- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
- Title: “UFC 243”
- Venue: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
- Date: October 5, 2019
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD
- Khalid “The Warrior” Taha (Germany) vs Bruno “Bulldog” Gustavo Aparecido da Silva (Brazil)
- DIVISION: Catchweight (137 lbs.)
- WINNER: KHALID TAHA
- METHOD: Submission via Arm-Triangle Choke
- TIME AND ROUND: 3:00 of Round 3
- REFEREE: Greg Kleynjans
- Nadia “187” Kassem (Australia) vs Ji Yeon “Fire Fist” Kim (South Korea)
- DIVISION: Catchweight (128 lbs.)
- WINNER: JI YEON KIM
- METHOD: Technical Knockout via Body Punches
- TIME AND ROUND: 4:59 of Round 2
- REFEREE: Jim Perdios
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Megan Anderson (Australia) vs Zarah “Infinite” Fairn dos Santos (France)
- DIVISION: Women’s Featherweight
- WINNER: MEGAN ANDERSON
- METHOD: Submission via Triangle Choke
- TIME AND ROUND: 3:57 of Round 1
- REFEREE: John Sharp
- Brad “Quake” Riddell (New Zealand) vs Jamie Mullarkey (Australia)
- DIVISION: Lightweight
- WINNER: BRAD RIDDELL
- METHOD: Unanimous Decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-26)
- ROUNDS: 3
- REFEREE: Marc Goddard
- Callan “The Rockstar” Potter (Australia) vs Maki “Coconut Bombz” Pitolo (USA)
- DIVISION: Welterweight
- WINNER: CALLAN POTTER
- METHOD: Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- ROUNDS: 3
- REFEREE: Steve Perceval
- Jake “The Celtic Kid” Matthews (Australia) vs Rostem Akman (Sweden)
- DIVISION: Welterweight
- WINNER: JAKE MATTHEWS
- METHOD: Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- ROUNDS: 3
- REFEREE: Greg Kleynjans
MAIN CARD
- Justin “Bad Man” Tafa (Australia) vs Yorgan de Castro (Cape Verde)
- DIVISION: Heavyweight
- WINNER: YORGAN DE CASTRO
- METHOD: Knockout via Punch
- TIME AND ROUND: 2:10 of Round 1
- REFEREE: Jim Perdios
- Luke “The Jedi” Jumeau (New Zealand) vs Dhiego Lima (Brazil)
- DIVISION: Welterweight
- WINNER: DHIEGO LIMA
- METHOD: Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- ROUNDS: 3
- REFEREE: Marc Goddard
- Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa (Australia) vs Sergey “The Polar Bear” Spivak (Moldova)
- DIVISION: Heavyweight
- WINNER: SERGEY SPIVAK
- METHOD: Heavyweight
- TIME AND ROUND: 3:14 of Round 2
- REFEREE: Steve Perceval
Co-Main Event
- Al “Raging” Iaquinta (USA) vs Dan “The Hangman” Hooker (New Zealand)
- DIVISION: Lightweight
- WINNER: DAN HOOKER
- METHOD: Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- ROUNDS: 3
- REFEREE: John Sharp
Main Event
- Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker (Australia) vs Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya (Nigeria)
- DIVISION: UFC Middleweight Championship
- WINNER: ISRAEL ADESANYA
- METHOD: Knockout via Punches
- TIME AND ROUND: 3:33 of Round 2
- REFEREE: Marc Goddard
Cancelled bouts:
- Women’s Bantamweight: Holly Holm vs Raquel Pennington
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