Key takeaways
Islam Makhachev beat Alexander Volkanovski by knockout at 3:06 of round one in the main event of UFC 294 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. In the co-main event, Khamzat Chimaev beat Kamaru Usman, the division's No. 9, by majority decision after three rounds at middleweight.
Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in eleven fights. One of the six decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Said Nurmagomedov, who stopped Muin Gafurov at 1:13 of round one, and three of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Muhammad Mokaev's submission of Tim Elliott, 13 minutes and 3 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 2 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of four, against two of the seven below it. Muhammad Mokaev (submission, round three) and Mike Breeden (knockout, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.
Seven ranked fighters appeared, and four of them were in the top two bouts, among them champions Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski.
Seven weight classes were used, middleweight most often with four bouts.
