Main card
EH
Ed Herman vs Gian Villante
Split decision R3 5:00
GV
✓
Key takeaways
Anthony Smith beat Volkan Oezdemir by submission at 4:26 of round three in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Avenir Centre in Moncton. Volkan Oezdemir had come in as the division's No. 8. In the co-main event, Michael Johnson beat Artem Lobov by unanimous 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. One of the eight decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Misha Cirkunov, who stopped Patrick Cummins at 2:40 of round one, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Anthony Smith's submission of Volkan Oezdemir, 14 minutes and 26 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 35 minutes of cage time.
The preliminary card out-finished the main card: three of its seven results came early, against two of the six above it. Sean Strickland (knockout, round two), Calvin Kattar (knockout, round one) and Don Madge (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.
Two ranked fighters appeared, among them champion Sean Strickland. The only other ranked name was Sean Strickland, No. 0 at middleweight.
