Key takeaways
Francis Ngannou beat Cain Velasquez by knockout after 26 seconds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. In the co-main event, Paul Felder beat James Vick by unanimous decision after three rounds.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, three by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in twelve fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Francis Ngannou, who stopped Cain Velasquez after 26 seconds, and four of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Vicente Luque's knockout of Bryan Barberena, 14 minutes and 54 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled one hour and 58 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of six, against three of the six below it. Manny Bermudez (submission, round one), Luke Sanders (knockout, round two) and Emily Whitmire (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
One ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was Aljamain Sterling, No. 4 at featherweight.
