Main card
GV
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Gian Villante vs Saparbeg Safarov
Knockout R2 2:54
SS
Key takeaways
Derrick Lewis beat Shamil Abdurakhimov by knockout at 3:42 of round four in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Times Union Center in Albany. In the co-main event, Francis Ngannou beat Anthony Hamilton by submission at 1:57 of round one.
Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, two by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in eleven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Francis Ngannou, who stopped Anthony Hamilton at 1:57 of round one, and two of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Derrick Lewis's knockout of Shamil Abdurakhimov, 18 minutes and 42 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 2 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of four, against two of the seven below it. Randy Brown (knockout, round two) and Gerald Meerschaert (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Two ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was JJ Aldrich, No. 14 at women's flyweight.
UFC Fight Pass carried all twelve bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
