Natalia Silva is the new UFC women’s flyweight champion. She beat China’s Wang Cong by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in the UFC 332 main event on Saturday 3 October at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. In Riga, that main card started at 03:00 on Sunday morning. Payton Talbott stopped Deiveson Figueiredo in the first round of the co-main, and nine of the 14 fights ended in the first round. UFC says the night set UFC records for first-round finishes and for total knockouts (11) on a single card. Results below come from UFC.com’s results pages and official scorecards, cross-checked with Sherdog.
Watch the replay: UFC directs fans to UFC Fight Pass to relive the action from UFC 332. In the US, the card aired on Paramount+.
Silva vs Wang: five rounds for a vacant belt
Silva came in unbeaten in the UFC, and the vacant 125-pound title was hers to lose. UFC.com’s recap says she used her varied striking and movement to build a lead over the first two rounds. Wang had her best moments late, closing the gap in the championship rounds and landing her best shots in the final moments of the fifth, but it came too late on the cards.
It was only the third fight of the night to reach the judges, and they had it 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46, all for Silva. According to UFC.com, that makes her 9-0 in the UFC and the fifth champion in the division’s history. UFC.com’s verdict on Wang: she “should remain in the championship mix”.
Talbott needs half a round against Figueiredo
The co-main was over at 2:09 of the first round. UFC.com reports that Talbott dropped Figueiredo early with a right hand, then hurt him with an elbow along the fence and kept throwing until referee Jason Herzog stepped in. It was Talbott’s first fight in 10 months, and he used the microphone to call out Sean O’Malley. Nothing has been booked.
The rest of the main card
Esteban Ribovics ended King Green’s winning streak with a TKO at 4:08 of round one, putting him down three times. UFC.com says Ribovics missed weight on Friday. It’s his second straight win over a veteran and puts him at 6-3 in the Octagon. Roman Kopylov stopped Ateba Gautier at 3:12 of the first. Roberto Soldić, 31, in his UFC debut and coming off a layoff of almost 600 days (UFC.com), won the only other main-card fight to go the distance: a unanimous decision over Khaos Williams (29-28, 29-27, 29-27).
Prelims and early prelims: the record night
The finishes started early and kept coming. Johnny Walker made his heavyweight debut and knocked out Mick Parkin with a knee at 3:35 of round one. Anthony Wint needed 23 seconds to stop Lucas Armand. Damian Pinas knocked out Andrey Pulyaev with an uppercut at 1:15, and Imanol Rodriguez dropped Alden Coria with a body kick at 3:11 and finished him.
Marcus McGhee stopped Anthony Romero with two seconds left in the first round. Jacobe Smith finished short-notice replacement Bruce Whitehead with ground-and-pound, and Alexander Hernandez stopped Rafael dos Anjos in the second. Eric Nolan beat Court McGee in the third, and Ismail Naurdiev took a unanimous decision over Marvin Vettori, 29-28 on all three cards.
Bonuses
UFC handed out four Performance of the Night bonuses: Johnny Walker, Roman Kopylov, Damian Pinas and Imanol Rodriguez. UFC announced the attendance as 16,492.
UFC 332 full results
Order and results from UFC.com; times from UFC.com and Sherdog.
| Bout (winner first) | Weight | Result | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalia Silva def. Wang Cong (vacant title) | Women’s flyweight | UD (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) | R5, 5:00 |
| Payton Talbott def. Deiveson Figueiredo | Bantamweight | TKO (strikes) | R1, 2:09 |
| Esteban Ribovics def. King Green | Lightweight (Ribovics missed weight) | TKO (strikes) | R1, 4:08 |
| Roberto Soldić def. Kalinn “Khaos” Williams | Welterweight | UD (29-28, 29-27, 29-27) | R3, 5:00 |
| Roman Kopylov def. Ateba Gautier | Middleweight | TKO (strikes) | R1, 3:12 |
| Imanol Rodriguez def. Alden Coria | Flyweight | TKO (body kick) | R1, 3:11 |
| Damian Pinas def. Andrey Pulyaev | Middleweight | KO (uppercut) | R1, 1:15 |
| Marcus McGhee def. Anthony Romero | Featherweight | TKO | R1, 4:58 |
| Anthony Wint def. Lucas Armand | Heavyweight | TKO | R1, 0:23 |
| Johnny Walker def. Mick Parkin | Heavyweight | KO (knee) | R1, 3:35 |
| Jacobe Smith def. Bruce Whitehead | Welterweight | TKO (ground-and-pound) | R1, 1:32 |
| Alexander Hernandez def. Rafael dos Anjos | Lightweight | TKO | R2, 3:12 |
| Ismail Naurdiev def. Marvin Vettori | Middleweight | UD (29-28 x3) | R3, 5:00 |
| Eric Nolan def. Court McGee | Welterweight | TKO | R3, 3:26 |
What’s next
Silva’s first title defence hasn’t been announced, and neither has a next fight for Wang. Talbott wants O’Malley; the UFC hasn’t responded publicly. The UFC’s next numbered event is UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on 24 October, headlined by Volkanovski vs Evloev for the featherweight title. Our Volkanovski vs Evloev preview has the full breakdown.
