UFC

UFC 54: Boiling Point

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

Key takeaways

  • Chuck Liddell beat Jeremy Horn by knockout in the main event.
  • Tim Sylvia beat Tra Telligman by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Six of the eight results came early: four knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

CL

Chuck Liddell vs Jeremy Horn

Knockout R4 2:46
JH
TT

Tra Telligman vs Tim Sylvia

Knockout R1 4:59
TS
RC

Randy Couture vs Mike van Arsdale

Submission R3 0:52
MA
BG

Brian Gassaway vs Diego Sanchez

Knockout R2 1:56
DS
FT

Frank Trigg vs Georges St-Pierre

Submission R1 4:09
Georges St-Pierre
ML

Matt Lindland vs Joe Doerksen

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JD
TP

Trevor Prangley vs Travis Lutter

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TL
JI

James Irvin vs Terry Martin

Knockout R2 0:09
TM
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Results

Main and co-main events

Chuck Liddell beat Jeremy Horn by knockout at 2:46 of round four in the main event of UFC 54 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Tim Sylvia beat Tra Telligman by knockout at 4:59 of round one.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Georges St-Pierre, who stopped Frank Trigg at 4:09 of round one, and two of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Chuck Liddell's knockout of Jeremy Horn, 17 minutes and 46 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled one hour and 20 minutes of cage time.