Main card
IA
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7Irene Aldana vs Macy Chiasson8
Catchweight
Knockout R3 2:21
MC
Key takeaways
Nate Diaz beat Tony Ferguson by submission at 2:52 of round four in the main event of UFC 279 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Khamzat Chimaev beat Kevin Holland by submission at 2:13 of round one at catchweight.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, four by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in 13 fights. Two of the six decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Khamzat Chimaev, who stopped Kevin Holland at 2:13 of round one, and three of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Nate Diaz's submission of Tony Ferguson, 17 minutes and 52 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 29 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of five, against three of the eight below it. Jailton Almeida (submission, round one), Denis Tiuliulin (knockout, round two) and Chris Barnett (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.
Six ranked fighters appeared.
Nine weight classes were used, catchweight most often with four bouts.
