Key takeaways
Justin Gaethje beat Tony Ferguson by knockout at 3:39 of round five in the main event of UFC 249 at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville. In the co-main event, Henry Cejudo beat Dominick Cruz by knockout at 4:58 of round two.
Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout and six on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in eleven fights. Three of the six decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Francis Ngannou, who stopped Jairzinho Rozenstruik after 20 seconds, and one of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Justin Gaethje's knockout of Tony Ferguson, 23 minutes and 39 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 25 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of five, against one of the six below it. Vicente Luque (knockout, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.
One ranked fighters appeared, among them champion Justin Gaethje.
