Key takeaways
Islam Makhachev beat Alexander Volkanovski by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 284 at the RAC Arena in Perth. In the co-main event, Yair Rodriguez beat Josh Emmett by submission at 4:19 of round two at featherweight.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, four by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in twelve fights. One of the six decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Kleydson Rodrigues, who stopped Shannon Ross after 59 seconds, and three of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Yair Rodriguez's submission of Josh Emmett, 9 minutes and 19 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 6 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of four, against three of the eight below it. Josh Culibao (submission, round two), Kleydson Rodrigues (knockout, round one) and Loma Lookboonmee (submission, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.
Five ranked fighters appeared, and three of them were in the top two bouts, among them champions Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski.
Seven weight classes were used, featherweight most often with four bouts.
