UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. | ||||
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![]() The poster for UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | October 5, 2024 | |||
Venue | Delta Center | |||
City | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |||
Attendance | 17,487 [1] | |||
Total gate | $5,005,643 [1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 5, 2024, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. [2]
The event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Salt Lake City and first since UFC 291 in July 2023. [2]
A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion (also former UFC Middleweight Champion and former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr. headlined the event. [3]
A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Raquel Pennington and former champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winner) Julianna Peña served as the co-main event. [4] [5]
A middleweight bout between Kevin Holland and Chris Curtis was scheduled for this event. [6] However, Curtis withdrew from the fight due to a foot fracture and was replaced by Roman Dolidze. [7] [8]
A light heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Ovince Saint Preux and former LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Spann was initially scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady. [9] However, on the week of the event, Saint Preux withdrew from the fight due to an illness, so the bout was moved to this event as a result. [10] [11]
A lightweight bout between Nate Landwehr and former LFA Lightweight Champion Austin Hubbard was reportedly scheduled for this event. [12] However, Landwehr withdrew from the bout for unknown reasons and was replaced by Alexander Hernandez on short notice. [13]
A featherweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling and Movsar Evloev was scheduled for this event. [14] However, Sterling withdrew from the fight due to an injury sustained in sparring and the bout was scrapped. [15] [16] The pairing was eventually rescheduled for UFC 310. [17]
Mauricio Ruffy was expected to participate in a lightweight bout at the event, but the promotion wasn't able to find an opponent and he was pulled from the card. [12] [18]
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira (c) | def. | Khalil Rountree Jr. | TKO (punches) | 4 | 4:32 | [a] |
Women's Bantamweight | Julianna Peña | def. | Raquel Pennington (c) | Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
Bantamweight | Mario Bautista | def. | José Aldo | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Roman Dolidze | def. | Kevin Holland | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
Women's Bantamweight | Kayla Harrison | def. | Ketlen Vieira | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+) | |||||||
Welterweight | Joaquin Buckley | def. | Stephen Thompson | KO (punch) | 3 | 2:17 | |
Women's Strawweight | Iasmin Lucindo | def. | Marina Rodriguez | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Alexander Hernandez | def. | Austin Hubbard | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | César Almeida | def. | Ihor Potieria | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Light Heavyweight | Ryan Spann | def. | Ovince Saint Preux | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:35 | |
Women's Strawweight | Tecia Pennington | def. | Carla Esparza | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Court McGee | def. | Tim Means | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 3:19 |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [20]