Key takeaways
Sean Strickland beat Nassourdine Imavov by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Nassourdine Imavov had come in as the division's No. 3. In the co-main event, Dan Ige beat Damon Jackson by knockout at 4:13 of round two at featherweight.
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. One of the five decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Allan Nascimento, who stopped Carlos Hernandez at 3:16 of round one, and three of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Dan Ige's knockout of Damon Jackson, 9 minutes and 13 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 0 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against three of the six below it. Abdul Razak Alhassan (knockout, round two), Allan Nascimento (submission, round one) and Charles Johnson (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Six ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Sean Strickland.
Seven weight classes were used, featherweight most often with two bouts. ESPN+ carried all eleven bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
