Key takeaways
Colby Covington beat Tyron Woodley by knockout at 1:19 of round five in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Khamzat Chimaev beat Gerald Meerschaert by knockout after 17 seconds.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, six ended by knockout, four by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — ten stoppages in 13 fights. Two of the three decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Khamzat Chimaev, who stopped Gerald Meerschaert after 17 seconds, and six of the ten finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Colby Covington's knockout of Tyron Woodley, 21 minutes and 19 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled one hour and 48 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of five, against six of the eight below it. Damon Jackson (submission, round three), Mayra Bueno Silva (submission, round one) and Jessica-Rose Clark (knockout, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.
Three ranked fighters appeared, among them champion Mackenzie Dern.
ESPN+ carried all 14 bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
