UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 Prelim Results

Newcomer and DWCS grad Quillan Salkilld opened the show with a 17-second knockout win over Anshul Jubli before fellow Season 8 winner Jonathan Micallef out-hustled Kevin Jousset to win his debut as well. Rongzhu and Wang Cong collected unanimous decision victories on either side of Alexandre Topuira securing his first UFC triumph, while Australian DWCS alum Tom Nolan secured his third straight win in the penultimate bout of the early slate.

In the final prelim, Gabriel Santos turned in an impressive effort, dominating promising Aussie Jack Jenkins, submitting him in the third round to register his second consecutive win inside the Octagon.

These seven contests made for an entertaining start to the action at Qudos Bank Arena, and set the stage for the pay-per-view main card to follow. Get yourself caught up on how things played out with the recaps below, and enjoy the main card!

Main event and co-main event are scheduled for five rounds. All other bouts scheduled for three rounds.

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UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 Results

• Jake Matthews defeats Francisco Prado by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Gabriel Santos defeats Jack Jenkins by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:06 of Round 3
• Tom Nolan defeats Viacheslav Borshchev by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Wang Cong defeats Bruna Brasil by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Aleksandre Topuria defeats Colby Thicknesse by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Rongzhu defeats Kody Steele by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Jonathan Micallef defeats Kevin Jousset by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Quilland Salkilld defeats Anshul Jubli by KO (right hand) at 0:19 of Round 1