Alexander Volkanovski stopped Movsar Evloev at 4:54 of round two in UFC 333’s featherweight title bout on 24 October 2026 in Abu Dhabi, according to the UFC results report. The stoppage kept the championship with Volkanovski and ended Evloev’s unbeaten professional run.
A right hand changed the title fight
Evloev found success in the opening round and stayed competitive well into the second, according to the UFC’s account of the main event. Volkanovski then landed a clean right hand as Evloev backed away. The champion followed him, drove him to the canvas with more strikes and continued punching until the finish. The official result lists a technical knockout by strikes, with the stoppage arriving just before the round ended.
The UFC’s separate bonus report describes a similar shift in the contest. It says Evloev used his wrestling early, before Volkanovski found more success standing and increased his pressure. That account adds context to the decisive right hand in the results report: the finish came after Volkanovski took over the striking exchanges late in the round.
SportsRivo checked the UFC’s completed event card against its separate bonus report. The card marks Volkanovski the winner of the featherweight title bout and records a KO/TKO; the award report names him a Performance of the Night recipient. The award is a separate confirmed outcome from the stoppage itself.
After the fight, MMA Fighting quoted Alexander Volkanovski, the featherweight champion: “He was undefeated for a reason but I just said I’m the right guy for that job.” His comment acknowledged the calibre of a challenger who reached the title bout without a professional loss.
Evloev arrived after a long unbeaten run
In its 21 October preview, the UFC listed Evloev’s record as 20-0 and showed him defeating Dan Ige, Diego Lopes, Arnold Allen, Aljamain Sterling and Lerone Murphy. The preview showed Evloev getting his first shot at the undisputed Featherweight title. It also showed Evloev regarding the Murphy fight as his big preparation fight. It is an important fight to both fighters. Volkanovski was shown as the champion, while Evloev was shown as the undisputed challenger on the UFC event card. The closing of the card showed Volkanovski winning and Evloev losing. Thus, Evloev lost his undisputed status as Featherweight champion challenger. However, Volkanovski still holds the Featherweight title.
The sporting consequences
- Volkanovski retains the UFC featherweight championship, as the UFC’s title-bout result and completed event card confirm.
- Evloev takes his first professional defeat after arriving unbeaten, according to the UFC’s results and bonus reports.
- Volkanovski receives a Performance of the Night award for the finish, as confirmed by the UFC’s separate bonus report.
Source: UFC main card results