Key takeaways
Joaquin Buckley beat Colby Covington by knockout at 4:42 of round three in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Amalie Arena in Tampa. In the co-main event, Cub Swanson beat Billy Quarantillo by knockout at 1:36 of round three at featherweight.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, seven ended by knockout and six on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in 13 fights. One of the six decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Joel Alvarez, who stopped Drakkar Klose at 2:48 of round one, and two of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Joaquin Buckley's knockout of Colby Covington, 14 minutes and 42 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 37 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of six, against three of the seven below it. Michael Johnson (knockout, round two), Joel Alvarez (knockout, round one) and Sean Woodson (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Three ranked fighters appeared.
Eight weight classes were used, featherweight most often with three bouts.
