Key takeaways
Tito Ortiz beat Patrick Cote by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of UFC 50 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. In the co-main event, Rich Franklin beat Jorge Rivera by submission at 4:28 of round three.
Across the seven bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, four by submission and one on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in seven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Ivan Salaverry, who stopped Tony Fryklund at 1:36 of round one, and three of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Rich Franklin's submission of Jorge Rivera, 14 minutes and 28 seconds in. End to end, the seven fights filled 51 minutes of cage time.