Key takeaways
Tom Aspinall beat Alexander Volkov by submission at 3:45 of round one in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the O2 Arena in London. Alexander Volkov had come in as the division's No. 2. In the co-main event, Arnold Allen beat Dan Hooker, the division's No. 9, by knockout at 2:33 of round one.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, five by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — nine stoppages in twelve fights. One of the three decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Makwan Amirkhani, who stopped Mike Grundy after 57 seconds, and seven of the nine finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Molly McCann's knockout of Luana Carolina, 11 minutes and 52 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled one hour and 23 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: five of six, against four of the six below it. Makwan Amirkhani (submission, round one), Sergei Pavlovich (knockout, round one) and Paul Craig (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Eight ranked fighters appeared, and four of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Tom Aspinall.
ESPN+ carried all twelve bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
