Key takeaways
Max Holloway beat Brian Ortega by knockout at 5:00 of round four in the main event of UFC 231 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Brian Ortega had come in as the division's No. 11. In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko beat Joanna Jedrzejczyk by unanimous decision after five rounds.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, one by submission and seven on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in 13 fights. Three of the seven decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Dhiego Lima, who stopped Chad Laprise at 1:37 of round one, and two of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Max Holloway's knockout of Brian Ortega, 20 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 42 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against three of the eight below it. Dhiego Lima (knockout, round one), Diego Ferreira (knockout, round two) and Aleksandar Rakic (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Four ranked fighters appeared, and three of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Valentina Shevchenko. The only other ranked name was Aleksandar Rakic, No. 14 at light heavyweight.
