Key takeaways
Dustin Poirier beat Conor McGregor by knockout at 2:32 of round two in the main event of UFC 257 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. In the co-main event, Michael Chandler beat Dan Hooker, the division's No. 9, by knockout at 2:30 of round one.
Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, one by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in eleven fights. One of the six decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Michael Chandler, who stopped Dan Hooker at 2:30 of round one, and one of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Julianna Pena's submission of Sara McMann, 13 minutes and 39 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 13 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of five, against one of the six below it. Julianna Pena (submission, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.
Seven ranked fighters appeared.
