def. Brogan Walker — Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

UFC 320 cemented Pereira’s place atop the light heavyweight division and extended Dvalishvili’s dominant title run, setting the stage for major matchups to close out the year.