Key takeaways
Brendan Allen beat Paul Craig by submission at 0:38 of round three in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Michael Morales beat Jake Matthews by unanimous decision after three rounds at welterweight.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, six by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — nine stoppages in 13 fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Jeka Saragih, who stopped Lucas Alexander at 1:31 of round one, and two of the nine finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Jose Johnson's submission of Chad Anheliger, 14 minutes and 49 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 22 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: five of six, against four of the seven below it. Joanderson Brito (submission, round two), Jose Johnson (submission, round three) and Christian Leroy Duncan (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.
Nine ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts.
Nine weight classes were used, middleweight most often with two bouts. ESPN+ carried all 14 bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
