UFC 275 results: Jiri Prochazka submits Glover Teixeira to win lightweight title, Valentina Shevchenko retains women's flyweight title

Jiri Prochazka was nearly finished on several occasions but somehow found a way to rally and submit Glover Teixeira in the final minute to win the light heavyweight title in a Fight of the Year candidate at UFC 275 in Singapore on Saturday night.

Both men almost finished each other at various points in the fight. Prochazka's striking and body punching had the 42-year-old Brazilian in trouble, while Teixeira's grappling and ground game smothered the Czech fighter.

MORE: Teixeira vs. Prochazka purse, salaries

Teixeira was up on two of the three scorecards heading into the fifth round and almost got the finish when he landed a massive combination that had Prochazka out on his feet. But Teixeira made a mistake by going for a guillotine choke; that allowed his opponent to recover. 

Then the unexpected happened. 

Teixeira once again dominated on the ground and went after an arm triangle. Prochazka used the fence to explode off his back, moved to Teixeira's neck and sunk in the choke. An exhausted Teixeira tapped out with 28 seconds left and a new champion was crowned. It was the first time in his MMA career that Teixeira had been submitted. .   

In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko escaped with a split decision over Taila Santos to retain her women's lightweight title.

Santos controlled the champion early, surprising Shevchenko with her strength in the clinch and takedowns. But a clash of heads in the third round produced significant swelling on Santos' face and compromised the challenger. 

Shevchenko used her striking and a few takedowns to take the decision. The two scores in her favor were 48-47 and 49-46. The third judge saw the fight 48-47 for Santos.

Weili Zhang scored a stunning second-round knockout of Joanna Jedrzejczyk with a spinning backfist in a rematch of their epic 2020 encounter. Zhang earned another shot at the women's strawweight title with the win. Jedrzejczyk announced her retirement following the loss.

The Sporting News provided live updates and highlights from the card. Here's how it all went down:

UFC 275: Glover Teixeira vs. Jiri Prochazka live results, updates

Result: Jiri Prochazka def. Glover Teixeira via 5th-round submission (rear-naked choke) (4:32) for the UFC light heavyweight title.

Round 5: Right and left lands for Glover! Glover WRECKS Jiri with a right hand! He goes for a guillotine! Why??? Jiri slips out and is back in Glover’s guard but he was DONE. They get back to their feet. Jiri looks like he recovered. Right hand by Glover again. Glover BLASTS Jiri with another right hand and goes for a takedown. Jiri is back to his feet and Glover lands a right hand! A combination by Glover. How is Jiri staying up? Glover takes Jiri down and mounts Jiri! Glover trying to hold position but Jiri kicks off the fence and escapes. He has Glover’s back now. Glover rolls away. Jiri looking for a crucifix. Jiri with a choke! Glover taps with 20 seconds left!!!!!

Round 4: Glover lands a right hand but misses the follow-up. Head kick by Glover. Jiri lands a body shot in return. Hard right hand by Jiri. Right hand by Glover and he takes Jiri down again. Glover is in side control. He mounts Jiri. Arm triangle by Glover! Glover staying put and stays in mount. He sinks in the arm triangle again! This is tight! Jiri escapes. Jiri is in Glover’s guard now. This is insane. Glover sneaks out the back door and has Jiri's back. Jiri escapes again. My goodness, what the hell is going on? 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9, Teixeira (39-37, Teixeira)

Round 3: Glover goes for a takedown but Jiri sprawls away. Pair of jabs from Jiri. Leg kicks were exchanged. Hard right hand by Jiri lands. Glover tries to get a takedown and fails. Glover catches a leg and takes Jiri down. Jiri gets to his feet and drives Glover to the fence. They exchanges punches. Body shot by Jiri but Glover clinches. Jiri teeing off! Jiri all over Glover now on the ground. Fails. Glover back in Jiri’s guard. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9, Prochazka (29-28, Teixeira)

Round 2: Jiri barely misses a front kick and is working the strikes. He’s getting closer to landing a big shot on Glover. Right hand lands by Glover. Jiri lands a right. Jiri lands a combination. Glover is hurt! Glover looking for takedowns but can't get them. Jiri landing big shots. Left hook by Glover drops Jiri. Glover back on top and pounding on Jiri. Glover wearing Jiri down with top control. He mounts him with 10 seconds left. He's smashing Jiri as the round comes to a close!

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9, Teixeira (20-18, Teixeira)

Round 1: Hard body kick by Glover. Body head shot by Glover. Jiri sneaks in a jab. Takedown by Glover via leg trip. Glover in Jiri’s guard and ramming elbows in Jiri’s grill. Jiri tries to get up and Glover goes after the neck. Glover moves to half guard but Jiri gets to his feet. Hard right hand by Glover lands. Another takedown. Glover mounts him. He’s smoking Jiri! Jiri survives the onslaught as Glover resets. Jiri rolls and gives up his back. Glover is too high and Jiri escapes. Jiri dives into Glover's guard and lands bombs as the round ends.

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9, Teixeira 

12:22 a.m. ET: It's time for the main event. Can the 42-year-old champion turn back the challenge of the wicked-striking Prochazka? We're about to find out.  

Shevchenko narrowly retains flyweight title vs. Santos

Result: Valentina Shevchenko defeats Talia Santos via split decision. Scores were 48-47 and 49-46 for Shevchenko and 48-47 for Santos.

12:18 a.m. ET: Not a robbery, but rather a very close fight that deserves a rematch. We'll see if they run it back.

Round 5: Shevchenko rips a combination and is picking up the aggression. But Santos wraps up Shevchenko and takes her down. Santos has her back but Shevchenko manages to escape. Shevchenko with a takedown and is looking for a crucifix but is stuck in half guard. A minute left and Shevchenko can't advance. Shevchenko dominating the round on the ground, but will it be enough?

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9, Shevchenko (48-47, Shevchenko)

Round 4: Santos' right eye is swelling fast and it seems to be from a clash of heads. Shevchenko rams a knee into Santos' face but it's called a groin kick. Santos' face is a disaster. She has to hang on because Shevchenko sees it and is landing frequently. Big combination by Shevchenko ends with a kick. Shevchenko picking her spots with ease. Santos is just trying to survive now. How unfortunate. Santos with a late takedown with 15 seconds left. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9, Shevchenko (38-38)

Round 3: Shevchenko working leg kicks and looking for an opening to land. Combination by Shevchenko. Takedown by Shevchenko and Santos pops up. Santos hasn't done much as Shevchenko works in punches and kicks. Santos clinches with Shevchenko along the cage. Santos with a takedown and nearly gets a choke. Shevchenko muscles her way out as the round comes to a close. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9, Santos (29-28, Santos)

Round 2: Shevchenko opens the second round landing punches. They clinch on the cage. Santos seeking a takedown. She gets it. Valentina is active and nearly gets a gogoplata. Shevchenko much busier off her back and now the ref stands them up. Shevchenko with a head toss and looks for an armbar. Santos avoids and lands in Shevchenko's guard as the round ends.

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9, Shevchenko (19-19) 

Round 1: Shevchenko holds court in the center of the Octagon and is looking to counter. Santos charges and Shevchenko wraps her up along the cage. Shevchenko goes for a takedown but misses. Santos takes her back. Working in a rear-naked choke. Shevchenko fights off the choke with punches and makes it out of the round.  

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9, Santos

11:31 p.m. ET: Perhaps the most dominant champion in the UFC is up next as Valentina Shevchenko defends her women's flyweight championship against Taila Santos.

Zhang knocks Jedrzejczyk unconscious in thrilling rematch

11:18 p.m. ET: It was an absolutely thrilling rematch, but Zhang closed the show with a surreal spinning backfist that left Jedrzejczyk face down on the canvas. Clearly, she will get a chance to regain her title against Carla Esparza. Beware, Zhang is back. 

Round 2: Zhang with a body kick but Joanna is pressing forward. They exchange and Zhang ends with a body kick. Zhang clinches and sneaks in a short elbow. They break and Joanna lands a right hand. Zhang with a spinning back fist that connects and sends Joanna down face first to the canvas. It's over!!!

Round 1: Leg kicks from Joanna to open. Hard left hand by Joanna followed by a brief exchange. Leg kick by Jedrzejczyk drops Zhang. She pops back up and both are connecting. Zhang takes Joanna down and pummels her with strikes. Zhang has Joanna down, and more punches. Joanna gets to her feet and Zhang takes her down again. Zhang mounts Joanna and is pounding on her! Short elbows by Zhang. Somehow, Joanna gets to her feet with under a minute left. Joanna connects with a hard right hand and a combination! Zhang takes her down but Joanna rolls through to pop up to her feet as the round ends. 

SN unofficial scorecard: 10-9, Zhang

11 p.m. ET: Well, kids, the rematch of arguably the greatest fight in the history of women's MMA is up next. Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Zhang Weili meet again, with the winner likely to get the next shot at champion Carla Esparza. If this fight is just half of what the first meeting was, it will be full of fireworks. 

Jake Matthews stuns Fialho with second-round KO

10:50 p.m. ET: We're 2 for 2 with knockouts and excitement. Matthews put together the best performance of his career as he shockingly used his hands to dispatch the hard-hitting Fialho. After being dropped in Round 1, Matthews roared back in the second round and repeatedly clipped Fialho before finishing the job with a massive punch that sank the Brazilian. 

10:36 p.m. ET: Up next is Jake Matthews vs. Andre Fialho in welterweight action. Fialho is 2-1 in his short UFC career but has collected knockouts in six of his last seven pro fights. Matthews aims to bounce back after falling short to Sean Brady back in March 2021. 

Della Maddalena survives sub scare, finishes Emeev in first round

10:23 p.m.: We're kicking off the UFC 275 main card with rising star Jack Della Maddalena and Ramazan Emeev. Oh, my. Emeev had Della Maddalena in a deep anaconda choke but Della Maddalena managed to escape and tore a wicked combination into Emeev. In the storm, Della Maddalena snuck in a pair of left hooks to the body that crumbled Emeev and secured the stoppage in just over two minutes. 

10:01 p.m. ET: Well, Culibao and Choi gave us a hell of a fight before the main card. Culibao had Choi in deep trouble twice but couldn't finish the fight. Choi nearly sunk in a rear naked choke in the final round but Culibao escaped the danger and came away with a split-decision victory. 

9:30 p.m. We're a fight away from the UFC 275 main card beginning. Choi Seung-Woo and Joshua Culibao will have a tough act to follow after Hayisaer Maheshate demolished Steve Garcia with one punch in the previous fight. The punch sent Garcia face first to the canvas. Maheshate is now the front-runner for a Performance of the Night bonus. 

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What time does UFC 275 start today?

• Date: Saturday, June 11
• Fight Pass prelims: 6:30 p.m. ET
• Prelims: 8 p.m. ET 
• Main card: 10 p.m. ET
• Main event: 12:15 a.m. ET (approximate)

UFC 275 takes place on June 11. The Fight Pass prelims begin at 6:30 p.m. ET and the prelims begin at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The main card begins on ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET. The main event should begin around 12:15 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last. 

What channel is UFC 275 on?

• TV channels: ESPN+, ESPN Deportes
• Live stream: ESPN+

The main card for UFC 275 is available in the U.S. and Mexico on the ESPN+ subscription streaming service for a pay-per-view cost.

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Earlier fights are viewable live on ESPN+, the WatchESPN app and, for the early prelims, on UFC Fight Pass.

In Canada, the main card pay-per-view is available on TSN, Bell, Rogers, Shaw, SaskTel, Videotron, Telus, Eastlink and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass.

In the United Kingdom, the main card will be available on BT Sport 1, with the prelims available on UFC Fight Pass. 

In Australia, the main card will be on Main Event, Kayo Sports and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass.

Glover Teixeira vs. Jiri Prochazka price: How much does UFC 275 cost?

• $74.99 (current ESPN+ subscribers)
• $99.98 (new subscribers)

In the U.S., the UFC 275 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+, which also requires a subscription. The PPV price for UFC 275 is $74.99 for current subscribers. New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 275 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent.

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UFC 275 fight card

Main card

• Jiri Prochazka def. Glover Teixeira via 5th-round submission (rear-naked choke) (4:32) for the UFC light heavyweight title.
• Valentina Shevchenko def. Talia Santos via split decision (48-47, 49-46, 47-48) to retain the UFC women's flyweight title.
• Zhang Weili def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk via 2nd-round KO (spinning backfist) (2:28).
• Jake Matthews def. Andre Fialho via 2nd-round KO (punches) (2:24).
• Jack Della Maddalena def. Ramazan Emeev via 1st-round TKO (punches) (2:32).

Prelims 

• Joshua Culibao def. Choi Seung-Woo via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
• Maheshate def. Steve Garcia via 1st-round KO (punch) (1:14).
• Brendan Allen def. Jacob Malkoun via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
• Kang Kyung-ho def. Danaa Batgerel via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Fight Pass prelims 

• Silvana Gomez Juarez def. Liang Na via 1st-round KO (punches) (1:22).
• Joselyne Edwards def. Ramona Pascual via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

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