UFC 331 is live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. In the main event, Joshua Van defends the flyweight title in a rematch with Alexandre Pantoja. theScore's Nick Baldwin is providing live results and analysis throughout the card. Pull down to refresh for updates.
📌 Jump to: O'Neill's submission | Brito's KO
Shahbazyan cruises past Ferreira
Edmen Shahbazyan earned a unanimous decision victory against Brunno Ferreira in a middleweight bout. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27.
Shahbazyan picked apart Ferreira throughout the fight and nearly scored a knockout finish in the waning seconds.
With the win, Shahbazyan rebounded from a decision loss to Brendan Allen in June. The 28-year-old is now 4-1 in his last five Octagon appearances.
Ferreira, 33, is riding a three-fight skid after losing to Ikram Aliskerov and Gregory Rodrigues earlier this year.
Submission of the year?
Casey O'Neill pulled off one of the best submissions of 2026 against Eduarda Moura.
O'Neill fended off an anaconda choke and transitioned into a submission of her own moments later, tapping out Moura with an armbar at the 3:52 mark of the first round.
😳 CASEY O’NEIL JUST SNATCHED A SUB OUT OF NOWHERE
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) September 19, 2026
That transition was SMOOTH 🔥
Casey O’Neil gets it done by submission at #UFC331 pic.twitter.com/RyLXGva5Jk
O'Neill, ranked No. 12 in the women's flyweight division, is now riding a three-fight winning streak. The 28-year-old hasn't dropped a fight since December 2023.
Moura suffered her second straight loss, falling to 3-3 in the Octagon.
Brito gets the card started with a bang
In an electric start to UFC 331, Joanderson Brito scored a brutal knockout finish against Giga Chikadze in a featherweight bout. Brito got on top of Chikadze and hammered away with ground-and-pound until the referee intervened at the 1:57 mark of the first round.
JOANDERSON BRITO KNOCKS OUT GIGA CHIKADZE
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 19, 2026
HE TOOK HIS SHORTS OFF AND THREW IT INTO THE CROWD AFTER THE WIN 😭 #UFC331pic.twitter.com/N6GSoQiRDF
Brito, a 31-year-old Brazilian, is now riding a three-fight winning streak and has scored back-to-back finishes in the first round.
Chikadze, once a promising 145-pound contender, has dropped four in a row, including two via knockout. The 38-year-old Georgian hasn't won since 2023.
Prefight notes
Van and Pantoja are finally running it back after their first fight ended in disappointing fashion at UFC 323 last December. Pantoja suffered an injury just 26 seconds into the fight, rendering Van the new champion.
Van has defended the title once already, scoring a fifth-round TKO win over Tatsuro Taira at UFC 328 in May. But he needs to legitimately beat Pantoja to cement himself as the best flyweight in the world.
Pantoja is looking to reclaim the throne after his first title reign spanned two-and-a-half years. The 36-year-old Brazilian successfully defended the belt four times - against Kai Kara-France, Kai Asakura, Steve Erceg, and Brandon Royval - before the flukey loss to Van.
In the UFC 331 co-main event, Arman Tsarukyan takes on Mauricio Ruffy in a five-round lightweight bout that could determine the next title challenger.
Previewing UFC 331
Full UFC 331 fight card
Main card (9 p.m. ET on Paramount+)
- Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja
- Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy
- Patricio "Pitbull" Freire vs. Dooho Choi
- Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Iwo Baraniewski
Preliminary card (7 p.m. ET on Paramount+)
- Marlon Vera vs. Charles Jourdain
- Tai Tuivasa vs. Robelis Despaigne
- Michael Aswell Jr. vs. JooSang Yoo
- Ryan Gandra vs. Ozzy Diaz
Early preliminary card (5:30 p.m. ET on Paramount+)
- Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Brunno Ferreira
- Casey O'Neill vs. Eduarda Moura
- Giga Chikadze vs. Joanderson Brito
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