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UFC · Sunday, October 4, 2026

Natalia Silva wins the vacant women’s flyweight title

The File desk · Oct 4, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC

Status

Confirmed (UFC.com results recap, byline Oct. 4, 2026, for the Oct. 3 card in Salt Lake City)

Natalia Silva won the vacant women’s flyweight title on Saturday night in Salt Lake City. She beat Wang Cong by unanimous decision, 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46, in the main event of UFC 332 at the Delta Center.

UFC.com’s results recap is bylined Oct. 4, 2026. The card was Oct. 3.

Silva took an early lead with her movement, UFC.com wrote, and Wang landed her best shots late in the fifth. The judges’ cards made Silva the champion. UFC.com says she is 9-0 in the UFC, the fifth champion in the division’s history, and the fourth woman to hold the belt.

On the rest of the main card, Payton Talbott stopped Deiveson Figueiredo by strikes at 2:09 of round one. Esteban Ribovics stopped King Green by strikes at 4:08 of round one. UFC.com says Ribovics missed weight on Friday. Roberto Soldić beat Khaos Williams by unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-27, 29-27. Roman Kopylov stopped Ateba Gautier by strikes at 3:12 of round one.

UFC.com also wrote that the night set UFC records for first-round finishes, eight, and for knockouts, 11. Those totals are the promotion’s.

This desk is not picking a next opponent and is not printing odds. The NFL Sunday slate is on the sport calendar, not in this story.

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  1. Source 1

    UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang results

    UFC · October 4, 2026

    Byline Oct. 4, 2026, for UFC 332 on Oct. 3 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Natalia Silva def. Wang Cong by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) for the vacant women’s flyweight title. Talbott TKO Figueiredo 2:09 of round 1. Ribovics TKO Green 4:08 of round 1; Ribovics missed weight. Soldić def. Williams by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27). Kopylov TKO Gautier 3:12 of round 1. No odds in this story.

    https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-332-silva-vs-wang-results