Uncrowned has UFC 309 results, live round-by-round updates, start time, and highlights for the Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic fight card on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Following a near two-year layoff, UFC champion Jones make his first defense of the heavyweight title against former two-time beltholder Stipe Miocic in the night’s main event.
Jones (27-1, 1 NC) and Miocic (20-4) were supposed to fight at Madison Square Garden in November 2023, however the bout fell apart due to a Jones injury shoulder.
Jones, 37, submitted Ciryl Gane in the first round of his most recent UFC appearance in March 2023 to capture the vacant UFC heavyweight title in his divisional debut. Prior to that, Jones was a longtime UFC light heavyweight champion who held the belt under multiple reigns.
Miocic, 42, likewise is a record-setting former UFC titleholder who steps in off a long layoff and holds the UFC benchmarks for most consecutive (3) and combined (4) heavyweight title defenses. Miocic’s most recent Octagon appearance came in a March 2021 knockout loss to Francis Ngannou, while his most recent win came in an August 2020 title defense to complete his trilogy with Daniel Cormier.
In the co-main event, lightweight contenders Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler collide in a rematch of their 2021 title bout, which saw Oliveira beat Chandler via second-round knockout. A three-time Bellator lightweight champion, Chandler (23-8) has not fought since a November 2022 loss to Dustin Poirier, in large part because of his failed pursuit of Conor McGregor. Oliveira (34-10, 1 NC) has split his two bouts since dropping the UFC title in October 2022, first beating Beneil Dariush with a first-round knockout then losing a narrow split decision to Arman Tsarukyan this past April.
The UFC 309 start time for the preliminary card is at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The main card begins live at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
Follow along with Uncrowned’s live UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic results and live blog below.
UFC heavyweight title: Jon Jones (c) (-650) vs. Stipe Miocic (+425)
Lightweight: Michael Chandler (+200) vs. Charles Oliveira (-250)
Middleweight: Bo Nickal def. Paul Craig via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Women’s Flyweight: Viviane Araujo def. Karine Silva via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Catchweight (165 pounds): Mauricio Ruffy def. James Llontop via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Marcus McGhee def. Jonathan Martinez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Middleweight: Chris Weidman (+130) vs. Eryk Anders (-155)*
Lightweight: Jim Miller def. Damon Jackson by submission (guillotine) at 2:44 of R1 | Watch finish
Featherweight: David Onama def. Roberto Romero via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura def. Jhonata Diniz via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 5:00 of R2 | Watch finish
Welterweight: Rami Brahimaj def. Mickey Gall via KO (punches) at 2:55 of R1 | Watch finish
Welterweight: Oban Elliott def. Bassil Hafez via KO (punches) at :40 of R3 | Watch finish
Flyweight: Eduarda Moura def. Veronica Hardy via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
*Bout cancelled on Saturday due to Anders medical issue