UFC 327 could have already got produced the perfect fight sports activities occasion of 2026, with the continuous motion that unfolded in Miami.
Loads of spectacular performances and finishes had been witnessed by followers on the Kaseya Heart and viewers at house because the Octagon displayed three knockouts, three submissions and a struggle of the 12 months contender.
A number of underdogs picked up key victories, which actually boosted their profile within the UFC, giving the group a motive to make some noise.
Listed here are all the outcomes from a wild night time in Florida with particulars behind the surprising headliner and co-main occasion.
Black Jag turns into new UFC Mild Heavyweight Champion
After Alex Pereira vacated the 205-pound title in his quest to turn out to be a three-division UFC Champion, two high contenders aimed to benefit from a golden alternative.
Jiri Prochazka earned back-to-back knockout wins over Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr, whereas being in a well-known place as ‘BJP’ ready for his fourth title struggle.
Carlos Ulberg aimed to increase his win streak to 10 because the New Zealander had quite a lot of triumphant momentum heading into his first UFC title shot.
Each strikers are lethal knockout artists, so it was sure to be the case that the scheduled five-round struggle wouldn’t see the judges’ scorecards.
The sunshine heavyweight motion didn’t final previous the second spherical, as a stoppage occurred in spherical one, gorgeous the MMA neighborhood.
Throughout the contest, ‘Black Jag’ had blown his knee following a clumsy slip, which Prochazka recognised and might be seen barely sympathising resulting from his facial expressions.
With simply over a minute left within the first spherical, Ulberg related a left hook, which knocked down the Czech combined martial artist, earlier than a vicious floor and pound ended the battle, leaving everybody in amazement.
The 35-year-old turns into the brand new King of the Mild Heavyweights, however it is going to be unclear for the way lengthy he has to vacate because of the ACL harm he suffered, which requires virtually a 12 months to get better from.
Costa pulls off an upset victory
Loads of curiosity was positioned on the co-headliner as an undefeated Russian tried to strengthen their place in title competition in opposition to a widely known middleweight.
Azamat Murzakanov made a transparent assertion at UFC 321 when he knocked out Aleksandr Rakic within the first spherical, progressively making ready for a possible title shot.
Paulo Costa made the choice to maneuver as much as mild heavyweight for his bout in Miami, regardless of profitable his final struggle by unanimous choice in opposition to Roman Kopylov at UFC 318.
Whatever the triumphant fighter, it might be helpful for each males, as the potential for a lightweight heavyweight title shot would enhance considerably relying on the efficiency.
In spherical one, the Brazilian was touchdown extra photographs, particularly kicks, which had been largely aimed on the physique of the quantity six contender.
Murzakanov confirmed extra aggression within the second spherical as he out-landed ‘Borrachinha’, in addition to getting a takedown inside these 5 minutes.
Nevertheless, by the third spherical, the Russian appeared drained from taking so many physique strikes, and Costa punished him till a brutal head kick knocked the 37-year-old down, prompting the referee to cease the bout.
A vastly credible victory for Costa, who will enter the sunshine heavyweight rankings and will simply be one struggle away from a second probability at UFC gold.
Different Moments from UFC 327
Curtis Blaydes and Josh Hokit delivered what could also be the perfect struggle of 2026 up to now, as a three-round struggle had the followers cheering from begin to end.
The undefeated American gained by unanimous choice and can enter the rankings, however, as no shock, each males got a Battle of the Night time bonus.
Dominick Reyes returned to the win column after going the gap with Johnny Walker to win by cut up choice in a battle that had far much less exercise in comparison with Blaydes vs Hokit.
Cub Swanson retired on a excessive notice as he produced a surprising first-round knockout win over Nate Landwehr, because the 42-year-old really had a contented ending to his MMA profession.
Aaron Pico picked up his first win within the UFC as his excellent boxing combos troubled Patricio Pitbull, which led to the American profitable by unanimous choice and getting into the featherweight rankings.
Kevin Holland claimed redemption on the Kaseya Heart as he picked up a unanimous choice victory over Randy Brown in what was his first struggle of 2026.
Mateusz Gamrot bounced again to defeat Esteban Ribovics as he stopped the Argentinian with a second-round Arm Triangle, his first submission win since July 2021.
Tatiana Suarez made a press release to re-enter the strawweight title dialog after dominating Crazy Godinez to win by submission with a Rear-Bare Choke within the second spherical.
Chris Padilla walked out of the Octagon as a winner, however the UFC introduced the judges’ scorecards incorrectly: he ended up with a majority draw as a substitute of a majority choice in opposition to Marquel Mederos.
Vicente Luque thrived on his UFC middleweight debut with a first-round D’Arce Choke submission victory in opposition to Kelvin Gastelum, breaking his two-fight dropping streak.
Charles Radtke opened up the occasion with a snug unanimous choice win over Francisco Prado as his grappling expertise paid off for 3 rounds.
