UFC 307

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 5, 2024, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.^[2]

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
The poster for UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	October 5, 2024 (2024-10-05)
Venue	Delta Center
City	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Attendance	17,487[1]
Total gate	$5,005,643[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

Background

The event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Salt Lake City and first since UFC 291 in July 2023.^[2]

A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion (also former UFC Middleweight Champion and former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr. headlined the event.^[3]

A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Raquel Pennington and former champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winner) Julianna Peña served as the co-main event.^[4][5]

A middleweight bout between Kevin Holland and Chris Curtis was scheduled for this event.^[6] However, Curtis withdrew from the fight due to a foot fracture and was replaced by Roman Dolidze.^[7][8]

A light heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Ovince Saint Preux and former LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Spann was initially scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady.^[9] However, on the week of the event, Saint Preux withdrew from the fight due to an illness, so the bout was moved to this event as a result.^[10][11]

A lightweight bout between Nate Landwehr and former LFA Lightweight Champion Austin Hubbard was reportedly scheduled for this event.^[12] However, Landwehr withdrew from the bout for unknown reasons and was replaced by Alexander Hernandez on short notice.^[13]

A featherweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling and Movsar Evloev was scheduled for this event.^[14] However, Sterling withdrew from the fight due to an injury sustained in sparring and the bout was scrapped.^[15][16] The pairing was eventually rescheduled for UFC 310.^[17]

Mauricio Ruffy was expected to participate in a lightweight bout at the event, but the promotion wasn't able to find an opponent and he was pulled from the card.^[12][18]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Alex Pereira (c)	def.	Khalil Rountree Jr.	TKO (punches)	4	4:32	[a]
Women's Bantamweight	Julianna Peña	def.	Raquel Pennington (c)	Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47)	5	5:00	[b]
Bantamweight	Mario Bautista	def.	José Aldo	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Roman Dolidze	def.	Kevin Holland	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	5:00
Women's Bantamweight	Kayla Harrison	def.	Ketlen Vieira	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+)
Welterweight	Joaquin Buckley	def.	Stephen Thompson	KO (punch)	3	2:17
Women's Strawweight	Iasmin Lucindo	def.	Marina Rodriguez	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Alexander Hernandez	def.	Austin Hubbard	Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	César Almeida	def.	Ihor Potieria	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight	Ryan Spann	def.	Ovince Saint Preux	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:35
Women's Strawweight	Tecia Pennington	def.	Carla Esparza	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Court McGee	def.	Tim Means	Submission (neck crank)	1	3:19

1. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.^[20]

• Fight of the Night: Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.
• Performance of the Night: Joaquin Buckley and Ryan Spann

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2024 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of UFC events