UFC 332 Smashes Promotional Records for First-Round and Total Knockouts

UFC 332 featured nine first-round knockouts and 11 total finishes, surpassing previous all-time marks for a single event.

UFC 332 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City established two new promotional records on Saturday night, headlined by nine first-round knockouts and 11 total finishes. Payton Talbott secured the record-breaking ninth opening-round finish in the co-main event, defeating Deiveson Figueiredo at 2:32 of Round 1. This surpassed the previous mark of eight, which had been set earlier in the evening when Esteban Ribovics knocked out King Green at 4:08 of the first frame.

ESPN reports that the 11 total knockouts also set a new high for a single UFC card, eclipsing the previous record of nine established at UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho in September 2025. The event featured a specific stretch where eight consecutive bouts ended via KO or TKO. Prior to this event, the record for most first-round knockouts was seven, a feat achieved at UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez, UFC 329, and The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale.

The card concluded with a main event scheduled between Natalia Silva and Wang Cong for the vacant women's flyweight championship.