UFC

UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee

Completed T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Tony Ferguson beat Kevin Lee by submission in the main event.
  • Demetrious Johnson beat Ray Borg by submission in the co-main event.
  • Five of the eleven results came early: one knockout and four submissions.

Main card

Tony Ferguson

Tony Ferguson vs Kevin Lee

Submission R3 4:02
KL
Demetrious Johnson

Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg

Submission R5 3:15
Ray Borg
FW

Fabricio Werdum vs Walt Harris

Submission R1 1:05
Walt Harris
MB

Mara Romero Borella vs Kalindra Faria

Submission R1 2:54
KF

Preliminary card

ED

Evan Dunham vs Beneil Dariush14

Majority decision R3 5:00
BD
TD

Tom Duquesnoy vs Cody Stamann

Split decision R3 5:00
Cody Stamann
King Green

King Green vs Lando Vannata

Split decision R3 5:00
Lando Vannata
PB

Poliana Botelho vs Pearl Gonzalez

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Pearl Gonzalez
Marco Beltran

Marco Beltran vs Matt Schnell

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Matt Schnell
John Moraga

John Moraga vs Bibulatov Magomed

Knockout R1 1:38
BM
TL

Thales Leites vs Brad Tavares

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Brad Tavares
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Results

Main and co-main events

Tony Ferguson beat Kevin Lee by submission at 4:02 of round three in the main event of UFC 216 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Demetrious Johnson beat Ray Borg by submission at 3:15 of round five.

How the card was decided

Across the nine bouts that produced a result, one ended by knockout, four by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in nine fights. One of the four decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Fabricio Werdum, who stopped Walt Harris at 1:05 of round one, and three of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Demetrious Johnson's submission of Ray Borg, 23 minutes and 15 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 43 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: four of four, against one of the five below it. John Moraga (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

One ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was Beneil Dariush, No. 14 at lightweight.