Key takeaways
Alexandre Pantoja beat Steve Erceg by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 301 at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Steve Erceg had come in as the division's No. 10. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Jose Aldo beat Jonathan Martinez after three rounds at bantamweight.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, two by submission and seven on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in 13 fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Michel Pereira, who stopped Ihor Potieria after 54 seconds, and three of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Joanderson Brito's knockout of Jack Shore, 8 minutes and 35 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 25 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against three of the eight below it. Joanderson Brito (knockout, round two), Mauricio Ruffy (knockout, round one) and Alessandro Costa (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.
Four ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts.
Eight weight classes were used, lightweight most often with four bouts.
