Main card
DH
✓
Dan Henderson vs Tim Boetsch
Knockout R1 0:28
TB
BR
✓
Ben Rothwell vs Matt Mitrione
Submission R1 1:54
MM
FR
✓
Francisco Rivera vs Alex Caceres
Knockout R1 0:21
AC
Key takeaways
Dan Henderson beat Tim Boetsch by knockout after 28 seconds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. In the co-main event, Ben Rothwell beat Matt Mitrione by submission at 1:54 of round one.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, seven ended by knockout, three by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — ten stoppages in twelve fights. One of the two decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Francisco Rivera, who stopped Alex Caceres after 21 seconds, and seven of the ten finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Joe Proctor's submission of Justin Edwards, 14 minutes and 58 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled one hour and 19 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: six of six, against four of the six below it. Shawn Jordan (knockout, round two), Omari Akhmedov (knockout, round one) and Joe Proctor (submission, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.
Two ranked fighters appeared.
