Key takeaways
Colby Covington beat Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 272 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Rafael Dos Anjos beat Renato Moicano, the division's No. 10, after five rounds.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and eight on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in 13 fights. Three of the eight decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Serghei Spivac, who stopped Greg Hardy at 2:16 of round one, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Maryna Moroz's submission of Mariya Agapova, 8 minutes and 27 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 45 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: two of five, against three of the eight below it. Jalin Turner (knockout, round two), Maryna Moroz (submission, round two) and Umar Nurmagomedov (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Six ranked fighters appeared.
