Dustin Stoltzfus kept the big upsets rolling at UFC 330. The second fight of the main card at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia saw Stoltzfus (17-8 MMA, 4-7 UFC) take on Mansur Abdul-Malik in a matchup that oddsmakers gave him very little chance of winning. Abdul-Malik (9-2-1 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC) entered the fight as a -700 favorite. Stoltzfus came through as a big +500 underdog by locking up a submission at 4:25 of Round 2. Despite Abdul-Malik having a size and range advantage, there were some intense exchanges on the feet in the opening round. Abdul-Malik certainly had his moments, but Stoltzfus refused to let the fight get away from him. Stoltzfus closed the distance and implemented his grappling game with a huge slam to take control of the fight, clearly taking the first frame on the scorecards. In Round 2, Abdul-Malik appeared to get back on track, but once again, Stoltzfus kept working his way to advantageous positions. With less than one minute to go in the round, Stoltzfus found the back, landed a big punch to the head that looked to have rocked Abdul-Malik, and the rear-naked choke quickly followed. Abdul-Malik had no choice but to tap. With the result, Stoltzfus gets back in the win column after back-to-back decision losses in 2025. Abdul-Malik has now dropped two straight, the only losses of his pro career. There have been multiple upsets at UFC 330 up to this point, including Jeremiah Wells' submission win over Myktybek Orolbai, Neil Magny's TKO of Ramiz Brahimaj, and Chidi Njokuani's decision win over Joel Alvarez. Up-to-the-minute UFC 330 results:
Dustin Stoltzfus def. Mansur Abdul-Malik via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:25 Esteban Ribovics def. Edson Barboza via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:32 Chidi Njokuani def. Joel Alvarez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Charles Johnson def. Eduardo Chapolin via submission (Scottish twister) – Round 3, 1:36 Donte Johnson def. Eric McConico via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 1:38 Tresean Gore def. Vicente Luque via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Lucas Fernando def. Rafael Tobias TKO (knee, punches) – Round 3, 1:10 Neil Magny def. Ramiz Brahimaj via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:20 Jeremiah Wells def. Myktybek Orolbai via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 1:24
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