Key takeaways
Jon Jones beat Ovince Saint Preux by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 197 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Demetrious Johnson beat Henry Cejudo by knockout at 2:49 of round one.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, one by submission and eight on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in twelve fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Demetrious Johnson, who stopped Henry Cejudo at 2:49 of round one, and three of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Yair Rodriguez's knockout of Andre Fili, 7 minutes and 15 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 29 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: two of five, against two of the seven below it. Walt Harris (knockout, round one) and Marcos Rogerio de Lima (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Two ranked fighters appeared.
