UFC

UFC 49: Unfinished Business

Completed MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Randy Couture beat Vitor Belfort by knockout in the main event.
  • Joe Riggs beat Joe Doerksen by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the eight results came early: six knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

RC ✓

Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort

Knockout R3 5:00
VB
JD

Joe Doerksen vs Joe Riggs

Knockout R2 3:39
JR ✓
CL ✓

Chuck Liddell vs Vernon White

Knockout R1 4:05
VW
ML

Matt Lindland vs David Terrell

Knockout R1 0:24
DT ✓
JE ✓

Justin Eilers vs Mike Kyle

Knockout R1 1:14
MK
RJ

Ronald Jhun vs Chris Lytle

Submission R2 1:17
CL ✓
KP ✓

Karo Parisyan vs Nick Diaz

Split decision R3 5:00
ND
YE ✓

Yves Edwards vs Josh Thomson

Knockout R1 4:32
JT
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Results

Main and co-main events

Randy Couture beat Vitor Belfort by knockout at 5:00 of round three in the main event of UFC 49 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Joe Riggs beat Joe Doerksen by knockout at 3:39 of round two.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to David Terrell, who stopped Matt Lindland after 24 seconds, and four of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Randy Couture's knockout of Vitor Belfort, 15 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled 55 minutes of cage time.