Road to UFC Season 3

Road to UFC Season 3
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Promotion	UFC
First date aired	May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18)
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Road to UFC Season 3 is the 2024 cycle of Road to UFC, a mixed martial arts (MMA) event series in which top Asian MMA prospects compete to win contracts with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).^[1][2][3]

The event series introduces four distinct weight divisions—flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, and, notably, women's strawweight—each comprising eight competitors engaged in a "win-and-advance" tournament structure, reminiscent of a single-elimination format. The ultimate victor of each division secures a coveted UFC contract. Each event within the series is slated to showcase five bouts, one of which will be a non-tournament matchup.^[4]

The inaugural quarterfinal stage of the tournament is set to unfold over a span of two days, from May 18 to 19, 2024, at the prestigious UFC Performance Institute Shanghai. Across these two days, enthusiasts can anticipate a total of ten engaging bouts per day, comprising two separate five-bout events.^[4]

Road to UFC: Episode 1
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Promotion	Road to UFC
Date	May 18, 2024
Venue	UFC Performance Institute Shanghai
City	Shanghai, China

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Kangjie Zhu	def.	Tatsuya Ando	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25)	3	5:00	[a]
Featherweight	Shin Haraguchi	def.	Jun Young Hong	Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Women's Strawweight	Xiaocan Feng	def.	Kiran Singh	TKO (punches)	1	2:03	[c]
Welterweight	Bahatebole Batebolati	def.	Han Seul Kim	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

Road to UFC: Episode 2
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Promotion	Road to UFC
Date	May 18, 2024
Venue	UFC Performance Institute Shanghai
City	Shanghai, China

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Bin Xie	def.	Yibugele	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[a]
Women's Strawweight	Ming Shi	def.	Ye Dam Seo	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[b]
Featherweight	Masuto Kawana	def.	Young Jae Song	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[c]
Women's Strawweight	Huaxiang Dong	def.	Priya Sharma	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[d]
Women's Flyweight	Cong Wang	def.	Paula Luna	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:04

Road to UFC: Episode 3
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Promotion	Road to UFC
Date	May 19, 2024
Venue	UFC Performance Institute Shanghai
City	Shanghai, China

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Daermisi Zhawupasi	def.	Ren Ozaki	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[a]
Flyweight	Angad Bisht	def.	John Dave Almanza	TKO (elbows and punches)	1	3:39	[b]
Bantamweight	Su Young You	def.	Shohei Nose	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00	[c]
Flyweight	Dong Hun Choi	def.	Ji Niushiyue	Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29)	3	5:00	[d]
Lightweight	Won Bin Ki	def.	Tatsuya Saika	TKO (punches)	2	0:51

Road to UFC: Episode 4
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Promotion	Road to UFC
Date	May 19, 2024
Venue	UFC Performance Institute Shanghai
City	Shanghai, China

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Jieleyisi Baergeng	def.	Li Yunfeng	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:25	[a]
Flyweight	Kiru Singh Sahota	def.	Yin Shuai	Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)	3	5:00	[b]
Bantamweight	Tokitaka Nakanishi	def.	Kim Kyu-sung	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27)	3	5:00	[c]
Women's Flyweight	Yan Qihui	def.	Lisa Kyriacou	Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00

Road to UFC: Episode 5
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Promotion	Road to UFC
Date	August 23, 2024
Venue	UFC Apex
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Jieleyisi Baergeng	def.	Tokitaka Nakanishi	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[a]
Flyweight	Dong Hun Choi	def.	Angad Bisht	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00	[b]
Bantamweight	Su Young You	def.	Daermisi Zhawupasi	Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00	[c]
Flyweight	Kiru Singh Sahota	def.	Ruel Pañales	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00	[d]
Women's Strawweight	Danni McCormack	def.	Yan Qihui	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27)	3	5:00

Road to UFC: Episode 6
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Promotion	Road to UFC
Date	August 23, 2024
Venue	UFC Apex
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Bin Xie	def.	Masuto Kawana	KO (punches)	1	4:17	[a]
Women's Strawweight	Huaxiang Dong	vs.	Ming Shi	Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)	3	5:00	[b]
Featherweight	Kangjie Zhu	def.	Shin Haraguchi	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00	[c]
Women's Strawweight	Xiaocan Feng	def.	Miki Motono	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[d]
Welterweight	Samandar Murodov	def.	Jonathan Piersma	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[e]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Yin Shuai	3
	Kiru Singh Sahota	SD
					Kiru Singh Sahota	UD
					Ruel Panales	3
	Ruel Panales*	BYE
	Toki Matsui	–
									Kiru Singh Sahota
									Dong Hun Choi
	Ji Niushiyue	3
	Dong Hun Choi	SD
					Dong Hun Choi	SD
					Angad Bisht	3
	Angad Bisht	TKO
	John Dave Almanza	1

*Toki Matsui missed weight (132 lbs), therefore the bout was cancelled and Panales proceeded to the semi-finals

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Kim Kyu-sung	3
	Tokitaka Nakanishi	UD
					Tokitaka Nakanishi	3
					Jieleyisi Baergeng	UD
	Li Yunfeng	2
	Jieleyisi Baergeng	SUB
									Jieleyisi Baergeng
									Su Young You
	Ren Ozaki	3
	Daermisi Zhawupasi	UD
					Daermisi Zhawupasi	3
					Su Young You	SD
	Su Young You	UD
	Shohei Nose	3

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Bin Xie	UD
	Yibugele	3
					Bin Xie	KO
					Masuto Kawana	3
	Young Jae Song	3
	Masuto Kawana	UD
									Bin Xie
									Kangjie Zhu
	Kangjie Zhu	UD
	Tatsuya Ando	3
					Kangjie Zhu	SD
					Shin Haraguchi	3
	Jun Young Hong	3
	Shin Haraguchi	UD

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Priya Sharma	3
	Huaxiang Dong	UD
					Huaxiang Dong	3
					Ming Shi	SD
	Ye Dam Seo	3
	Ming Shi	UD
									Ming Shi
									Xiaocan Feng
	Xiaocan Feng	TKO
	Kiran Singh	1
					Xiaocan Feng	UD
					Miki Motono	3
	Miki Motono*	BYE
	Huang Feier	–

* Huang Feier missed weight (116.7 lbs), therefore the bout was canceled and Motono proceeded to semi-final

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