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