Main card
MJ
Michael Johnson vs Beneil Dariush14
Split decision R3 5:00
BD
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Key takeaways
Glover Teixeira beat Ovince Saint Preux by submission at 3:10 of round three in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. In the co-main event, Beneil Dariush beat Michael Johnson by split decision after three rounds.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, four by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in 13 fights. Two of the five decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Jonathan Wilson, who stopped Chris Dempsey after 50 seconds, and four of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Glover Teixeira's submission of Ovince Saint Preux, 13 minutes and 10 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 10 minutes of cage time.
The preliminary card out-finished the main card: five of its seven results came early, against three of the six above it. Uriah Hall (knockout, round one), Dustin Ortiz (knockout, round three) and Jonathan Wilson (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Two ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was Marlon Vera, No. 10 at bantamweight.
