Key takeaways
Islam Makhachev beat Charles Oliveira by submission at 3:16 of round two in the main event of UFC 280 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Charles Oliveira had come in as the division's No. 3. In the co-main event, Aljamain Sterling beat TJ Dillashaw by knockout at 3:44 of round two at bantamweight.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, two by submission and eight on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in twelve fights. Two of the eight decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Islam Makhachev, who stopped Charles Oliveira at 3:16 of round two. The longest was Muhammad Mokaev's submission of Malcolm Gordon, 14 minutes and 26 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 41 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: two of five, against two of the seven below it. Belal Muhammad (knockout, round two) and Muhammad Mokaev (submission, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.
14 ranked fighters appeared, and three of them were in the top two bouts, among them champions Islam Makhachev and Petr Yan.
Eight weight classes were used, lightweight most often with two bouts.
