Despite the post-fight debate, Teixeira suffered the first defeat of his career after the Dana White’s Contender Series standout won his previous eight professional outings. Teixeira won his UFC debut by 35-second knockout over Justin Tafa at UFC 312 earlier this year.

There were eight finishes in 12 fights at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, with four each on the prelims and main card. Included among those stoppages was a bonus-winning heel hook for Valter Walker that gave him an astonishing three heel hook wins in three UFC fights – which never has been done before.