Jon Jones had no trouble with Anthony Smith, and Kamaru Usman dominated Tyron Woodley in the featured bouts at UFC 235 Saturday night.
Jones defended his light heavyweight title, sweeping the scorecards at 48-44. He was deducted two points for an illegal knee, but Smith opted to continue the bout instead of taking a likely disqualification victory.
Usman, meanwhile, beat on Woodley for 25 minutes to become the new UFC welterweight champion.
Robbie Lawler nearly became the first fighter to defeat Ben Askren, but the former Bellator titleholder withstood a pounding and scored a submission victory.
Check out complete results below:
Jon Jones def. Anthony Smith via unanimous decision (48-44, 48-44, 48-44) to remain UFC light heavyweight champion
Kamaru Usman def. Tyron Woodley via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-45) to become the new UFC welterweight champion
Ben Askren def. Robbie Lawler via technical submission (bulldog choke) at 3:20 of Round 1
Welli Zhang def. Tecia Torres via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Pedro Munhoz def. Cody Garbrandt via KO (strike) at 4:52 of Round 1
Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Johnny Walker def. Misha Cirkunov via TKO (strikes) at :36 of Round 1
Cody Stamman def. Alejandro Perez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Diego Sanchez def. Mickey Gall via TKO (strikes) at 4:13 of Round 2
Edmen Shahbazyan def. Charles Byrd via TKO (strikes) at :38 of Round 1
Macy Chiasson def. Gina Mazany via TKO (strikes) at 1:49 of Round 1
Hannah Cifers def. Polyana Viana via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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