Key takeaways
Ilia Topuria beat Max Holloway by knockout at 1:34 of round three in the main event of UFC 308 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Max Holloway had come in as the division's No. 4. In the co-main event, Khamzat Chimaev beat Robert Whittaker, the division's No. 10, by submission at 3:34 of round one at middleweight.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, two by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in 13 fights. One of the six decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Ibo Aslan, who stopped Rafael Cerqueira after 51 seconds, and four of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Abus Magomedov's submission of Brunno Ferreira, 13 minutes and 14 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 15 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against four of the eight below it. Ibo Aslan (knockout, round one), Geoff Neal (knockout, round one) and Abus Magomedov (submission, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.
Eight ranked fighters appeared, and four of them were in the top two bouts.
Six weight classes were used, middleweight most often with four bouts.
