UFC

UFC 33: Victory in Vegas

Completed Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Tito Ortiz beat Vladimir Matyushenko by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Jens Pulver beat Dennis Hallman by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Two of the eight results came early: one knockout and one submission.
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Main card

VM

Vladimir Matyushenko vs Tito Ortiz

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
TO ✓
JP ✓

Jens Pulver vs Dennis Hallman

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
DH
MB

Murilo Bustamante vs Chuck Liddell

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CL ✓
MS ✓

Matt Serra vs Yves Edwards

Majority decision R3 5:00
YE
GC

Gil Castillo vs Dave Menne

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
DM ✓
JN ✓

Jutaro Nakao vs Tony DeSouza

Knockout R2 0:15
TD
EJ

Eugene Jackson vs Ricardo Almeida

Submission R1 4:06
RA ✓
FI

Fabiano Iha vs Din Thomas

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DT ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Tito Ortiz beat Vladimir Matyushenko by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 33 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Jens Pulver beat Dennis Hallman after five rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the eight bouts that produced a result, one ended by knockout, one by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — two stoppages in eight fights. One of the six decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Ricardo Almeida, who stopped Eugene Jackson at 4:06 of round one, and one of the two finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Jutaro Nakao's knockout of Tony DeSouza, 5 minutes and 15 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled two hours and 9 minutes of cage time.