Alexandre Pantoja made quick work of Kai Asakura with a second-round submission to defend his flyweight title in the main event of UFC 310 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

“That’s the level, the UFC level,” Pantoja said after the win.

Pantoja (29-5) has won seven straight and defended its title for the third time.

Before the submission, both men kept their distance and stayed on their feet in the opening round. Despite an initial flying knee from Asakura, Pantoja landed 32 significant hits to Asakura’s 17.

Asakura (21-5) was a two-time RIZIN bantamweight champion before relinquishing the belt to join the UFC in June.

In the welterweight division, Shavkat Rakhmonov defeated Ian Machado Garry, winning by unanimous decision 48-47, 48-47, 48-47. It was the first time in Rakhmonov’s career that a match went the distance. He improved to 19-0 and Garry fell to 15-1.

Rakhmonov will face welterweight champion Belal Muhammad in his next fight. Muhammad, who attended Saturday’s fight, was originally scheduled to fight Rakhmonov before Muhammad suffered a foot injury in the weeks leading up to the fight.

Heavyweight Ciryl Gane earned a split decision victory over Alexander Volkov (38-11). The judges scored the fight 29-28, 28-29, 29-28. Gane (13-2) used two submission attempts to fend off Volkov’s attack. Gane ended Volkov’s four-fight unbeaten streak.

The pair met in June 2021, with Gane winning the first meeting by decision.

Despite a lackluster performance, featherweight Bryce Mitchell secured a third-round TKO win over Kron Gracie with a takedown and multiple elbows. It was Mitchell’s first fight in nearly a year as he improved to 17-3. Gracie (5-3) has lost his last three fights.

Featherweights DooHo Choi and Nate Landwehr opened the main card. Choi gave Landwehr little room to work and dominated several exchanges, eventually leading to a late TKO victory in the third round. Choi (16-4-1) has won his last two fights, while Landwehr (18-6) suffered his first loss since June 2023.

–Field level media