Key takeaways
Merab Dvalishvili beat Sean O'Malley by submission at 4:42 of round three in the main event of UFC 316 at the Prudential Center in Newark. Sean O'Malley had come in as the division's No. 2. In the co-main event, Kayla Harrison beat Julianna Pena, the division's No. 1, by submission at 4:55 of round two at women's bantamweight.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, three by submission and seven on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in twelve fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Azamat Murzakanov, who stopped Brendson Ribeiro at 3:25 of round one, and one of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Merab Dvalishvili's submission of Sean O'Malley, 14 minutes and 42 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 33 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against two of the seven below it. Joshua Van (knockout, round three) and Azamat Murzakanov (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
15 ranked fighters appeared, and four of them were in the top two bouts, among them champions Kayla Harrison and Joshua Van.
Ten weight classes were used, bantamweight most often with two bouts.
