Saturday night's UFC 332 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City set a new record for first-round knockouts with nine, breaking the previous mark of seven. Esteban Ribovics' knockout of King Green at 4:08 of Round 1 was the record-breaking eighth finish, followed by Payton Talbott's KO of Deiveson Figueiredo at 2:32 to reach nine. The card also featured 11 total knockouts, surpassing the previous record of nine set in September 2025.
Eight consecutive fights ended with a KO or TKO during the event. In the main event, Natalia Silva won the vacant women's flyweight title via unanimous decision over Wang Cong, with judges scoring 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46. The title was vacated due to Valentina Shevchenko's injury.
Shevchenko congratulated Silva on X, writing, "Well deserved Natalia, Congratulations! ... keep it warm, I'm coming soon for my belt.".
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