Key takeaways
Alexander Volkanovski beat Diego Lopes by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center in Miami. Diego Lopes had come in as the division's No. 2. In the co-main event, Paddy Pimblett beat Michael Chandler by knockout at 3:07 of round three at lightweight.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, six ended by knockout, two by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in 13 fights. One of the five decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Dominick Reyes, who stopped Nikita Krylov at 2:24 of round one, and three of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Paddy Pimblett's knockout of Michael Chandler, 13 minutes and 7 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 23 minutes of cage time.
The preliminary card out-finished the main card: five of its eight results came early, against three of the five above it. Dan Ige (knockout, round three), Julian Erosa (knockout, round one) and Michal Oleksiejczuk (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Twelve ranked fighters appeared, and three of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Alexander Volkanovski.
Seven weight classes were used, featherweight most often with five bouts.
