Key takeaways
TJ Dillashaw beat Cory Sandhagen by split decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Cory Sandhagen had come in as the division's No. 4. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Raulian Paiva beat Kyler Phillips after three rounds.
Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, one by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in eleven fights. Three of the five decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Mickey Gall, who stopped Jordan Williams at 2:57 of round one, and two of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Darren Elkins's knockout of Darrick Minner, 8 minutes and 48 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 5 minutes of cage time.
The preliminary card out-finished the main card: four of its six results came early, against two of the five above it. Nassourdine Imavov (knockout, round two), Mickey Gall (submission, round one) and Julio Arce (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.
Five ranked fighters appeared.
