Meanwhile, Diego Lopes (27-7 MMA) was most previously seen in action this past September, where he scored a second-round TKO victory over Jean Silva (see that here<\/a>). The Brazilian has gone 6-1 over his past seven Octagon appearances overall, with his lone loss in that time coming against Alex Volkanovski.<\/p>\n UFC 325 is co-headlined by a highly anticipated lightweight bout featuring Dan Hooker taking on Benoit Saint Denis.<\/p>\n (via Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n Hooker (24-13 MMA) will enter tonight\u2019s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a one-sided submission loss to Arman Tsarukyan<\/a> in his most recent Octagon<\/a> appearance this past November. Prior to that setback, \u2018The Hangman\u2019 had put together a three-fight win streak, which included victories over Jalin Turner and Mateusz Gamrot.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Benoit Saint Denis (16-3 MMA) will enter tonight\u2019s contest sporting a three-fight winning streak, his most recent triumph being a 16-second knockout victory over Beneil Dariush this past November at UFC 322. \u2018God of War\u2019 has earned finishes in all three of his most recent wins.<\/p>\n Also featured on tonight\u2019s UFC 325 main card lineup is another key lightweight matchup pitting Rafael Fiziev against Mauricio Ruffy.<\/p>\n Fiziev (13-4 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since June of last year, where he scored a decision win over Ignacio Bahamondes. Prior to that triumph, \u2018Ataman\u2019 was on a three-fight losing skid, this after dropping fights to Mateusz Gamrot and Justin Gaethje<\/a> (x2) respectively.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Mauricio Ruffy (12-2 MMA) will enter the bout looking to rebound, this after suffering a submission loss to Benoit Saint Denis in his most recent Octagon<\/a> appearance this past September. Prior to that setback, Ruffy had gone 3-0 under the UFC banner, this while scoring knockout wins over King Green and Jamie Mullarkey.<\/p>\n If that wasn\u2019t enough to get you interested, the UFC 325 main card also features a heavyweight contest between Tai Tuivasa and Tallison Teixeira.<\/p>\n Tuivasa (14-8 MMA) will be looking to snap a five-fight losing skid when he steps foot in the Octagon<\/a> this evening. \u2018Bam Bam\u2019 has not tasted victory since UFC 271 in February of 2022, where he knocked out Derrick Lewis<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Tallison Teixeira (8-1 MMA) will also be looking to rebound tonight in Sydney, this after suffering his first career loss by way of TKO to Derrick Lewis this past July. Prior to that setback, \u2018Xicao\u2019 was coming off a TKO victory over Justin Tafa.<\/p>\n Get all of tonight\u2019s live results and highlights below (refresh for updates):<\/p>\n UFC 325 Main Card (Paramount+ \/ PPV, 9 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n Alexander Volkanovski (144.5) vs. Diego Lopes (145) \u2013<\/p>\n Dan Hooker (155) vs. Benoit Saint Denis (155.75) \u2013<\/p>\n Rafael Fiziev (155.5) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (155.25) \u2013<\/p>\n Tallison Teixeira (259) vs. Tai Tuivasa (265.5) \u2013<\/p>\n Jamie Mullarkey (155.5) vs. Quillan Salkilld (155.5) \u2013<\/p>\n UFC 325 Televised Prelims (Paramount+, 7 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n Billy Elekana (204) vs. Junior Tafa (205.25) \u2013<\/p>\n Cody Brundage (184.75) vs. Cam Rowston (184.5) \u2013<\/p>\n Torrez Finney (185.75) vs. Jacob Malkoun (185.75) \u2013<\/p>\n Oban Elliott (169.75) vs. Jonathan Micallef (170.25) \u2013 Micallef def. Elliott via \tTechnical Submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:31 of Round 2<\/p>\n JUST LIKE THAT \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n Jonathan Micallef gets the submission victory in round two! #UFC325<\/a><\/p>\n [ LIVE on @ParamountPlus<\/a> ] pic.twitter.com\/m9QX7dEu2I<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n UFC 325 Early Prelims (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n Kaan Ofli (145.25) vs. Yi Zha (145.5) \u2013 Ofli def. Zha by majority decision (29\u201328, 28\u201328, 29\u201328)<\/p>\n Dom Mar Fan (154.75) vs. Sung Wook Kim (155.75) \u2013 Fan def. Kim by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)<\/p>\n Keiichiro Nakamura (145.25) vs. Sebastian Szalay (145.75) \u2013 Nakamura def. Szalay via TKO (knee and punches) at 3:48 of Round 3<\/p>\n “HE HAS TURNED THE TIDES FOR A CONTRACT” \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8<\/p>\n Keiichiro Nakamura is the #RTU<\/a> featherweight winner!<\/p>\n [ #UFC325<\/a> | LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus<\/a> ] pic.twitter.com\/w0EGKkLVEN<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Dan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dan-Hooker-UFC-Qatar.jpg\")
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