UFC

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

Completed MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Eddie Alvarez beat Rafael Dos Anjos by knockout in the main event.
  • Derrick Lewis beat Roy Nelson by split decision in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the twelve results came early: two knockouts and six submissions.
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Main card

Rafael Dos Anjos

Rafael Dos Anjos vs Eddie Alvarez

Knockout R1 3:49
Eddie Alvarez ✓
RN

Roy Nelson vs Derrick Lewis11

Split decision R3 5:00
Derrick Lewis ✓
AJ ✓

Alan Jouban vs Belal Muhammad7

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Belal Muhammad
MC

Mitch Clarke vs Joe Duffy

Submission R1 0:25
JD ✓
MP

Mike Pyle vs Alberto Mina

Knockout R2 1:17
Alberto Mina ✓

Preliminary card

JM ✓

John Makdessi vs Mehdi Baghdad

Split decision R3 5:00
Mehdi Baghdad
Anthony Birchak ✓

Anthony Birchak vs Dileno Lopes

Split decision R3 5:00
DL
RD

Russell Doane vs Pedro Munhoz

Submission R1 2:08
PM ✓
FA ✓

Felipe Arantes vs Jerrod Sanders

Submission R2 1:39
JS
Gilbert Burns ✓

Gilbert Burns vs Lukasz Sajewski

Submission R1 4:57
Lukasz Sajewski
Marco Beltran ✓

Marco Beltran vs Reginaldo Vieira

Submission R2 3:04
RV
Vicente Luque ✓

Vicente Luque vs Alvaro Herrera Mendoza

Submission R2 3:52
AM
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Results

Main and co-main events

Eddie Alvarez beat Rafael Dos Anjos by knockout at 3:49 of round one in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Derrick Lewis beat Roy Nelson by split decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, six by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in twelve fights. Three of the four decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Joe Duffy, who stopped Mitch Clarke after 25 seconds, and four of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Vicente Luque's submission of Alvaro Herrera Mendoza, 8 minutes and 52 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled one hour and 41 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: five of its seven results came early, against three of the five above it. Pedro Munhoz (submission, round one), Felipe Arantes (submission, round two) and Gilbert Burns (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Two ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was Belal Muhammad, No. 7 at welterweight.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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