UFC 333 Results: Volkanovski Stops Evloev, Yan Retains Title

Alexander Volkanovski stopped Movsar Evloev in the second round at UFC 333 to keep the featherweight title, and Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili. Every result and how our tips went.

UFC 333 was Australia’s fight of the year, and Alexander Volkanovski delivered. He stopped the previously unbeaten Movsar Evloev in the second round at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi to keep the featherweight title, and Petr Yan kept the bantamweight title by beating Merab Dvalishvili on points. Below: every result, how our tips went, and the pre-fight card, odds and preview.

UFC 333 results

Evloev had the better of the early exchanges, but a clean right hand turned the fight and Volkanovski finished it with punches on the canvas at 4:54 of the second round. It is Evloev’s first professional defeat, after 20 wins, and Volkanovski’s ninth win in a featherweight title fight, one more than José Aldo. Yan won the trilogy with Dvalishvili 2-1 on a unanimous decision over five rounds.

Result	Method	Card
Alexander Volkanovski def. Movsar Evloev	TKO (punches), R2 4:54	Featherweight title, main event
Petr Yan def. Merab Dvalishvili	Unanimous decision (48-47 x3)	Bantamweight title
Lone’er Kavanagh def. Ramazan Temirov	KO (punches), R1	Main card
Alexander Volkov def. Rizvan Kuniev	Unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)	Main card
Aaron Pico def. Losene Keita	KO (punches), R1	Main card
Dominick Reyes def. Azamat Murzakanov	KO (punches), R1	Prelims
Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev def. Nikita Krylov	TKO (punches), R1	Prelims
Abus Magomedov def. Cam Rowston	Submission (guillotine), R1 1:44	Prelims
Grant Dawson def. Nurullo Aliev	Unanimous decision (29-27 x3)	Prelims
Colby Thicknesse def. Asaf Chopurov	Split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)	Early prelims
Abubakar Vagaev def. Jacob Malkoun	Unanimous decision (29-28 x3)	Early prelims
Daniel Santos def. Bolaji Oki	Unanimous decision (29-28 x3)	Early prelims
Kody Steele def. Noah Gugnon	TKO (punches), R1	Early prelims
Iasmin Lucindo def. Nicolle Caliari	Unanimous decision (30-27 x3)	Early prelims

 

How our tips went: mostly wrong at the top of the card. Our best bet, the main event to go the distance, lost when Volkanovski stopped Evloev in round two, and we had leaned narrowly to Evloev to win. Our co-main pick, Petr Yan, won. Of the three Australians, Colby Thicknesse was the upset of the night, beating the unbeaten Asaf Chopurov on a split decision at about $5.00, while Cam Rowston (submitted in the first round) and Jacob Malkoun (beaten on points) lost.

UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev key details

Detail	Value
Event	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
Date (local)	Saturday 24 October 2026
Main card (Australia)	5:00am AEDT, Sunday 25 October (4:00am in Brisbane, 4:30am in Adelaide, 2:00am in Perth)
Main event (Australia)	From about 7:15am AEDT, depending on how long the earlier fights last
Prelims (Australia)	3:00am AEDT, with early prelims from 1:00am AEDT
Venue	Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi
Main event	Alexander Volkanovski (c) vs Movsar Evloev, featherweight title, five rounds
Co-main event	Petr Yan (c) vs Merab Dvalishvili, bantamweight title, five rounds
How to watch in Australia	Main card on pay-per-view through Main Event on Foxtel and Kayo; prelims on Paramount+ and Network 10

Full fight card

The card as it was set before fight week. Arnold Allen pulled out injured and Losene Keita replaced him against Aaron Pico. Records are before the fight.

Bout	Weight class	Card
Alexander Volkanovski (28-4) vs Movsar Evloev (20-0)	Featherweight title	Main card (main event)
Petr Yan (20-5) vs Merab Dvalishvili (21-5)	Bantamweight title	Main card (co-main)
Lone’er Kavanagh vs Ramazan Temirov	Flyweight	Main card
Alexander Volkov vs Rizvan Kuniev	Heavyweight	Main card
Aaron Pico vs Losene Keita	Featherweight	Main card
Azamat Murzakanov vs Dominick Reyes	Light heavyweight	Prelims
Nikita Krylov vs Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev	Light heavyweight	Prelims
Abus Magomedov vs Cam Rowston	Middleweight	Prelims
Grant Dawson vs Nurullo Aliev	Lightweight	Prelims
Colby Thicknesse vs Asaf Chopurov	Bantamweight	Early prelims
Abubakar Vagaev vs Jacob Malkoun	Middleweight	Early prelims
Bolaji Oki vs Daniel Santos	Featherweight	Early prelims
Kody Steele vs Noah Gugnon	Lightweight	Early prelims
Iasmin Lucindo vs Nicolle Caliari	Women’s strawweight	Early prelims

Main event: Alexander Volkanovski vs Movsar Evloev

Alexander Volkanovski (28-4), from Wollongong, is 38 and in his second reign as featherweight champion. He lost the belt to Ilia Topuria by knockout in February 2024, four months after being knocked out by Islam Makhachev at lightweight, then won it back by beating Diego Lopes on points at UFC 314 and beat Lopes again on points in Sydney at UFC 325 in February. His full record is on our Alexander Volkanovski page.

Movsar Evloev (20-0) is 32, unbeaten as a professional and 10-0 in the UFC, all ten on points. He is a Greco-Roman wrestler with 49 UFC takedowns, the second most in featherweight history, and his wins include Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen and Diego Lopes. He earned the shot by beating Lerone Murphy by majority decision in London in March, striking for two rounds and then landing nine of ten takedowns over the last three.

Our read. The market cannot split them, and neither can we by much. Volkanovski has the better striking and the championship experience over five rounds, but he is six years older than an opponent who has never lost. If Evloev can take Volkanovski down in the later rounds, as he did to Murphy, he wins on points. We lean Evloev narrowly, but the stronger bet is how the fight ends rather than who wins it.

Best bet: the fight to go the distance. All ten of Evloev’s UFC wins went to the judges, and both of Volkanovski’s fights since his knockout losses went 25 minutes.

Co-main event: Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili

The trilogy is level at one win each. Dvalishvili beat Yan on points in March 2023, and Yan took the bantamweight title from him on a unanimous decision at UFC 323 in December 2025. Petr Yan (20-5) is the champion and the favourite at about $1.57, with Merab Dvalishvili (21-5) about $2.45.

Our read. Yan won the last fight clearly enough and should be favourite again. At his price he is better as a multi leg than a single.

The Australians on the card

Three Australians fight before the main card. Cam Rowston, who trains at City Kickboxing in Auckland, meets Abus Magomedov on the prelims at about $2.00, the closest of the three. Jacob Malkoun is about $2.60 against Abubakar Vagaev, and Colby Thicknesse is a long underdog at about $5.00 against the unbeaten Asaf Chopurov, both on the early prelims.

UFC 333 odds

Prices from the US market on 19 October 2026, converted to Australian decimal odds. Australian bookmakers’ prices will differ, and UFC lines move after the weigh-ins.

Fight	Price	Price
Volkanovski vs Evloev	Volkanovski about $1.91	Evloev about $1.91
Yan vs Dvalishvili	Yan about $1.57	Dvalishvili about $2.45
Kavanagh vs Temirov	Kavanagh about $1.95	Temirov about $1.87
Volkov vs Kuniev	Volkov about $1.83	Kuniev about $2.00
Pico vs Keita	Pico about $1.95	Keita about $1.87
Magomedov vs Rowston	Magomedov about $1.83	Rowston about $2.00
Vagaev vs Malkoun	Vagaev about $1.53	Malkoun about $2.60
Thicknesse vs Chopurov	Thicknesse about $5.00	Chopurov about $1.18

How to watch UFC 333 in Australia

UFC 333 is a numbered event, so the main card is on pay-per-view through Main Event on Foxtel and Kayo, and you can buy it without a Kayo subscription. The prelims are on Paramount+ and Network 10, and the early prelims on Paramount+ and UFC Fight Pass. The main card started at 5:00am AEDT on Sunday 25 October. Replays are available on Kayo and Main Event.

Where to bet on UFC in Australia

Every major Australian bookmaker prices the main event head-to-head, method of victory, round betting and whether the fight goes the distance, and most cover the full card. Compare prices at a couple before you bet, because UFC lines move sharply after weigh-ins. Live bets on a fight once it starts have to be placed by phone under Australian law. Our full comparison is in our best UFC betting sites guide.

UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev FAQs

Who won Volkanovski vs Evloev?

Alexander Volkanovski, by TKO (punches) at 4:54 of the second round at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi. He kept the featherweight title and handed Movsar Evloev his first professional defeat.

Who won Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili?

Petr Yan, by unanimous decision (48-47 on all three cards), to keep the bantamweight title and win the trilogy 2-1.

What time was Volkanovski vs Evloev in Australia?

The UFC 333 main card started at 5:00am AEDT on Sunday 25 October, with the main event from about 7:15am AEDT.

Where is UFC 333?

At Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday 24 October 2026 local time.

How can I watch UFC 333 in Australia?

The main card is on pay-per-view through Main Event on Foxtel and Kayo. The prelims are on Paramount+ and Network 10, and the early prelims on Paramount+ and UFC Fight Pass.

Who was the favourite, Volkanovski or Evloev?

Neither. The fight was priced as a coin flip, at about $1.91 each in the US market on 19 October.

How did BettingPro’s UFC 333 tips go?

Not well in the main event: we leaned to Movsar Evloev and our best bet was the fight to go the distance, and both lost. Our co-main pick, Petr Yan, won.

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