Key takeaways
Khamzat Chimaev beat Dricus Du Plessis by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 319 at the United Center in Chicago. Dricus Du Plessis had come in as the division's No. 2. In the co-main event, Lerone Murphy beat Aaron Pico, the division's No. 12, by knockout at 3:21 of round one at featherweight.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, three by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in twelve fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Michal Oleksiejczuk, who stopped Gerald Meerschaert at 3:03 of round one, and four of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Tim Elliott's submission of Kai Asakura, 9 minutes and 39 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 6 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against four of the seven below it. Baisangur Susurkaev (submission, round two), Michal Oleksiejczuk (knockout, round one) and Alexander Hernandez (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Eleven ranked fighters appeared, and four of them were in the top two bouts.
Seven weight classes were used, middleweight most often with four bouts.
