UFC

UFC 53: Heavy Hitters

Completed Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Andrei Arlovski beat Justin Eilers by knockout in the main event.
  • Karo Parisyan beat Matt Serra by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the eight results came early: five knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

JE

Justin Eilers vs Andrei Arlovski

Knockout R1 4:10
AA ✓
MS

Matt Serra vs Karo Parisyan

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
KP ✓
ET

Evan Tanner vs Rich Franklin

Knockout R4 3:25
RF ✓
BM

Bill Mahood vs Forrest Griffin

Submission R1 2:18
FG ✓
KJ

Kevin Jordan vs Paul Buentello

Submission R1 4:00
PB ✓
NQ ✓

Nate Quarry vs Shonie Carter

Knockout R1 2:37
SC
DL ✓

David Loiseau vs Charles McCarthy

Knockout R2 2:10
CM
KO

Koji Oishi vs Nick Diaz

Knockout R1 1:24
ND ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Andrei Arlovski beat Justin Eilers by knockout at 4:10 of round one in the main event of UFC 53 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. In the co-main event, Karo Parisyan beat Matt Serra by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the eight bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, two by submission and one on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in eight fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Nick Diaz, who stopped Koji Oishi at 1:24 of round one, and five of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Rich Franklin's knockout of Evan Tanner, 18 minutes and 25 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled 55 minutes of cage time.