UFC 307

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UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
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The poster for UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 5, 2024 (2024-10-05)
Venue Delta Center
City Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Attendance17,487 [1]
Total gate$5,005,643 [1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

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]

Contents

Background

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]

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light Heavyweight Alex Pereira (c)def. Khalil Rountree Jr. TKO (punches)44:32 [a]
Women's Bantamweight Julianna Peña def. Raquel Pennington (c)Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47)55:00 [b]
Bantamweight Mario Bautista def. José Aldo Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Middleweight Roman Dolidze def. Kevin Holland TKO (corner stoppage)15:00
Women's Bantamweight Kayla Harrison def. Ketlen Vieira Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+)
Welterweight Joaquin Buckley def. Stephen Thompson KO (punch)32:17
Women's StrawweightIasmin Lucindodef. Marina Rodriguez Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Alexander Hernandez def. Austin Hubbard Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Middleweight César Almeida def.Ihor PotieriaDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight Ryan Spann def. Ovince Saint Preux Submission (guillotine choke)11:35
Women's Strawweight Tecia Pennington def. Carla Esparza Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
Welterweight Court McGee def. Tim Means Submission (neck crank)13:19
  1. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.

[19]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [20]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mike Bohn (2024-10-06). "UFC 307 post-event facts: Alex Pereira joins elite company with record-setting title defense". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  2. 1 2 John Pollock (2024-08-08). "UFC 307 confirmed for Salt Lake City on Oct. 5". postwrestling.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. Matt Erickson (2024-08-16). "Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree title fight headlines UFC 307 in Salt Lake City". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  4. Staff (2024-06-27). "Report: Julianna Pena and Raquel Pennington slated for title bout later this year". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  5. Nolan King (2024-08-16). "UFC 307 adds Raquel Pennington vs. Julianna Peña title fight as Salt Lake City co-main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  6. Staff (2024-07-29). "Chris Curtis vs. Kevin Holland: Salt Lake City gets middleweight banger for UFC 307". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  7. Damon Martin (2024-08-15). "Chris Curtis reveals he's out of Kevin Holland fight at UFC 307". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  8. Matt Erickson (2024-08-16). "Roman Dolidze vs. Kevin Holland, Joaquin Buckley vs. Stephen Thompson added to UFC 307". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  9. Nolan King (2024-07-29). "UFC books vets Ovince Saint Preux, Ryan Spann for September showdown". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  10. Shaun Al-Shatti (2024-09-03). "UFC Vegas 97 loses Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ryan Spann due to illness". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  11. Staff (2024-09-05). "Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ryan Spann rescheduled for UFC 307". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  12. 1 2 Guilherme Cruz (2024-09-15). "UFC 307 main card revealed, including Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  13. Mike Heck (2024-09-18). "UFC 307: Veteran steps in to save lightweight bout on Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree fight card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  14. Nolan King (2024-07-19). "UFC 307 adds Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling in crucial featherweight bout". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  15. Nolan King (2024-09-18). "Aljamain Sterling out of UFC 307 vs. Movsar Evloev due to injury". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  16. Adam Guillen (2024-09-23). "Salt Lake See Ya! Movsar Evloev bails on UFC 307 after no one agrees to fight". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  17. Nolan King (2024-09-27). "UFC 310 adds Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling rescheduled bout". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  18. Paola Zanon (2024-09-26). "After debut that shocked even Dana White, Brazilian can't find an opponent in the UFC". umdoisesportes.com.br. Retrieved 2024-09-30.(in Brazilian Portuguese)
  19. "UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  20. Chris Taylor (2024-10-06). "UFC 307 Bonus Report: Joaquin Buckley one of four fighters to take home an extra $50k". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.