Key takeaways
Anthony Pettis beat Stephen Thompson by knockout at 4:55 of round two in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. In the co-main event, Curtis Blaydes beat Justin Willis by unanimous decision after three rounds.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, one by submission and eight on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in twelve fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Marlon Vera, who stopped Frankie Saenz at 1:25 of round one, and two of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Anthony Pettis's knockout of Stephen Thompson, 9 minutes and 55 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 24 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: two of six, against two of the six below it. Marlon Vera (knockout, round one) and Randa Markos (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Six ranked fighters appeared.
ESPN+ carried all twelve bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
