UFC 175 results, photos: Chris Weidman tops Lyoto Machida in five-round war

LAS VEGAS –In what turned out to be a tale of two halves of the fight, Chris Weidman retained his UFC middleweight title with a decision win over Lyoto Machida on Saturday night.

Weidman (12-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) looked great for three rounds against Machida (21-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) before the Brazilian poured it on in the fourth and fifth rounds, putting the champion in danger on several occasions – including the last 10 seconds of the bout. But it was Weidman who took the unanimous nod with scores of (49-45, 48-47, 49-46).

The middleweight title bout was the main event of today’s UFC 175 event at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Machida didn’t seem to have answers for Weidman in the standup game through the first two rounds, and the wrestler peppered in a few takedowns, as well. But in the fourth, Weidman started to eat some kicks to the body – and started to look winded.

The fifth round was more of a slugfest, with a bloodied-up Machida catching Weidman several times, but unable to finish him.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 175 results include:

• Chris Weidman def. Lyoto Machida via unanimous decision (49-45, 48-47, 49-46)
• Ronda Rousey def. Alexis Davis via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:16
• Uriah Hall def. Thiago “Marreta” Santos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Russell Doane def. Marcus Brimage via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
• Urijah Faber def. Alex Caceres via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 1:09
• Kenny Robertson def. Ildemar Alcantara via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
• Bruno Santos def. Chris Camozzi via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Rob Font def. George Roop via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:19
• Luke Zachrich def. Guilherme Vasconcelos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Kevin Casey def. William “Bubba” Bush via TKO (elbows) – Round 1, 1:01

For complete coverage of UFC 175, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.

(John Morgan, Matt Erickson and Mike Bohn contributed to this report on-site in Las Vegas.)