UFC

UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy

Completed T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Conor McGregor beat Donald Cerrone by knockout in the main event.
  • Holly Holm beat Raquel Pennington by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Four of the ten results came early: two knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

Donald Cerrone

Donald Cerrone vs Conor McGregor

Knockout R1 0:40
Conor McGregor
Raquel Pennington

2Raquel Pennington vs Holly Holm

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Holly Holm
Aleksei Oleinik

Aleksei Oleinik vs Maurice Greene

Submission R2 4:38
Maurice Greene
AP

Anthony Pettis vs Diego Ferreira

Submission R2 1:46
Diego Ferreira

Preliminary card

Roxanne Modafferi

Roxanne Modafferi vs Maycee Barber6

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Maycee Barber
Andre Fili

Andre Fili vs Sodiq Yusuff

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SY
Tim Elliott

12Tim Elliott vs Askar Askarov

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Askar Askarov
DD

Drew Dober vs Nasrat Haqparast

Knockout R1 1:10
Nasrat Haqparast
JL

Justin Ledet vs Aleksa Camur

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AC
JJ Aldrich

14JJ Aldrich vs Sabina Mazo

Split decision R3 5:00
Sabina Mazo
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Results

Main and co-main events

Conor McGregor beat Donald Cerrone by knockout after 40 seconds in the main event of UFC 246 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Holly Holm beat Raquel Pennington, the division's No. 2, by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, two by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in ten fights. One of the six decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Conor McGregor, who stopped Donald Cerrone after 40 seconds, and two of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Aleksei Oleinik's submission of Maurice Greene, 9 minutes and 38 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 48 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: three of four, against one of the six below it. Drew Dober (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Four ranked fighters appeared.