Completed MMA Event

UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

• Saturday 02.10.2018 at 10:00 PM ET
• U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
• Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Ownership: WME-IMG
• Venue: Perth Arena
• Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
• Enclosure: Octagon
• TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Jimmy Smith
• Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
• Post-Fight Interviews: Jimmy Smith
• Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,810,000
• Attendance: 12,437
• PPV Buys / Buyrate: 130,000 | TV Ratings: 691,000 avg. viewers (FS1 prelims, 821k peak)
• MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card

• UFC Interim Middleweight Championship
  KO/TKO, Punch
  1:48 Round 3 of 5, 11:48 Total

  12

  

  Yoel Romero

  

  Climbed to 13-2

  Main Event 185 5 x 5  |  Pro

  Luke Rockhold

  

  Fell to 16-4

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  11

  

  Curtis Blaydes

  

  Climbed to 9-1

  Co-Main Event 265 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Mark Hunt

  

  Fell to 13-12-1

  
• KO/TKO, Punches and Elbows
  2:18 Round 1 of 3

  10

  

  Tai Tuivasa

  

  Climbed to 9-0

  Main Card 265 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Cyril Asker

  

  Fell to 9-4

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  9

  

  Jake Matthews

  

  Climbed to 13-3

  Main Card 170 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Jingliang Li

  

  Fell to 14-5

  
• Submission, Kimura
  3:54 Round 1 of 3

  8

  

  Tyson Pedro

  

  Climbed to 7-1

  Main Card 205 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Saparbeg Safarov

  

  Fell to 8-2

  
• Decision, Split
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  7

  

  Dong Hyun Ma

  

  Climbed to 16-8-3

  Prelim 155 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Damien Brown

  

  Fell to 17-12

  
• KO/TKO, Knees and Punches
  3:37 Round 2 of 3, 8:37 Total

  6

  

  Israel Adesanya

  

  Climbed to 12-0

  Prelim 185 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Rob Wilkinson

  

  Fell to 11-2

  
• KO/TKO, Ground and Pound
  4:57 Round 2 of 3, 9:57 Total

  5

  

  Alexander Volkanovski

  

  Climbed to 17-1

  Prelim 145 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Jeremy Kennedy

  

  Fell to 11-1

  
• Submission, Rear Naked Choke
  1:43 Round 3 of 3, 11:43 Total

  4

  

  Jussier Formiga

  

  Climbed to 21-5

  Prelim 125 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Ben Nguyen

  

  Fell to 17-7

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  3

  

  Ross Pearson

  

  Climbed to 20-14

  Prelim 155 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Mizuto Hirota

  

  Fell to 18-9-2

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  2

  

  Jose Alberto Quiñonez

  

  Climbed to 7-2

  Prelim 135 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Teruto Ishihara

  

  Fell to 10-5-2

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  1

  

  Luke Jumeau

  

  Climbed to 13-4

  Prelim 170 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Daichi Abe

  

  Fell to 6-1