Main card
TB
✓
Tim Boetsch vs Josh Samman
Knockout R2 3:49
JS
KN
✓
Keita Nakamura vs Kyle Noke
Submission R2 4:59
KN
Key takeaways
John Lineker beat Michael McDonald by knockout at 2:43 of round one in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. In the co-main event, Tony Ferguson beat Lando Vannata by submission at 2:22 of round two.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, four by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — nine stoppages in twelve fights. One of the three decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Cortney Casey, who stopped Cristina Stanciu at 2:36 of round one, and four of the nine finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Rani Yahya's submission of Matthew Lopez, 14 minutes and 19 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled one hour and 48 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: five of six, against four of the six below it. Sam Alvey (submission, round one), Cortney Casey (knockout, round one) and Rani Yahya (submission, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.
