Key takeaways
Marlon Moraes beat Raphael Assuncao by submission at 3:17 of round one in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza. In the co-main event, Jose Aldo beat Renato Moicano, the division's No. 10, by knockout at 0:44 of round two.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, four by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in 13 fights. Four of the five decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Johnny Walker, who stopped Justin Ledet after 15 seconds, and four of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Markus Perez's submission of Anthony Hernandez, 6 minutes and 7 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled one hour and 47 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: five of six, against three of the seven below it. Markus Perez (submission, round two), Jairzinho Rozenstruik (knockout, round two) and Said Nurmagomedov (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Four ranked fighters appeared.
ESPN+ carried all 13 bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
