Key takeaways
Costello van Steenis beat Fabian Edwards by knockout at 1:48 of round three in the main event of PFL Madrid at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid. In the co-main event, AJ McKee beat Adam Borics by unanimous decision after three rounds at featherweight.
Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, six ended by knockout and five on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in eleven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Luciano Pereira, who stopped Kevin Cordero Lopez at 2:10 of round one, and three of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Costello van Steenis's knockout of Fabian Edwards, 11 minutes and 48 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 52 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of five, against two of the six below it. Luciano Pereira (knockout, round one) and Gino van Steenis (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Nine weight classes were used, featherweight most often with two bouts. ESPN+ carried all eleven bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.