UFC

UFC 51: Super Saturday

Completed Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Tito Ortiz beat Vitor Belfort by split decision in the main event.
  • Pete Sell beat Phil Baroni by submission in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the nine results came early: five knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

TO ✓

Tito Ortiz vs Vitor Belfort

Split decision R3 5:00
VB
PB

Phil Baroni vs Pete Sell

Submission R3 4:19
PS ✓
TS

Tim Sylvia vs Andrei Arlovski

Submission R1 0:47
AA ✓
ET ✓

Evan Tanner vs David Terrell

Knockout R1 4:35
DT
PB ✓

Paul Buentello vs Justin Eilers

Knockout R1 3:34
JE
JI

James Irvin vs Mike Kyle

Knockout R1 1:55
MK ✓
GR

Gideon Ray vs David Loiseau

Knockout R1 5:00
DL ✓
CL

Chris Lytle vs Karo Parisyan

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
KP ✓
DF

Drew Fickett vs Nick Diaz

Knockout R1 4:40
ND ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Tito Ortiz beat Vitor Belfort by split decision after three rounds in the main event of UFC 51 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Pete Sell beat Phil Baroni by submission at 4:19 of round three.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Andrei Arlovski, who stopped Tim Sylvia after 47 seconds, and six of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Pete Sell's submission of Phil Baroni, 14 minutes and 19 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 5 minutes of cage time.