UFC 205 was a historic event, marking the Octagon's debut in Madison Square Garden, New York City. Before the highly anticipated UFC 205 fight card took place, the fighters had to step on the scale to make weight.
Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor face off during the UFC 205 press conference. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
The entire card was headlined by the lightweight title fight between reigning champion Eddie Alvarez and featherweight champion Conor McGregor. If McGregor emerged victorious, he would become the first UFC fighter to hold championships in two separate weight classes.
In the night’s co-main event, welterweight champ Tyron Woodley looked to defend his belt for the first time as he squared off against striking specialist Stephen Thompson. Rounding out the three title fights was a strawweight clash between champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and fellow Polish standout Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
Other high profile fights included a middleweight clash between Chris Weidman vs. Yoel Romero, a featherweight battle between Frankie Edgar vs. Jeremy Stephens and a women’s bantamweight bout between Miesha Tate vs. Raquel Pennington.
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Fighters in championship bouts must be at their weight classes' weight limit or under. Those competing in non-title fights are allowed one pound over the limit.
Here are the official weigh-in results:
Conor McGregor vs Eddie Alvarez - FULL FIGHT
UFC 205 Weigh-In Results
Main card:
- Lightweight Title Fight: Eddie Alvarez (154.6 lbs) vs. Conor McGregor (154.4 lbs)
- Welterweight Title Fight: Tyron Woodley (169.8 lbs) vs. Stephen Thompson (169 lbs)
- Strawweight Title Fight: Joanna Jedrzejczyk (114.4 lbs) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (114.4 lbs)
- Middleweight Bout: Chris Weidman (185.8 lbs) vs. Yoel Romero (185.6 lbs)
- Women's Bantamweight Bout: Miesha Tate (135.6 lbs) vs. Raquel Pennington (135.6 lbs)
FS1 Prelims:
- Featherweight Bout: Frankie Edgar (145.4 lbs) vs. Jeremy Stephens (145.8 lbs)
- Lightweight Bout: Khabib Nurmagomedov (155.8 lbs) vs. Michael Johnson (155.8 lbs)
- Middleweight Bout: Rafael Natal (185.4 lbs) vs. Tim Boetsch (185.4 lbs)
- Welterweight Bout: Vicente Luque (170.6 lbs) vs. Belal Muhammad (170 lbs)
UFC Fight Pass Prelims:
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- Lightweight Bout: Jim Miller (157.6 lbs) vs. Thiago Alves (162.6 lbs)*
- Women's Bantamweight Bout: Liz Carmouche (134.8 lbs) vs. Katlyn Chookagian (135 lbs)
*Thiago Alves missed weight, weighing in at 162.6 pounds.
Two fights were scrapped from the card. First, Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy, which was set to take place on the FS1 preliminary card, was scrapped due to an undisclosed medical issue related to Evans. The fight has since been rescheduled for UFC 206. Second, Kelvin Gastelum vs. Donald Cerrone was nixed due to the former's inability to make weight.
Thiago Alves weighed in at 162.6 pounds for his lightweight (155 pounds) fight, so Jim Miller, who was on weight, had to put on weight to keep the fight on the card. Donald Cerrone weighed in at 170.4 pounds first, but his opponent Kelvin Gastelum was over weight.
Gastelum reportedly was weighing around 180 pounds and ultimately didn't weigh in because he wouldn't be able to get within five pounds of Cerrone. The fight was pulled from the card. UFC president Dana White stated he will never let him fight at welterweight in the organization again, and that he believes Gastelum missed weight by 10 pounds. Consequently, the bout was scrapped.
| Fighter | Weight (lbs) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Conor McGregor | 154.4 | Defeated Eddie Alvarez by TKO |
| Eddie Alvarez | 154.6 | Lost to Conor McGregor by TKO |
| Tyron Woodley | 169.8 | Majority Draw against Stephen Thompson |
| Stephen Thompson | 169 | Majority Draw against Tyron Woodley |
| Joanna Jedrzejczyk | 114.4 | Defeated Karolina Kowalkiewicz by Unanimous Decision |
| Karolina Kowalkiewicz | 114.4 | Lost to Joanna Jedrzejczyk by Unanimous Decision |
Main card results for UFC 205
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Here's a brief recap of the main card results:
- Conor McGregor defeated Eddie Alvarez by second-round TKO at 3:04 to win the UFC lightweight title, becoming the first-ever UFC two-division simultaneous champion.
- Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson ruled a majority draw.
- Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeated Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision.
- Yoel Romero defeated Chris Weidman by knockout at :24 of the third and final round.
- Raquel Pennington defeated Miesha Tate by unanimous decision.
- Frankie Edgar defeated Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision.
- Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Michael Johnson by kimura at 3:21 of the third round.
- Tim Boetsch defeated Rafael Natal by TKO at 3:22 of the first round.
- Vicente Luque defeated Belal Muhammad by first-round KO just over a minute (1:19) into the bout.
- Jim Miller defeated Thiago Alves by unanimous decision to become the all-time UFC lightweight wins leader.
- Liz Carmouche defeated Katlyn Chookagian by split decision.