Road to UFC Season 3
Mixed martial arts competition
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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]
Background
The event series features four divisions—flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, and, notably, women's strawweight (replacing lightweight)—each for which eight fighters compete in a "win-and-advance" tournament format.[3] The tournament winner of each division is awarded a UFC contract. Each event within the series contains five bouts, one of which is a non-tournament match-up.[4]
The inaugural quarterfinal stage of the tournament took place over two days, May 18-19, 2024, at the UFC Performance Institute Shanghai, with two five-bout events for each day for a total of 10 bouts per day.[4] The semifinals were held at the UFC Apex facility on August 23, 2024.[5] The finals took place at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on November 23, 2024.[6]
Episode 1
| Road to UFC: Episode 1 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Zhu Kangjie | 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 | Feng Xiaocan | 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 Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Episode 2
| Road to UFC: Episode 2 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Xie Bin | def. | Yibugele | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Women's Strawweight | Shi Ming | 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 | Dong Huaxiang | def. | Priya Sharma | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Women's Flyweight | Wang Cong | def. | Paula Luna | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:04 | |
- Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Episode 3
| Road to UFC: Episode 3 | |
|---|---|
| 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 Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Episode 4
| Road to UFC: Episode 4 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Baergeng Jieleyisi | 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. | Kyu Sung Kim | 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 Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Episode 5
| Road to UFC: Episode 5 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Baergeng Jieleyisi | 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 Flyweight | Danni McCormack | def. | Yan Qihui | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Semifinal.
- Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Semifinal.
Episode 6
| Road to UFC: Episode 6 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Xie Bin | def. | Masuto Kawana | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:17 | [a] |
| Women's Strawweight | Shi Ming | vs. | Dong Huaxiang | Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Zhu Kangjie | def. | Shin Haraguchi | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Women's Strawweight | Feng Xiaocan | 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] |
- Piersma missed weight (174 lb).
Brackets
Flyweight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
 Yin Shuai | 3 | |||||||||
 Kiru Singh Sahota | SD | |||||||||
| Kiru Singh Sahota | UD | |||||||||
 Ruel Pañales | 3 | |||||||||
| Ruel Pañales* | BYE | |||||||||
 Toki Matsui | – | |||||||||
| Kiru Singh Sahota | 1 | |||||||||
 Dong Hun Choi | KO | |||||||||
| 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 Pañales proceeded to the semi-finals
Bantamweight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Kyu Sung Kim | 3 | |||||||||
| Tokitaka Nakanishi | UD | |||||||||
| Tokitaka Nakanishi | 3 | |||||||||
| Baergeng Jieleyisi | UD | |||||||||
| Li Yunfeng | 2 | |||||||||
| Baergeng Jieleyisi | SUB | |||||||||
| Baergeng Jieleyisi | 3 | |||||||||
| Su Young You | UD | |||||||||
| Ren Ozaki | 3 | |||||||||
| Daermisi Zhawupasi | UD | |||||||||
| Daermisi Zhawupasi | 3 | |||||||||
| Su Young You | SD | |||||||||
| Su Young You | UD | |||||||||
| Shohei Nose | 3 | |||||||||
Featherweight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Xie Bin | UD | |||||||||
| Yibugele | 3 | |||||||||
| Xie Bin | KO | |||||||||
| Masuto Kawana | 3 | |||||||||
| Young Jae Song | 3 | |||||||||
| Masuto Kawana | UD | |||||||||
| Xie Bin | 3 | |||||||||
| Zhu Kangjie | SD | |||||||||
| Zhu Kangjie | UD | |||||||||
| Tatsuya Ando | 3 | |||||||||
| Zhu Kangjie | SD | |||||||||
| Shin Haraguchi | 3 | |||||||||
| Jun Young Hong | 3 | |||||||||
| Shin Haraguchi | UD | |||||||||
Women's Strawweight
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Priya Sharma | 3 | |||||||||
| Dong Huaxiang | UD | |||||||||
| Dong Huaxiang | 3 | |||||||||
| Shi Ming | SD | |||||||||
| Ye Dam Seo | 3 | |||||||||
| Shi Ming | UD | |||||||||
| Shi Ming | KO | |||||||||
| Feng Xiaocan | 3 | |||||||||
| Feng Xiaocan | TKO | |||||||||
| Kiran Singh | 1 | |||||||||
| Feng Xiaocan | 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