Key takeaways
Chris Weidman beat Kelvin Gastelum by submission at 3:45 of round three in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale. In the co-main event, Darren Elkins beat Dennis Bermudez by split decision after three rounds.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and eight on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in 13 fights. Three of the eight decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Marlon Vera, who stopped Brian Kelleher at 2:18 of round one, and three of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Chris Weidman's submission of Kelvin Gastelum, 13 minutes and 45 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 29 minutes of cage time.
The preliminary card out-finished the main card: four of its nine results came early, against one of the four above it. Eryk Anders (knockout, round one), Alex Oliveira (knockout, round two) and Marlon Vera (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
One ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was Marlon Vera, No. 10 at bantamweight.
