UFC

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2

Completed T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States 14 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Max Holloway beat Conor McGregor by knockout in the main event.
  • Paddy Pimblett beat Benoit Saint Denis by submission in the co-main event at lightweight.
  • Eleven of the 14 results came early: eight knockouts and three submissions.

Main card

Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway4

Welterweight
Knockout R1 1:09
Max Holloway ✓
Benoit Saint Denis

5Benoit Saint Denis vs Paddy Pimblett6

Lightweight
Submission R1 0:52
Paddy Pimblett ✓
Cory Sandhagen

4Cory Sandhagen vs Mario Bautista7

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Mario Bautista ✓
Brandon Royval ✓

4Brandon Royval vs Lone'er Kavanagh6

Flyweight
Submission R3 3:40
Lone'er Kavanagh
King Green ✓

King Green vs Terrance McKinney

Lightweight
Knockout R1 4:59
Terrance McKinney

Preliminary card

Nikita Krylov

12Nikita Krylov vs Robert Whittaker10

Light heavyweight
Knockout R3 1:01
Robert Whittaker ✓
Gable Steveson ✓

Gable Steveson vs Elisha Ellison

Heavyweight
Knockout R1 2:31
Elisha Ellison
Cody Garbrandt

Cody Garbrandt vs Adrian Yanez

Bantamweight
Knockout R1 2:47
Adrian Yanez ✓
Luke Riley ✓

Luke Riley vs Kai Kamaka III

Featherweight
Knockout R1 3:03
Kai Kamaka III
Tracy Cortez

8Tracy Cortez vs Wang Cong12

Women's flyweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Wang Cong ✓
Damian Pinas ✓

Damian Pinas vs Cesar Almeida

Middleweight
Knockout R1 4:44
Cesar Almeida
Farid Basharat

15Farid Basharat vs Ethyn Ewing

Bantamweight
Cancelled
Ethyn Ewing
Farid Basharat ✓

15Farid Basharat vs John Garza

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
John Garza
Ryan Gandra ✓

Ryan Gandra vs Zach Reese

Middleweight
Knockout R1 1:15
Zach Reese
Ode Osbourne
Cody Durden
Alessandro Costa ✓

Alessandro Costa vs Cody Durden

Flyweight
Submission R2 2:19
Cody Durden
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Results

Main and co-main events

Max Holloway beat Conor McGregor by knockout at 1:09 of round one in the main event of UFC 329 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Paddy Pimblett beat Benoit Saint Denis, the division's No. 5, by submission after 52 seconds at lightweight.

How the card was decided

Across the 14 bouts that produced a result, eight ended by knockout, three by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — eleven stoppages in 14 fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Paddy Pimblett, who stopped Benoit Saint Denis after 52 seconds, and eight of the eleven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Brandon Royval's submission of Lone'er Kavanagh, 13 minutes and 40 seconds in. End to end, the 14 fights filled one hour and 38 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: four of five, against seven of the nine below it. Robert Whittaker (knockout, round three), Gable Steveson (knockout, round one) and Adrian Yanez (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

13 ranked fighters appeared, and three of them were in the top two bouts.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Nine weight classes were used, bantamweight most often with four bouts. Paramount+ carried all 14 bouts, split across a main card and two preliminary blocks.

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