Key takeaways
Manel Kape beat Asu Almabayev by knockout at 2:16 of round three in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Asu Almabayev had come in as the division's No. 7. In the co-main event, Cody Brundage beat Julian Marquez by knockout at 4:45 of round one at middleweight.
Across the ten bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout and six on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in ten fights. Three of the six decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Sam Patterson, who stopped Danny Barlow at 3:10 of round one, and two of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Manel Kape's knockout of Asu Almabayev, 12 minutes and 16 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 56 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against one of the five below it. Mario Pinto (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.
Eight ranked fighters appeared, and four of them were in the top two bouts.
Seven weight classes were used, featherweight most often with three bouts. ESPN+ carried all 14 bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
