TUF 24 Finale results: Demetrious Johnson defends flyweight belt over gritty, game Tim Elliott

LAS VEGAS – UFC flyweight Demetrious Johnson defended his belt a ninth time, but “The Ultimate Fighter 24” winner Tim Elliott did not make it easy.

Johnson (25-2-1 MMA, 13-1-1 UFC) was forced to recover after Elliott (13-7-1 MMA, 2-5 UFC) started fast, using his wrestling to neutralize the challenger en route to a unanimous decision.

The flyweight title bout was the main event of today’s TUF 24 Finale event at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. It aired on FS1 following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Up-to-the-minute TUF 24 Finale results include:

• Demetrious Johnson def. Tim Elliott via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-45)
• Joseph Benavidez def. Henry Cejudo via split decision (27-29, 30-26, 29-27)
• Jorge Masvidal def. Jake Ellenberger via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:05
• Jared Cannonier def. Ion Cutelaba via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Sara McMann def. Alexis Davis via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 2:52
• Brandon Moreno def. Ryan Benoit via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Ryan Hall def. Gray Maynard via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Rob Font def. Matt Schnell via TKO (knee, punches) – Round 1, 3:47
• “Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim def. Brendan O’Reilly via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Jamie Moyle def. Kailin Curran via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Anthony Smith def. Elvis Mutapcic via TKO (elbow, punches) – Round 2, 3:27
• Devin Clark def. Josh Stansbury via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

For complete coverage of The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan contributed to this report on site in Las Vegas.)