Main card
JM
Jake Matthews vs Andrew Holbrook
Split decision R3 5:00
AH
✓
Key takeaways
Robert Whittaker beat Derek Brunson by knockout at 4:07 of round one in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. In the co-main event, Andrew Holbrook beat Jake Matthews by split decision after three rounds.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, one by submission and ten on the judges' scorecards — three stoppages in 13 fights. Three of the ten decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Robert Whittaker, who stopped Derek Brunson at 4:07 of round one, and two of the three finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Alexander Volkanovski's knockout of Yusuke Kasuya, 7 minutes and 6 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 45 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of six, against no of the seven below it.
Five ranked fighters appeared, among them champion Alexander Volkanovski.
