UFC

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch

Completed PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, United States 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Luke Rockhold beat David Branch by knockout in the main event.
  • Mike Perry beat Alex Reyes by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the ten results came early: seven knockouts and one submission.

Main card

Luke Rockhold

Luke Rockhold vs David Branch

Knockout R2 4:05
DB
Mike Perry

Mike Perry vs Alex Reyes

Knockout R1 1:19
Alex Reyes
Hector Lombard

Hector Lombard vs Anthony Smith

Knockout R3 2:33
Anthony Smith
GG

Gregor Gillespie vs Jason Gonzalez

Submission R2 2:11
Jason Gonzalez
Sergio Moraes

Sergio Moraes vs Kamaru Usman9

Knockout R1 2:48
Kamaru Usman
JL

Justin Ledet vs Azunna Anyanwu

Split decision R3 5:00
AA

Preliminary card

AM

Anthony Rocco Martin vs Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Split decision R3 5:00
OA
Anthony Hamilton

Anthony Hamilton vs Daniel Spitz

Knockout R1 0:24
Daniel Spitz
Uriah Hall

Uriah Hall vs Krzysztof Jotko

Knockout R2 2:25
Krzysztof Jotko
JS

Jason Saggo vs Gilbert Burns

Knockout R2 4:55
Gilbert Burns
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Results

Main and co-main events

Luke Rockhold beat David Branch by knockout at 4:05 of round two in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. In the co-main event, Mike Perry beat Alex Reyes by knockout at 1:19 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, seven ended by knockout, one by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in ten fights. Two of the two decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Daniel Spitz, who stopped Anthony Hamilton after 24 seconds, and three of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Anthony Smith's knockout of Hector Lombard, 12 minutes and 33 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 21 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: five of six, against three of the four below it. Daniel Spitz (knockout, round one), Uriah Hall (knockout, round two) and Gilbert Burns (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

One ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was Kamaru Usman, No. 9 at welterweight.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

FS1 carried all ten bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.