UFC

UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade

Completed Farmasi Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jessica Andrade beat Rose Namajunas by knockout in the main event.
  • Jared Cannonier beat Anderson Silva by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the twelve results came early: six knockouts and one submission.

Main card

Jessica Andrade

9Jessica Andrade vs Rose Namajunas5

Knockout R2 2:58
Rose Namajunas
Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva vs Jared Cannonier11

Knockout R1 4:47
Jared Cannonier
Jose Aldo

Jose Aldo vs Alexander VolkanovskiC

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Alexander Volkanovski
TA

Thiago Alves vs Laureano Staropoli

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Laureano Staropoli
Bethe Correia

Bethe Correia vs Irene Aldana7

Submission R3 3:24
Irene Aldana

Preliminary card

RN

Rogerio Nogueira vs Ryan Spann

Knockout R1 2:07
Ryan Spann
Kurt Holobaugh

Kurt Holobaugh vs Thiago Moises

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TM
Sergio Moraes

Sergio Moraes vs Warlley Alves

Knockout R3 4:13
WA
BP

BJ Penn vs Clay Guida

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CG
Priscila Cachoeira

Priscila Cachoeira vs Luana Carolina

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Luana Carolina
Raoni Barcelos

13Raoni Barcelos vs Carlos Huachin

Knockout R2 4:49
Carlos Huachin
TB

Talita Bernardo vs Viviane Araujo

Knockout R3 0:48
Viviane Araujo
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jessica Andrade beat Rose Namajunas by knockout at 2:58 of round two in the main event of UFC 237 at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Rose Namajunas had come in as the division's No. 5. In the co-main event, Jared Cannonier beat Anderson Silva by knockout at 4:47 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, six ended by knockout, one by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in twelve fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Ryan Spann, who stopped Rogerio Nogueira at 2:07 of round one, and two of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Warlley Alves's knockout of Sergio Moraes, 14 minutes and 13 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 18 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against four of the seven below it. Ryan Spann (knockout, round one), Warlley Alves (knockout, round three) and Raoni Barcelos (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Six ranked fighters appeared, and three of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Alexander Volkanovski.