Key takeaways
Jake Ellenberger beat Jake Shields by knockout after 53 seconds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. In the co-main event, Court McGee beat Dongi Yang by unanimous decision after three rounds.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, four by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in twelve fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Jake Ellenberger, who stopped Jake Shields after 53 seconds, and four of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Vagner Rocha's submission of Cody McKenzie, 8 minutes and 49 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled one hour and 56 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: two of four, against four of the eight below it. Vagner Rocha (submission, round two), Ken Stone (submission, round one) and Seth Baczynski (submission, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.