UFC 332 sets knockout record as Silva wins flyweight title

UFC 332 delivered a record-setting 11 knockouts on October 3 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Nine came in the first round. Both are modern UFC records.
Natalia Silva beat Wang Cong by unanimous decision, 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46, to claim the vacant women’s flyweight title. She succeeds Valentina Shevchenko, who vacated the belt through injury.
Payton Talbott knocked out former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo in the first round of the co-main event. Talbott then called out former bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley.
Damian Pinas needed only 75 seconds to knock out Andrey Pulyaev with an uppercut. UFC CEO Dana White revealed the punch broke Pulyaev’s jaw.
Roman Kopylov became the first to finish Ateba Gautier. Esteban Ribovics dropped King Green three times before the referee waved it off.
Four fighters earned $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses. The previous record of nine knockouts was set at a September 2025 Fight Night in September 2025.
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