Key takeaways
Sean Strickland beat Anthony Hernandez by knockout at 2:23 of round three in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Toyota Center in Houston. Anthony Hernandez had come in as the division's No. 6. In the co-main event, Uros Medic beat Geoff Neal by knockout at 1:19 of round one at welterweight.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, one by submission and eight on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in 13 fights. Two of the eight decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Uros Medic, who stopped Geoff Neal at 1:19 of round one, and three of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Sean Strickland's knockout of Anthony Hernandez, 12 minutes and 23 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 29 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of six, against one of the seven below it. Joselyne Edwards (submission, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.
Eight ranked fighters appeared, and three of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Sean Strickland.
Seven weight classes were used, welterweight most often with five bouts. Paramount+ carried all 16 bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.
