UFC 282 full results: Blachowicz-Ankalaev fight to split draw; Pimblett decisions Gordon

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Saturday’s main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas featured a title fight that wasn’t even supposed to happen.

In mid-November, light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka suffered a significant shoulder injury and was forced to pull out of his UFC 282 headliner versus Glover Teixeira. Then, facing a long recovery, Prochazka vacated his belt in order to not hold up the division. Teixeira declined an opportunity to fight someone else for the title, so the UFC elevated the fight between former champion Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev to the main event and put the vacated belt on the line.

And after Saturday’s main event, the fight might as well have not even happened. The belt remained vacant after Ankalaev and Blachowicz fought to a hotly disputed split draw. Judges scored it 48-47, 46-48 and 47-47.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 10: (R-L) Magomed Ankalaev of Russia punches Jan Blachowicz of Poland in their UFC light heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 282 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 10, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) — LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 10: (R-L) Magomed Ankalaev of Russia punches Jan Blachowicz of Poland in their UFC light heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 282 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 10, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

In the co-main the judges also made a controversial call and awarded Paddy Pimblett the unanimous decision victory over Jared Gordon despite lopsided stats in Gordon’s favor.

Here’s how the fights unfolded:

UFC 282 main card results

Light heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev ends in split decision (48-47, 46-48, 47-47)
Lightweight: Paddy Pimblett def. Jared Gordon by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Catchweight (180 lbs): Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Alex Morono by TKO (punches) at 2:29 of R3:

UFC 282 prelim card full results

UFC 282 early prelim card full results

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 09: (L-R) Opponents Jan Blachowicz of Poland and Magomed Ankalaev of Russia face off during the UFC 282 ceremonial weigh-in at MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 09, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) — Jan Blachowicz of Poland and Magomed Ankalaev of Russia face off during the UFC 282 ceremonial weigh-in at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Dec. 9, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

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