UFC 312 is here! Tonight, 24 hours before the NFL season ends with Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans at Caesars Superdome, MMA’s top promotion holds its second pay-per-view show of 2025. Live coverage of UFC 312 begins this evening at 6:30 pm ET/ 3:30 pm PT for the early prelims.
As usual, the early prelims of this PPV will be simulcast on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+. Late prelims follow at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on ESPN+ and ESPNEWS. Main card action closes out the night at 10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
All told, tonight’s schedule of bouts features a 12-fight slate from Sydney, Australia and Qudos Bank Arena.
UFC 312 Main Event
At the top of the bill tonight are a pair of anticipated championship bouts. The title fight twin-bill is capped off with the battle for the UFC Middleweight Championship between incumbent titleholder Dricus du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and No. 1 contender Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC).
UFC 312 Co-Main Event
Immediately beforehand, the first half of the championship doubleheader takes place at 115 lbs. Current UFC Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) meets No. 1 contender Tatiana Suarez (11-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC). Both title fights are an advertised maximum of five rounds at five minutes per round.
Rest of the Card
Also on the main card tonight, you’ll see a heavyweight affair pitting Tallison Teixeira (7-0 MMA, UFC promotional debut) against Justin Tafa (7-4, 1 NC MMA, 4-4, 1 NC UFC), a light heavyweight contest between Jimmy Crute (12-4-1, 1 NC MMA, 4-4-1, 1 NC UFC) and Rodolfo Bellato (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), and a welterweight bout pairing Jake Matthews (20-7 MMA, 13-7 UFC) with Francisco Prado (12-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC.)
UFC 312 Results:
UFC 312 Main Card (10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT, ESPN+)
Main Event: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland, UFC Middleweight Championship.
Co-Main Event: Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez, UFC Strawweight Championship
Justin Tafa vs. Tallison Teixeira
Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato
Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado
Late Prelims (8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, ESPN+ and ESPNEWS)
Featured Prelim: Jack Jenkins vs. Gabriel Santos
Co-Featured Prelim: Tom Nolan vs. Viacheslav Borschev
Cong Wang vs. Bruna Brasil
Colby Thicknesse vs. Aleksandre Topuria
Early Prelims: (6:30 pm ET/ 3:30 pm PT, UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+)
Featured Early Prelim: Rongzhu def. Kody Steele by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.)
Co-Featured Early Prelim: Jonathan Micallef def. Kevin Jousset by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)
WELCOME TO THE UFC QUILLAN SALKILLD 😱
He ends his first outing in the Octagon in just 19 seconds at #UFC312 with a TKO! pic.twitter.com/VWFHZR24OI
— UFC (@ufc) February 8, 2025
Quillan Salkilld def. Anshul Jubli by TKO (Right Hand) at 0:19 into Round 1. Second-fastest knockout win by debuting UFC lightweight competitor in history.