Key takeaways
Belal Muhammad beat Leon Edwards by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 304 at the Co-op Live in Manchester. Leon Edwards had come in as the division's No. 8. In the co-main event, Tom Aspinall beat Curtis Blaydes, the division's No. 7, by knockout at 1:00 of round one at heavyweight.
Across the 14 bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, three by submission and nine on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in 14 fights. One of the nine decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Tom Aspinall, who stopped Curtis Blaydes at 1:00 of round one, and four of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Modestas Bukauskas's submission of Marcin Prachnio, 13 minutes and 12 seconds in. End to end, the 14 fights filled two hours and 49 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: two of five, against three of the nine below it. Modestas Bukauskas (submission, round three), Sam Patterson (submission, round one) and Mick Parkin (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Ten ranked fighters appeared, and four of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Tom Aspinall.
Nine weight classes were used, welterweight most often with three bouts.
