UFC 327 results: Carlos Ulberg suffers leg injury, then KOs Jiri Prochazka to win title

MIAMI – Expect the unexpected. That's the lesson UFC fans were reminded of once again Saturday.

In the UFC 327 main event, Carlos Ulberg appeared to be all but finished and then he flipped the script and won light heavyweight gold. Moments after he suffered a leg injury, Ulberg (14-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) knocked out Jiri Prochzaka (32-6-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC) to win the vacant title at 3:45 of Round 1 at Kaseya Center.

Ulberg appeared to suffer a right knee injury in one of the opening exchanges. His pokerface was of no use, as his knee continued to buckle on him over and over again, sending him stumbling over. Prochazka, at one point, seemed to signal to Ulberg, out of respect, that he knew the injury had taken place. He tried to follow up with leg kicks, some of which knocked Ulberg to the canvas.

But a miscalculation, that turned out to be, as Ulberg floored Prochazka with a left hook. He pounced and finished things off with follow-up punches, as Prochazka's head bounced repeatedly off the canvas.

Ulberg wins UFC gold at age 35. The victory Saturday extended his winning streak to eight, spanning back to a loss to Kennedy Nzechukwu in his promotional debut.

Prochazka falls to 3-2 in his most recent five. He held UFC light heavyweight gold in 2022 but vacated the belt due to injury. He's since challenged for gold three times and has come up short each time.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 327 results:

• Carlos Ulberg def. Jiri Prochazka via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:45
• Paulo Costa def. Azamat Murzakanov via TKO (head kick) – Round 3, 1:23
• Josh Hokit def. Curtis Blaydes via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Dominick Reyes def. Johnny Walker via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Cub Swanson def. Nate Landwehr via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:06
• Aaron Pico def. Patricio Freire via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Kevin Holland def. Randy Brown via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Mateusz Gamrot def. Esteban Ribovics via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 4:19
• Tatiana Suarez def. Loopy Godinez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:29
• MarQuel Mederos vs. Chris Padilla declared majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
• Vicente Luque def. Kelvin Gastelum via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 4:08
• Charles Radtke def. Francisco Prado via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 327 results: Ulberg knocks out Prochazka with one functioning leg