Key takeaways
Curtis Blaydes beat Junior Dos Santos by knockout at 1:06 of round two in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the PNC Arena in Raleigh. In the co-main event, Michael Chiesa beat Rafael Dos Anjos by unanimous decision after three rounds.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and seven on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in twelve fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Alex Perez, who stopped Jordan Espinosa at 2:33 of round one, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Brett Johns's submission of Tony Gravely, 12 minutes and 53 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 19 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against two of the seven below it. Brett Johns (submission, round three) and Herbert Burns (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Five ranked fighters appeared.
ESPN+ carried all twelve bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
