Bonus winners, highlights and scorecards

Alexandre Pantoja showed Kai Asakura that the mixed martial arts game has different levels.

On Saturday night in the main event of UFC 310, Pantoja dismantled the Japanese newcomer, ultimately choking him out in the second round for the submission victory and the third successful defense of his UFC flyweight title.

Asakura’s speed and striking power were evident early on, but Pantoja didn’t bat an eyelid as he absorbed two of the challenger’s signature knees to the midsection. The champion did his own share of damage in the stand-up, and when it went down in the second frame, Asakura was overwhelmed.

Pantoja blocked the rear-naked choke. Because Asakura didn’t want to knock, he was temporarily put to sleep by the master of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The win secured him one of the performance bonuses and an additional $50,000 for his efforts.

In the co-main event, Shavkat Rakhmonov remained undefeated and grabbed that lead over Ian Machado Garry. Rakhmonov prevailed with a unanimous decision win over Garry 48-47 on all three judges cards.

The fight was very tactical, but Rakhmonov did the better job in the first two rounds and closed out the fourth round to secure the victory.

Rakhmonov will now face Belal Muhammad for the UFC welterweight title in 2025. Here’s a look at all the results from UFC 310. All performance winners are marked with a trophy emoji.

UFC 310 results and bonus winners

🏆 – Alexandre Pantoja defeated. Kai Asakura via submission at 2:05 of the second round

Shavkat Rakhmonov defeated. Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision (48-47×3)

Ciryl Gane defeated. Alexander Volkov via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29)

There was controversy surrounding this fight. UFC president Dana White said he felt Volkov won the fight, but two of the three judges saw it in Gane’s favor.

Bryce Mitchell defeated. Kron Gracie via TKO at 0:39 of the third round

Mitchell’s slam and elbow finish saved a fight that was booed mercilessly. Kron Gracie continues to look like a fighter in over his head in the UFC.

Doo Ho Choi defeated. Nate Landwehr via TKO at 3:21 of the third round

Dominick Reyes defeated. Anthony Smith via TKO at 4:46 of the second round

🏆 – Vicente Luque defeated. Themba Gorimbo by submission at 0:52 of the first round (D’Arce Choke)

Movsar Evloev defeated. Aljamain Sterling by unanimous decision (29-28×3)

Bryan Battle defeated. Randy Brown via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29)

Eryk Anders defeated. Chris Weidman via TKO at 2:50 of round 2

Joshua Van defeated. Cody Durden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-28)

Michael Chiesa defeats Max Griffin via submission at 1:56 of round 3 (rear-naked choke)

🏆 – Chase Hooper defeated Clay Guida via submission at 3:41 of round 1 (armbar)

🏆 – Kennedy Nzechukwu defeated Lukasz Brzeski by TKO at 4:51 of round 1

Next up for the UFC is the promotion’s final event in 2024. It’s called UFC Tampa and it’s headlined by Joaquin Buckley vs. Colby Covington in the main event. Be on the lookout for fight week coverage for UFC Tampa.