Key takeaways
Magomed Ankalaev beat Thiago Santos by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Song Yadong beat Marlon Moraes by knockout at 2:06 of round one.
Across the 14 bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, three by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in 14 fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Song Yadong, who stopped Marlon Moraes at 2:06 of round one, and four of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Azamat Murzakanov's knockout of Tafon Nchukwi, 10 minutes and 44 seconds in. End to end, the 14 fights filled two hours and 24 minutes of cage time.
The preliminary card out-finished the main card: five of its eight results came early, against three of the six above it. Damon Jackson (submission, round two), Miranda Maverick (submission, round two) and Cody Brundage (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Eight ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts.
ESPN+ carried all 14 bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.