Key takeaways
Usman Nurmagomedov beat Alfie Davis by submission at 4:41 of round three in the main event of PFL Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. In the co-main event, Ramazan Kuramagomedov beat Shamil Musaev by unanimous decision after five rounds at welterweight.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, four 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 Amru Magomedov, who stopped Kolton Englund after 37 seconds, and four of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Usman Nurmagomedov's submission of Alfie Davis, 14 minutes and 41 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 17 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. Amru Magomedov (knockout, round one), Taylor Lapilus (knockout, round three) and Luke Trainer (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Eight weight classes were used, lightweight most often with three bouts. ESPN+ carried all 13 bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
