UFC

UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka

Completed 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Louis Smolka beat Paddy Holohan by submission in the main event.
  • Norman Parke beat Reza Madadi by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Four of the ten results came early: two knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

Louis Smolka

Louis Smolka vs Paddy Holohan

Submission R2 4:09
PH
RM

Reza Madadi vs Norman Parke

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
NP
ND

Nicolas Dalby vs Darren Till

Majority decision R3 5:00
Darren Till
JR

Jon Delos Reyes vs Neil Seery

Submission R2 4:12
Neil Seery

Preliminary card

SR

Stevie Ray vs Mickael Lebout

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
ML
Aisling Daly

Aisling Daly vs Ericka Almeida

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
EA
Krzysztof Jotko

Krzysztof Jotko vs Scott Askham

Split decision R3 5:00
SA
Cathal Pendred

Cathal Pendred vs Tom Breese

Knockout R1 4:37
TB
Darren Elkins

Darren Elkins vs Robert Whiteford

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RW
BB

Bubba Bush vs Garreth McLellan

Knockout R3 4:58
GM
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Results

Main and co-main events

Louis Smolka beat Paddy Holohan by submission at 4:09 of round two in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the 3Arena in Dublin. In the co-main event, Norman Parke beat Reza Madadi by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the nine bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, two by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in nine fights. One of the five decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Tom Breese, who stopped Cathal Pendred at 4:37 of round one, and one of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Garreth McLellan's knockout of Bubba Bush, 14 minutes and 58 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 53 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: two of three, against two of the six below it. Tom Breese (knockout, round one) and Garreth McLellan (knockout, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

UFC Fight Pass carried all ten bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.