Key takeaways
Mackenzie Dern beat Amanda Ribas by submission at 4:56 of round three in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Amanda Ribas had come in as the division's No. 10. In the co-main event, Santiago Ponzinibbio beat Carlston Harris by knockout at 3:13 of round three at welterweight.
Across the 14 bouts that produced a result, seven ended by knockout, two by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — nine stoppages in 14 fights. One of the five decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Punahele Soriano, who stopped Uros Medic after 31 seconds, and five of the nine finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Roman Kopylov's knockout of Chris Curtis, 14 minutes and 59 seconds in. End to end, the 14 fights filled two hours and 19 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: five of six, against four of the eight below it. Felipe Bunes (submission, round one), Marco Tulio (knockout, round one) and Jacobe Smith (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Four ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Mackenzie Dern.
Eight weight classes were used, welterweight most often with three bouts. ESPN+ carried all 14 bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
