Key takeaways
Dricus Du Plessis beat Israel Adesanya by submission at 3:38 of round four in the main event of UFC 305 at the RAC Arena in Perth. Israel Adesanya had come in as the division's No. 9. In the co-main event, Kai Kara-France beat Steve Erceg, the division's No. 10, by knockout at 4:04 of round one at flyweight.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, three by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in twelve fights. Three of the six decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Jesus Aguilar, who stopped Stewart Nicoll at 2:39 of round one, and three of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Dricus Du Plessis's submission of Israel Adesanya, 18 minutes and 38 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 20 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against three of the seven below it. Valter Walker (submission, round one), Jack Jenkins (knockout, round three) and Jesus Aguilar (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Ten ranked fighters appeared, and three of them were in the top two bouts.
Seven weight classes were used, flyweight most often with two bouts.
