October 6, 2024 5:00 pm ET
The UFC’s third annual stop to Salt Lake City didn’t provide the shocking moments of the prior two, but UFC 307 at Delta Center did feature a title defense and a title change.
In the main event, Alex Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) etched his name in the record books with a fourth-round TKO of Khalil Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) to defend his light heavyweight title, while in the co-main event Julianna Peña (12-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) regained the women’s bantamweight strap with a split decision over Raquel Pennington (16-9 MMA, 13-6 UFC).
For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts for UFC 307.
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Alex Pereira def. Khalil Rountree
Pereira became the seventh fighter to record three UFC title defenses in a calendar year. Frank Shamrock (1998), Tito Ortiz (2001), Matt Hughes (2002), Chuck Liddell (2006), Demetrious Johnson (2013) and Kamaru Usman (2021) have also accomplished the feat.
Pereira set a new record for shortest time between three UFC title defenses at 175 days. Ronda Rousey held the previous record at 189 days.
Pereira’s three consecutive UFC title defenses are tied with Islam Makhachev for most among current champions.
Pereira improved to 5-0 since he moved up to the light heavyweight division in July 2023.
Pereira’s five-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Carlos Ulberg (six).
Pereira has earned 10 of his 12 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all of those wins by knockout.
Rountree has suffered four of his six career losses by stoppage.
Julianna Peña def. Raquel Pennington
Pena became the second two-time UFC women’s bantamweight champion.
Pennington has suffered seven of her nine career losses by decision.
Mario Bautista def. Jose Aldo
Mario Bautista’s (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) seven-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Merab Dvalishvili (10).
Bautista has earned five of his nine UFC victories by decision.
Jose Aldo (32-9 MMA, 14-8 UFC) fell to 1-1 since he returned from retirement in May 2024.
Aldo fell to 4-4 since he dropped to the bantamweight division in December 2019.
Roman Dolidze def. Kevin Holland
Roman Dolidze (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) improved to 5-3 since he dropped to the middleweight division in March 2020.
Dolidze has earned 11 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.on.
Kevin Holland (26-12 MMA, 13-9 UFC) fell to 1-1 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in June 2024. He’s 9-5 when fighting in the weight class.
Joaquin Buckley def. Stephen Thompson
Buckley (20-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC) improved to 5-0 since he dropped to the welterweight division in May 2023.
Buckley’s five-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is tied for the fifth-longest active streak in the division behind Ian Machado Garry (eight), Jack Della Maddalena (seven), Belal Muhammad (six), and Shavkat Rakhmonov (six).
Buckley has earned all 14 of his career stoppage victories by knockout.
Iasmin Lucindo def. Marina Rodriguez
Iasmin Lucindo (17-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned three of her four UFC victories by decision.
Marina Rodriguez (18-5-2 MMA, 7-5-2 UFC) has suffered four of her five career losses by decision.
Cesar Almeida def. Ihor Potieria
Ihor Potieria (20-7 MMA, 2-5 UFC) fell to 1-2 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in February 2024.
Ryan Spann def. Ovince Saint Preux
Spann (22-10 MMA, 8-5 UFC) has earned 19 of his 22 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 16 of those wins in Round 1.
Ovince Saint Preux (28-17 MMA, 15-13 UFC) fell to 4-8 in his past 12 fights dating back to February 2018.
Tecia Pennington def. Carla Esparza
Tecia Pennington’s (14-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) 10 victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Angela Hill (11).
Pennington has earned 13 of her 14 career victories by decision.
Carla Esparza (19-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC) retired from MMA after her loss.
Esparza has suffered three of her six UFC losses by decision.
Esparza has completed at least one takedown against 15 of her 16 UFC opponents.
Esparza’s 49 takedowns landed in UFC strawweight competition are most in divisional history.
Court McGee def. Tim Means
Court McGee (22-13 MMA, 11-12 UFC) improved to 8-10 since he dropped to the welterweight division in February 2013.
McGee earned his first submission victory since Oct. 23, 2010 – a span of 5,096 days and 21 fights.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 307.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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