Main card
MR
Mauricio Rua vs Ovince Saint Preux
Split decision R3 5:00
OP
✓
RB
✓
Randy Brown vs Khaos Williams
Split decision R3 5:00
KW
Key takeaways
Charles Oliveira beat Justin Gaethje by submission at 3:22 of round one in the main event of UFC 274 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. In the co-main event, Carla Esparza beat Rose Namajunas, the division's No. 5, by split decision after five rounds.
Across the 14 bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, two by submission and ten on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in 14 fights. Five of the ten decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Brandon Royval, who stopped Matt Schnell at 2:14 of round one, and three of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Michael Chandler's knockout of Tony Ferguson, 5 minutes and 17 seconds in. End to end, the 14 fights filled two hours and 53 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: two of five, against two of the nine below it. Brandon Royval (submission, round one) and Andre Fialho (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Eight ranked fighters appeared, and three of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Justin Gaethje.
