Key takeaways
Umar Nurmagomedov beat Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Cory Sandhagen had come in as the division's No. 4. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Shara Magomedov beat Michal Oleksiejczuk after three rounds at middleweight.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, one by submission and nine on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in 13 fights. One of the nine decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Michael Chiesa, who stopped Tony Ferguson at 3:44 of round one, and two of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Joel Alvarez's knockout of Elves Brener, 13 minutes and 36 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 55 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: two of six, against two of the seven below it. Azamat Murzakanov (knockout, round two) and Kaue Fernandes (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Eight ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Mackenzie Dern.
Seven weight classes were used, lightweight most often with four bouts.
