This is the UFC main event time measured by the clock, not by listings. Across 18 UFC events in 2026, the main event’s opening bell came a median 2 hours 36 minutes after the scheduled main card start. On numbered cards (the bigger events like UFC 330) the median was 2 h 39 min, about 11:40 PM ET from a 9 PM ET start. Fight Nights ran 2 h 31 min, about 10:30 PM ET from 8 PM ET.

I have been fooled by listings before. Before UFC 324, Yahoo and DAZN put the main event walkouts, the fighters’ walk from the locker room to the cage, at 11:15-11:30 PM ET. Paddy Pimblett walked out at 11:46 PM ET. It is the one listing I could check against the clock.

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Andrew Carswell

Andrew Carswell is a combat sports columnist and college writing professor, based in Las Vegas, NV, whose work examines the intersection of fighting, media, business, and culture. His commentary and analysis have been featured in various magazines, newspapers, and media outlets, including Yahoo! News, and USA TODAY. Blending journalistic insight and experience with a fan’s perspective, Carswell writes about the fight game as both a cultural phenomenon and a global business.