Key takeaways
Carlos Prates beat Jack Della Maddalena by knockout at 3:17 of round three in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the RAC Arena in Perth. Jack Della Maddalena had come in as the division's No. 4. In the co-main event, Quillan Salkilld beat Beneil Dariush, the division's No. 14, by knockout at 3:29 of round one at lightweight.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, two by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in 13 fights. One of the six decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Junior Tafa, who stopped Kevin Christian at 2:42 of round one, and four of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Carlos Prates's knockout of Jack Della Maddalena, 13 minutes and 17 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 17 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of six, against three of the seven below it. Junior Tafa (knockout, round one), Wes Schultz (submission, round three) and Kody Steele (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Seven ranked fighters appeared, and four of them were in the top two bouts.
Eight weight classes were used, middleweight most often with three bouts. Paramount+ carried all 13 bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
