UFC 296 results: Edwards retains vs. Covington in uneventful main event

Results
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Leon Edwards (c) def. Colby Covington Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) 5 5:00 [a]
Flyweight Alexandre Pantoja (c) def. Brandon Royval Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) 5 5:00 [b]
Welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Stephen Thompson Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:56
Lightweight Paddy Pimblett def. Tony Ferguson Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Josh Emmett def. Bryce Mitchell KO (punch) 1 1:57
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Alonzo Menifield def. Dustin Jacoby Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Irene Aldana def. Karol Rosa Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Cody Garbrandt def. Brian Kelleher KO (punch) 1 3:42
Women's Flyweight Ariane Lipski def. Casey O'Neill Submission (armbar) 2 1:18
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight Tagir Ulanbekov def. Cody Durden Submission (face crank) 2 4:25
Featherweight Andre Fili def. Lucas Almeida TKO (punches) 1 3:32
Heavyweight Shamil Gaziev def. Martin Buday TKO (punches) 2 0:56