Uncrowned has UFC 309 results, live round-by-round updates, start time, and highlights for the Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic fight card on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Following a near two-year layoff, UFC champion Jones make his first defense of the heavyweight title against former two-time beltholder Stipe Miocic in the night’s main event.
Jones (27-1, 1 NC) and Miocic (20-4) were supposed to fight at Madison Square Garden in November 2023, however the bout fell apart due to a Jones injury shoulder.
Jones, 37, submitted Ciryl Gane in the first round of his most recent UFC appearance in March 2023 to capture the vacant UFC heavyweight title in his divisional debut. Prior to that, Jones was a longtime UFC light heavyweight champion who held the belt under multiple reigns.
Miocic, 42, likewise is a record-setting former UFC titleholder who steps in off a long layoff and holds the UFC benchmarks for most consecutive (3) and combined (4) heavyweight title defenses. Miocic’s most recent Octagon appearance came in a March 2021 knockout loss to Francis Ngannou, while his most recent win came in an August 2020 title defense to complete his trilogy with Daniel Cormier.
In the co-main event, lightweight contenders Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler collide in a rematch of their 2021 title bout, which saw Oliveira beat Chandler via second-round knockout. A three-time Bellator lightweight champion, Chandler (23-8) has not fought since a November 2022 loss to Dustin Poirier, in large part because of his failed pursuit of Conor McGregor. Oliveira (34-10, 1 NC) has split his two bouts since dropping the UFC title in October 2022, first beating Beneil Dariush with a first-round knockout then losing a narrow split decision to Arman Tsarukyan this past April.
The UFC 309 start time for the preliminary card is at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The main card begins live at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
Follow along with Uncrowned’s live UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic results and live blog below.
Main Card (10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ pay-per-view)
UFC heavyweight title: Jon Jones (c) (-650) vs. Stipe Miocic (+425)
Lightweight: Michael Chandler (+200) vs. Charles Oliveira (-250)
Middleweight: Bo Nickal (-1000) vs. Paul Craig (+650)
Women’s Flyweight: Viviane Araujo (+225) vs. Karine Silva (-275)
Lightweight: Mauricio Ruffy (-750) vs. James Llontop (+525)
Preliminary Card (LIVE NOW, ESPNews/FX/ESPN+)
Bantamweight: Jonathan Martinez (+110) vs. Marcus McGhee (-135)
Middleweight: Chris Weidman (+130) vs. Eryk Anders (-155)*
Lightweight: Jim Miller (+110) vs. Damon Jackson (-135)
Featherweight: David Onama vs. Lucas Almeida
Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura def. Jhonata Diniz via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 5:00 of R2 | Watch finish
Early Preliminary Card
Welterweight: Rami Brahimaj def. Mickey Gall via KO (punches) at 2:55 of R1 | Watch finish
Welterweight: Oban Elliott def. Bassil Hafez via KO (Punches) at :40 of R3 | https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1857943279414723064
Flyweight: Eduarda Moura def. Veronica Hardy via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
*Bout cancelled on Saturday due to Anders medical issue
Live41 updates
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:59 PM MST
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:58 PM MST
RESULT: David Onama def. Roberto Romero by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:57 PM MST
David Onama vs. Roberto Romero – Round 3
Romero starts the final round significantly slower than the previous. Knee up the middle nearly lands for Onama. Solid jab for Onama before he works the body again. Triple jab for Onama lands. Onama starts to egg on Romero. Slight slip from Onama after a leg kick for Romero. Sneaky high kick lands for Romero, Onama takes it like nothing and turns it into a takedown, and finds mount against the cage. Romero manages to work into guard, trying to push off. Onama moves into half guard and starts pounding with hammer fists. Brief entanglement leads Onama back to full guard. Big punches for Onama to close the round and the fight.
10-9 Onama, 30-27 Onama overall.
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:50 PM MST
David Onama vs. Roberto Romero – Round 2
Romero immediately engages, pushing the pace and pawing out jabs. Onama’s jab keeps Romero away. Nice spinning back kick to the body for Romero. Onama keeps scoring with his jab. Right straight for Onama as Romero tries to work his way in. Onama’s stance switching is giving Romero problems. Clean left hook cracks Romero. Back-to-back hooks bust up Romero but he eats them well. Nice right straight from Romero. Onama lands to hooks the body. Romero goes for a spinning back elbow and misses, falling to the mat. Onama works from full guard. Romero scoots his way to the cage but gives up half-guard. Minimal ground and pound lands for Onama, he gets kicked off at the end of the round.
10-9 Onama. (20-18 Onama.)
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:48 PM MST
Onama returns the favor before R1 ends
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:45 PM MST
Romero drops Onama in Round 1!
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:44 PM MST
David Onama vs. Roberto Romero – Round 1
Romero starts by faking a left punch low and catching Onama clean up high. Onama works the inside leg kick and gets hit with several in return. Onama with a left hook off the leg kick exchanges lands. Solid elbow from Onama in a brief clinch follows. Romero rips the body. Big right-hand drops Onama and Romero pursues the RNC but can’t get under the neck. Onama bursts to his feet. Romero shows no signs of his short-notice entry as he controls Onama against the cage. Romero ducks low and gives Onama a brief scare with an anaconda choke threat. They separate and Onama lands a nice body kick. Big right hand for Romero as he bobs out of the way. Onama unloads a flurry late to drop Romero late in a crazy first round. Tough, fun one to score. Onama barely steals it back.
10-9 Approval
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:42 PM MST
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:36 PM MST
Next up: David Onama vs. Robert Romero at lightweight
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:28 PM MST
Tybura’s brutal elbows lead to doctor’s stoppage
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:28 PM MST
RESULT: Marcin Tybura def. Jhonata Diniz by TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 5:00 of R2
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:24 PM MST
Marcin Tybura vs. Jhonata Diniz – Round 2
Tybura opens up Round 2 with a kick again but can’t connect. Diniz tries to punch his way in as Tybura keeps his distance with his kicks. Diniz starts to find some success, landing a right hand and pressuring Tybura into the cage. Tybura counters with a takedown and lands it easily. Back in half guard, Tybura starts to land some more small hammer fists. Diniz tries to buck out and gives up mount again. Elbows and big punches land for Tybura. Diniz just has zero answers to escape from under Tybura as he gets thumped on. Nasty elbows smash Diniz into a bloody mess in the final seconds. Wow.
10-8 Tybura. (20-17 Tybura.)
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:18 PM MST
Marcin Tybura vs. Jhonata Diniz – Round 1
First heavyweight fight of the night! Tybura starts the action with some kicks before closing the distance. Diniz catches Tybura with punches and he wobbles down, giving Diniz top control. Tybura uses an ankle lock attempt to escape and reverse his way on top. Tybura works from half guard, landing small punches. Tybura transitions into full-mount. Diniz hangs on and tries to punch from bottom. Tybrua connects with a big elbow. Good overall recovery from Tybura after the early shots. Round ends.
10-9 Tybura.
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:09 PM MST
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 6:08 PM MST
Next up: Marcin Tybura (+105) vs. Jhonata Diniz (-125) and heavyweight
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:53 PM MST
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:44 PM MST
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:44 PM MST
RESULT: Ramiz Brahimaj def. Mickey Gall by KO (punches) at 2:55 of R1
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:42 PM MST
Brahimaj obliterates Gall in Round 1
Brahimaj unloads a quick combo ending with a brutal overhand right to put Gall out on the canvas!
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Sat, November 16, 2024 at 5:33 PM MST
