International Fight Week ended with a result nobody expected. UFC 329 results confirm Max Holloway stopped Conor McGregor by TKO at 1:09 of round one, just 69 seconds into their welterweight rematch. The leg that shattered against Poirier in 2021 gave way again and the fight was waved off immediately.
The full card ran 14 fights and produced 11 stoppages across the night. Here is the complete results list followed by detailed analysis of every main card fight and what each outcome means heading into the rest of 2026.
UFC 329 Full Card Results
Main Card
- Max Holloway def. Conor McGregor — TKO (Leg Injury), R1, 1:09
- Paddy Pimblett def. Benoit Saint Denis — Submission (D’arce choke), R1, 0:52
- Mario Bautista def. Cory Sandhagen — Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Brandon Royval def. Lone’er Kavanagh — Submission (Rear Naked Choke), R3, 3:40
- King Green def. Terrance McKinney — TKO (Body Punch and Punches), R1, 4:59
Prelims
- Robert Whittaker def. Nikita Krylov — TKO, R3, 1:01
- Gable Steveson def. Elisha Ellison — TKO (Punches), R1, 2:31
- Adrian Yanez def. Cody Garbrandt — TKO (Punches), R1, 2:47
- Luke Riley def. Kai Kamaka III — TKO (Punches), R1, 3:03
- Wang Cong def. Tracy Cortez — Unanimous Decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Early Prelims
- Damian Pinas def. Cesar Almeida — KO (Straight Right), R1, 4:44
- Farid Basharat def. John Garza — Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ryan Gandra def. Zachary Reese — TKO, R1, 1:15
- Alessandro Costa def. Cody Durden — Submission (Rear Naked Choke), R2, 2:19
Main Card Fight Analysis
Main Event: Max Holloway def. Conor McGregor — TKO, Round 1, 1:09
McGregor charged forward with two kicks and slipped on both attempts. Holloway swarmed immediately, landing punches and attacking the leg. McGregor stumbled and fell, and Holloway teed off from above while the packed T-Mobile Arena fell completely silent.
Holloway delivered a leg kick and McGregor stepped back with a visible wince. He lifted his left leg and turned away. The referee stepped in and waved it off at exactly 1:09. The same leg that broke against Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021 had buckled again under the pressure.
The comeback story that five years of buildup had created ended in the most brutal possible way. McGregor came in as a two-division champion returning after his longest career layoff. What unfolded raised serious questions about whether the leg had fully healed and whether he should have been cleared to compete at this level.
Holloway made his welterweight debut and went 2-0 against McGregor across their careers. He now holds wins over a man who once simultaneously held two UFC titles. For McGregor, this is a third consecutive TKO loss following the two Poirier defeats. His complete UFC record now shows four losses in his last six appearances.
Holloway’s path from here is genuinely promising. A welterweight title shot against Islam Makhachev makes sense given his debut at 170 pounds. A return to lightweight is equally viable. McGregor’s future is far less certain. He reportedly has two fights left on his UFC contract and his ability to compete at the highest level after two separate serious leg injuries is now a genuinely open question.
Top Moment: McGregor wincing on the leg kick and stepping back with 1:09 on the clock. Nobody in T-Mobile Arena expected the biggest comeback in UFC history to last barely over a minute.
Co-Main Event: Paddy Pimblett def. Benoit Saint Denis — D’arce Choke, Round 1, 0:52
Saint Denis closed the distance and shot for a takedown immediately upon the opening bell. Pimblett jumped on a guillotine the instant BSD’s head came down. When BSD defended, Pimblett transitioned seamlessly to a D’arce choke, sat back, rolled through, and sent the French “God of War” to sleep at 52 seconds.
BSD never had a chance to use his wrestling. His four-fight finishing streak and game plan to drag Pimblett into deep water never developed for a single second. The submission came so quickly that most of the crowd had not even fully processed the opening exchanges.
This was the best performance of Pimblett’s UFC career by a wide margin. He took BSD’s primary weapon away in the opening second and converted it into a finish of his own. Pimblett is now a legitimate Top 5 lightweight and silenced every critic who questioned his level.
A title fight with Justin Gaethje for the undisputed lightweight belt is now a very realistic conversation. They already met in January in a fight for the interim title. A rematch for the undisputed championship would be one of the biggest lightweight bookings the division has seen in years.
Top Moment: The transition from the guillotine to the D’arce. BSD defended the first choke and Pimblett shifted without losing position for a single moment. The tap came almost before the crowd realised the submission had changed.
Bantamweight: Mario Bautista def. Cory Sandhagen — Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Sandhagen opened with his jab and lateral movement and landed a sharp left hand early that hurt Bautista. He also connected with a high kick that had Bautista covering up. Late in round one, Bautista attempted a Suloev stretch that backfired. Sandhagen defended it but came away noticeably limping, his knee torqued badly in the scramble.
Sandhagen showed composure in round two, moving laterally to hide the injury and out-landing Bautista through much of the frame. He was winning on the cards at this point. Round three changed everything. A left hand from Bautista dropped Sandhagen to the canvas, followed by a flurry of shots and two takedowns. Bautista dominated the final five minutes completely and swept all three judges.
Bautista earns revenge for his 2019 submission loss to Sandhagen and picks up the biggest win of his bantamweight career. He has now beaten two elite contenders back to back and should enter the top five in the next rankings update. Sandhagen fought well on a compromised knee for two rounds but could not survive the third.
Top Moment: Bautista’s Suloev stretch attempt in round one. It failed as a submission but succeeded in injuring Sandhagen’s knee. One scramble in round one effectively decided the outcome of the entire fight.
Flyweight: Brandon Royval def. Lone’er Kavanagh — Rear Naked Choke, Round 3, 3:40
Royval controlled round one behind his jab and reach advantage, landing the cleaner shots and securing a takedown late against the fence. Round two changed the fight entirely. Kavanagh walked Royval into a big counter right hand that sent him to the canvas. He jumped on top, pounded away, and came dangerously close to a finish before Royval survived through an omoplata attempt and scrambled back upright.
The third round opened with back-and-forth exchanges before Kavanagh made the fight-ending error. He attacked a guillotine and Royval defended it with ease. Royval used the position to hunt submissions from the top, patiently worked through Kavanagh’s defences, and eventually secured the rear naked choke at 3:40.
Royval bounces back from back-to-back losses and stays firmly in the flyweight title conversation. Kavanagh made one costly tactical error in a fight he could have taken on the scorecards. He remains a serious top-six contender but loses his first UFC fight in a result that will sting deeply.
Top Moment: Kavanagh dropping Royval with a counter right hand in round two. The Englishman had the submission specialist hurt and nearly finished. The reversal across the next five minutes made this the best contest on the night.
Lightweight Opener: King Green def. Terrance McKinney — TKO, Round 1, 4:59
McKinney was the aggressor from the first second. He clipped Green early with straight punches and forced him to bleed within the opening minute. McKinney walked Green to the fence, landed heavy shots, and eventually secured a takedown to full mount, landing punches and elbows from above throughout. Green kept talking and refused to panic despite being thoroughly beaten for nearly five minutes.
McKinney climbed to Green’s back and attempted a rear naked choke. Green slipped out and returned to his feet. McKinney met him with a big uppercut that Green shook off. With the round at its final seconds, Green landed a body punch that dropped McKinney to the canvas. He followed with ground strikes and the referee stepped in with one second remaining on the clock.
It was one of the wildest finishes in UFC history. McKinney dominated the fight for four minutes and fifty-eight seconds, only to be stopped in the final second of the round. Green extends his winning streak to four. McKinney needs to address his cardio and his tendency to slow down in the closing seconds of rounds.
Top Moment: Green dropping McKinney with a body shot at 4:59 with one second left. The arena crowd erupted from stunned silence into complete chaos in under two seconds.
Overall Analysis for UFC 329 Results
This was not the UFC 329 anyone envisioned when the card was announced. The McGregor result defined the entire event within the first two minutes. Everything underneath delivered genuine quality, but the weight of the main event outcome hung over the whole night.
Pimblett’s D’arce was the best individual performance. Green’s buzzer-beater was the most dramatic moment. Royval and Kavanagh produced the best back-and-forth contest. Bautista’s third round was the biggest single-round momentum swing on the card.
The lightweight picture has genuinely shifted. Pimblett is now a credible title contender. The conversation about McGregor’s future will dominate MMA media for weeks. Saturday night gave the sport its biggest moment of the year, just not the one any of its 20,000 fans inside T-Mobile Arena expected.
Conclusion
UFC 329 will be remembered as a result that genuinely shocked the sport and the entire world. Holloway closed out a thirteen-year story with a statement finish and left Pimblett proved he belongs firmly in the title conversation.
Green delivered one of the most dramatic rounds of the year with one second remaining on the clock. The card gave the sport three moments that nobody will forget quickly. None of them were the one the 20,000 fans inside T-Mobile Arena expected heading into Saturday night.
FAQs
Who won at UFC 329?
Max Holloway stopped Conor McGregor by TKO at 1:09 of round one. Paddy Pimblett submitted Benoit Saint Denis in 52 seconds. Mario Bautista defeated Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision. Brandon Royval submitted Lone’er Kavanagh in round three. King Green stopped Terrance McKinney by TKO with one second left in round one.
How did Holloway beat McGregor?
McGregor slipped on two early kicks and Holloway attacked immediately. After a leg kick, McGregor winced and stepped back. The referee waved it off at 1:09. The same leg McGregor broke against Poirier in 2021 appeared to give way again under pressure.
What happens next for Paddy Pimblett?
Pimblett’s 52-second finish of Saint Denis puts him directly in the conversation for a lightweight title shot. Justin Gaethje holds the belt and a rematch between the two is now one of the most logical bookings for the second half of 2026.
Is this the end of McGregor’s UFC career?
Nothing has been confirmed publicly. McGregor has two fights remaining on his UFC contract. Given three straight TKO losses and a recurring leg injury, the questions about his future are now more serious than at any previous point in his career.
