UFC

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov

Completed UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Alexander Volkov beat Alistair Overeem by knockout in the main event.
  • Cory Sandhagen beat Frankie Edgar by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Five of the twelve results came early: four knockouts and one submission.

Main card

Alistair Overeem

Alistair Overeem vs Alexander Volkov2

Knockout R2 2:06
AV
Frankie Edgar

Frankie Edgar vs Cory Sandhagen4

Knockout R1 0:28
Cory Sandhagen
CG

Clay Guida vs Michael Johnson

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
MJ
Alexandre Pantoja

1Alexandre Pantoja vs Manel Kape2

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Manel Kape
BD

14Beneil Dariush vs Diego Ferreira

Split decision R3 5:00
Diego Ferreira
Mike Rodriguez

Mike Rodriguez vs Danilo Marques

Submission R2 4:52
DM

Preliminary card

Devonte Smith

Devonte Smith vs Justin Jaynes

Knockout R2 3:38
Justin Jaynes
Karol Rosa

11Karol Rosa vs Joselyne Edwards3

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JE
Molly McCann

Molly McCann vs Lara Procopio

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
LP
SC

SeungWoo Choi vs Youssef Zalal8

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
YZ
Martin Day

Martin Day vs Timur Valiev

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Timur Valiev
Ode Osbourne

Ode Osbourne vs Jerome Rivera

Knockout R1 0:26
Jerome Rivera
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Results

Main and co-main events

Alexander Volkov beat Alistair Overeem by knockout at 2:06 of round two in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Cory Sandhagen beat Frankie Edgar by knockout after 28 seconds.

How the card was decided

Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, one by submission and seven on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in twelve fights. One of the seven decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Ode Osbourne, who stopped Jerome Rivera after 26 seconds, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Danilo Marques's submission of Mike Rodriguez, 9 minutes and 52 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 12 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: three of six, against two of the six below it. Devonte Smith (knockout, round two) and Ode Osbourne (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Eight ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

ESPN+ carried all twelve bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.