Full results of UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev, held October 24, 2026 at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Every result below is checked against the sources listed at the foot of the page.
Results
Results
| Card | Winner | Loser | Method | Round, time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main event · featherweight title | Alexander Volkanovski (c) | Movsar Evloev | TKO (ground and pound) | R2, 4:54 |
| Co-main · bantamweight title | Petr Yan (c) | Merab Dvalishvili | Unanimous decision (48-47 ×3) | 5 rounds |
| Main card | Lone'er Kavanagh | Ramazan Temirov | TKO | R1, 4:28 |
| Main card | Alexander Volkov | Rizvan Kuniev | Unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 rounds |
| Main card | Aaron Pico | Losene Keita | TKO (ground and pound) | R1, 1:14 |
| Prelims | Dominick Reyes | Azamat Murzakanov | KO (head kick and punches) | R1, 2:40 |
| Prelims | Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev | Nikita Krylov | TKO (knee and punches) | R1, 2:38 |
| Prelims | Abus Magomedov | Cameron Rowston | Submission (guillotine) | R1, 1:44 |
| Prelims | Grant Dawson | Nurullo Aliev | Unanimous decision (29-27 ×3) | 3 rounds |
| Early prelims | Abubakar Vagaev | Jacob Malkoun | Unanimous decision (29-28 ×3) | 3 rounds |
| Early prelims | Daniel Santos | Bolaji Oki | Unanimous decision (29-28 ×3) | 3 rounds |
| Early prelims | Kody Steele | Noah Gugnon | KO (punch) | R1, 3:54 |
| Early prelims | Iasmin Lucindo | Nicolle Caliari | Unanimous decision (30-27 ×3) | 3 rounds |
Remaining 2026 numbered events
| Event | Date | Venue | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|
| UFC 334 | Nov 14, 2026 | Madison Square Garden, New York | TBA |
| UFC 335 | Dec 12, 2026 | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas | TBA |
What happened
Alexander Volkanovski answered the biggest question of the featherweight division in Abu Dhabi. Movsar Evloev arrived unbeaten at 20-0 and was a slight betting favorite, but Volkanovski stopped him with ground and pound six seconds before the end of the second round to retain the UFC featherweight title for the second time in his second reign.
In the co-main event Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision, 48-47 on all three cards, to keep the bantamweight title. It was the third fight between them: Dvalishvili won the first in 2023, and Yan has now won the last two.
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Our take
Volkanovski is 38 and was supposed to be the one running out of time against a younger, undefeated wrestler. Finishing Evloev — something nobody had done — is one of the best wins of his career and puts his second reign alongside his first. Yan’s decision was close on the cards, and a fourth fight with Dvalishvili would not be a surprise. One early-prelim bout, Colby Thicknesse vs. Asaf Chopurov, is left out of the table because results reports disagree on which man won the split decision.
Sources: theScore: UFC 333 results · Sherdog: UFC 333 play-by-play · UFC.com: UFC 333. Facts verified Oct 18, 2026.