Key takeaways
Derrick Lewis beat Tallison Teixeira by knockout after 35 seconds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. In the co-main event, Gabriel Bonfim beat Stephen Thompson by split decision after three rounds at welterweight.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, four by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in twelve fights. Two of the four decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Derrick Lewis, who stopped Tallison Teixeira after 35 seconds, and four of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Fatima Kline's knockout of Melissa Martinez, 12 minutes and 36 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled one hour and 49 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of six, against four of the six below it. Jake Matthews (submission, round one), Valter Walker (submission, round one) and Mike Davis (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.
Six ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts.
Seven weight classes were used, heavyweight most often with three bouts. ESPN carried all twelve bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
