Key takeaways
Islam Makhachev beat Thiago Moises by submission at 2:38 of round four in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Miesha Tate beat Marion Reneau by knockout at 1:53 of round three.
Across the nine bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, three by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in nine fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Amanda Lemos, who stopped Montserrat Conejo Ruiz after 35 seconds, and three of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Islam Makhachev's submission of Thiago Moises, 17 minutes and 38 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 31 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: five of five, against two of the four below it. Daniel Rodriguez (knockout, round one) and Amanda Lemos (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Five ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Islam Makhachev.
ESPN carried all ten bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
