<P> UFC matches vary in maximum length , depending on whether the match is for a Championship title , or is a fight card 's `` main event '' fight . In all fights , each round can be no longer than five minutes . Championship fights last for a maximum of five rounds . Beginning with UFC 138 on November 5 , 2011 , non-championship `` main event '' fights ( i.e. the final fight on the card ) will also last for a maximum of five rounds . Non-main event bouts last for a maximum of three rounds . UFC on FX : Alves vs. Kampmann featured the organization 's first two flyweight fights as part of its first flyweight tournament , which consists of bouts that , in the event of a draw , go to a fourth `` sudden victory '' round held to determine the winner , who advances . There is a one - minute rest period between rounds . </P>
<P> UFC matches vary in maximum length , depending on whether the match is for a Championship title , or is a fight card 's `` main event '' fight . In all fights , each round can be no longer than five minutes . Championship fights last for a maximum of five rounds . Beginning with UFC 138 on November 5 , 2011 , non-championship `` main event '' fights ( i.e. the final fight on the card ) will also last for a maximum of five rounds . Non-main event bouts last for a maximum of three rounds . UFC on FX : Alves vs. Kampmann featured the organization 's first two flyweight fights as part of its first flyweight tournament , which consists of bouts that , in the event of a draw , go to a fourth `` sudden victory '' round held to determine the winner , who advances . There is a one - minute rest period between rounds . </P>
how many minutes in a round of ufc
how many minutes in a round of ufc
no longer than five minutes
no longer than five minutes