{"id":939605,"date":"2026-10-24T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939605\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T20:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T20:00:21","slug":"ufc-333-live-results-and-play-by-play-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939605\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 333 live results and play-by-play analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live THIS MORNING (Sat., Oct. 24, 2026) with UFC 333<\/a>, taking place inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, streaming exclusively live on Paramount+<\/a>. The main event is Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev<\/a> for UFC\u2019s Featherweight title. The co-main is Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili 3<\/a> for UFC\u2019s Bantamweight crown.<\/p>\n

UFC 333 is a banger card with two extremely high level title fights for our main and co-main events. The main event sees Alexander Volkanovski perhaps taking on his toughest test to date, in the undefeated Movsar Evloev. Evloev is peaking right now and might be the best pure wrestler Volkanovski has ever fought. You can\u2019t count Volkanovski out of anything, though. The Australian has shown that his fight IQ and elite well-rounded skillset can beat anyone (who isn\u2019t named Islam Makhachev).<\/p>\n

The co-main is a rubber match between Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili<\/a> and an immediate rematch of what went down back in Dec. 2026, when Yan fought a perfect fight and spoiled Dvalishvili\u2019s attempt to make history with four title defenses in a calendar year. Dvalishvili had the first laugh, against Yan, when he beat him in 2023. Will he also have the last laugh or will Yan prove his perfect fight is the norm and not a fluke?<\/p>\n

The late \u201cPrelims\u201d are headlined by Dominick Reyes vs. Azamat Murzakanov. There\u2019s also Nikita Krylov vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev, Abus Magomedov vs. Cam Rowston and Grant Dawson vs. Nurullo Aliev.<\/p>\n

The early \u201cPrelims\u201d, which start at 10 a.m. ET, include Colby Thicknesse vs. Asaf Chopurov, Jacob Malkoun vs. Abubakar Vagaev, Daniel Santos vs. Bolaji Oki, Noah Gugnon vs. Kody Steele and Iasmin Lucindo vs. Nicolle Caliari.<\/p>\n

UFC 333 Start Date and Time<\/p>\n

It\u2019s standard operating procedure tonight. Here\u2019s when the various portions of the latest numbered event goes live:<\/p>\n

UFC 333\u2019s Early \u201cPrelims\u201d will begin at 10 a.m. ET<\/a>.UFC 333\u2019s Late \u201cPrelims\u201d are scheduled to start at 12 p.m. ET<\/a>.UFC 333\u2019s PLE main card goes live at 2 p.m. ET<\/a>.All of UFC 333 airs on Paramount+<\/a>, which you can stream here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The live blog will get underway at 10 a.m. ET, just before the first fight. Come in and chat with your fellow Maniacs in the comments.<\/p>\n

\"Tim<\/a>\"MMA145 lbs.: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev135 lbs.: Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili125 lbs.: Lone\u2019er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov265 lbs.: Alexander Volkov vs. Rizvan Kuniev145 lbs.: Aaron Pico vs. Losene Keita\"Tim<\/a>\"MMA205 lbs.: Dominick Reyes def. Azamat Murzakanov by KO (head kick and punches), round 1 (2:40) \u2014 HIGHLIGHTS<\/a>205 lbs.: Abdul Rakhman Yakyhaev def. Nikita Krylov by TKO (knee and punches), round 1 (2:38) \u2014 HIGHLIGHTS<\/a>185 lbs.: Abus Magomedov def. Cam Rowston by technical submission (guillotine), round 1 (1:44) \u2014 HIGHLIGHTS<\/a>155 lbs.: Grant Dawson def. Nurullo Aliev by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)135 lbs.: Colby Thickness def. Asaf Chopurov by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)185 lbs.: Abubakar Vagaev def. Jacob Malkoun by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)145 lbs.: Daniel Santos def. Bolaji Oki by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28,29-28)155 lbs.: Kody Steele def. Noah Gugnon by KO (punches), round 1 (3:54) – HIGHLIGHTS<\/a>115 lbs.: Iasmin Lucindo def. Nicolle Caliari by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<\/p>\n

UFC 333 PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES<\/p>\n

Aaron Pico vs. Losene Keita<\/p>\n

Azamat Murzakanov vs. Dominick Reyes: For the second straight fight, Murzakanov got blown away from a head kick. Murzakanov didn\u2019t go down from the kick, but he was severely wobbled and Reyes was able to put him down with follow up punches for the win.<\/p>\n

Official decision: Dominick Reyes def. Azamat Murzakanov by KO (head kick and punches), round 1 (2:40)<\/p>\n

Nikita Krylov vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev: Krylov busted Yakhyaev\u2019s nose on the first punch he threw. They clinched soon after. Rakhman Yakhyaev then snapped him down and went for a D\u2019arce. Yakhyaev gave up on that, but landed a big knee as Krylov was on the way up. Then he landed a few punches for the TKO, which felt a smidge early.<\/p>\n

Official decision: Abdul Rakhman Yakyhaev def. Nikita Krylov by TKO (knee and punches), round 1 (2:38)<\/p>\n

Abus Magomedov vs. Cam Rowston: Magomedov was way too big a step up for Rowston. He picked him apart from range and then slept him with a guillotine once he got too close.<\/p>\n

Official decision: Abus Magomedov def. Cam Rowston by technical submission (guillotine), round 1 (1:44)<\/p>\n

Grant Dawson vs. Nurullo Aliev: The two wrestlers threw down in this one, with Aliev landing the better shots in the first round (despite being docked a point for strikes to the back of the head). In the second round Dawson imposed his wrestling and spent most of the round on top. Aliev was exhausted in the third. That led to him giving up a few takedowns and effectively erased his chance to win the fight or salvage a draw.<\/p>\n

Official decision: Grant Dawson def. Nurullo Aliev by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)<\/p>\n

Colby Thicknesse vs. Asaf Chopurov: Chopurov fought with a lot of swagger and did great with his phonebooth fighting in the first. But he slowed down as he continued walking into Thicknesse\u2019s elbows and clinch work. Chopurov tired down the stretch, but still managed to get a few takedowns. I scored it for Chopurov, but was happy to see the judges go the other way.<\/p>\n

Official decision: Colby Thickness def. Asaf Chopurov by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)<\/p>\n

Abubakar Vagaev vs. Jacob Malkoun: Malkoun worked his jab in the first round and had Vagaev totally baffled. He seemed to injure his shoulder at the end of that round, though. That shoulder slowed down Malkoun\u2019s striking game and left him open for more of Vagaev\u2019s power shots. Vagaev mixed takedonws in after that and used that to eke out a razor thin decision. The fact it iwas close tells you how well Malkoun did, to stay aggressive despite being so compromised.<\/p>\n

Official decision: Abubakar Vagaev def. Jacob Malkoun by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)<\/p>\n

Bolaji Oki vs. Daniel Santos: That was a great fight. Both men really put their all into this one. Santos was a little more technical in both the striking and grappling department. But Oki was able to weather his offense well and hurt him in response. The result could have gone either way. I had Santos winning the first two rounds, but Oki could have been given either of the last two rounds.<\/p>\n

Official decision: Daniel Santos def. Bolaji Oki by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28,29-28)<\/p>\n

Kody Steele vs. Noah Gugnon: Gugnon looked good early, rocking Steele with his striking. Steele was able to land a few nice shots of his own, though. Steele then tried to go to his grappling and got a takedown, but Gugnon stood right back up. That led to some heavy exchanges in the middle of the cage. The pair came together and Gugnon went down after getting caught on the ear (I thought there might have been a clash of heads in there, too).<\/p>\n

Official decision: Kody Steele def. Noah Gugnon by KO (punches), round 1 (3:54)<\/p>\n

Iasmin Lucindo vs. Nicolle Caliari: Lucindo cut Caliari early with a left hook and then made it much worse with a spinning elbow. Caliari tried to grapple, but Lucindo was too big and strong for her. Lucindo did her best to make the cut even worse, but the doctors let Caliari keep going. Caliari was bothered by that good, though, and no answers for Lucindo after that.<\/p>\n

Official decision: Iasmin Lucindo def. Nicolle Caliari by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<\/p>\n

Live stream begins at 10 a.m. ET. \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

For more UFC 333: \u201cVolkanovski vs. Evloev\u201d news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live THIS MORNING (Sat., Oct. 24, 2026) with UFC 333, taking place inside…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":939606,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,40762,785,85,502124,46671,1396,179146],"class_list":["post-939605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-333","tag-ufc-live-stream","tag-ufc-news","tag-ufc-on-paramount"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=939605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/939606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=939605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=939605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}