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UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

March 7, 2020PAST
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

Israel Adesanya defended his Middleweight title for the first time against Yoel Romero in a fight that was supposed to be dynamite. In reality, it went down as one of the most boring title fights in UFC history, as Israel Adesanya won…

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Event Rating
5.33/10
(3 ratings)

Fight Rating

Sean O'Malley
vs.
José Quiñónez
—/10
(0 ratings)
Alex Oliveira
vs.
Max Griffin
—/10
(0 ratings)
Neil Magny
vs.
Jingliang Li
—/10
(0 ratings)
Beneil Dariush
vs.
Drakkar Klose
—/10
(0 ratings)
Weili Zhang
vs.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
10.00/10
(5 ratings)
Israel Adesanya
vs.
Yoel Romero
4.00/10
(3 ratings)
Sean O'Malley
vs.
José Quiñónez
—/10
(0 ratings)
Mark O. Madsen
vs.
Austin Hubbard
—/10
(0 ratings)
Rodolfo Vieira
vs.
Saparbeg Safarov
—/10
(0 ratings)
Gerald Meerschaert
vs.
Deron Winn
—/10
(0 ratings)
Giga Chikadze
vs.
Jamall Emmers
—/10
(0 ratings)
Batgerel Danaa
vs.
Guido Cannetti
—/10
(0 ratings)

Results Snapshot

4KOs
2SUBs
6DECs
50%
Finish Rate (6 of 12 fights)
12:55
Avg Fight Time
Sean O'Malley
Fastest Finish · TKO · R1
2:02
150,779,959Sold Out
Attendance
$2,742,906Arena Record
Gate Revenue

Fight Bonuses

$150,000 in bonuses awarded.

Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Fight Of The Night
$50,000
Each
Beneil Dariush
Performance Of The Night
$50,000
Sean O'Malley
Performance Of The Night
$50,000

Event Totals

980
Significant Strikes
37:19
Control Time
25
Takedowns
3
Knockdowns
2:35:00
Fight Time
4
Sub Attempts

Weigh-in Results

Israel Adesanya184.5
vs
Yoel Romero185.0
Weili Zhang115.0
vs
Joanna Jedrzejczyk115.0
Beneil Dariush156.0
vs
Drakkar Klose156.0

Broadcast Team

Jon Anik
Commentary
Daniel Cormier
Commentary
Joe Rogan
Commentary
Bruce Buffer
Ring Announcer

Referees

Dan Miragliotta
2 fights
Keith Peterson
3 fights
JH
Jason Herzog
2 fights
Mark Smith
2 fights
Chris Tognoni
2 fights

Canceled Fights

5 fights canceled on this card.
Robert WhittakerCANCELEDJared CannonierReason: Whittaker Withdrew
Emily WhitmireCANCELEDPolyana VianaReason: Whitemire Fell Ill After Missing ...
Derek BrunsonCANCELEDEdmen ShahbazyanReason: Bout Rescheduled
Movsar EvloevCANCELEDDouglas Silva de AndradeReason: Andrade Withdrew
Movsar EvloevCANCELEDJamall EmmersReason: Evloev Withdrew Due to Motorcycle...