UFC

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale

Completed Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, United States 7 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Diego Sanchez beat Nick Diaz by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Rashad Evans beat Brad Imes by split decision in the co-main event.
  • Four of the seven results came early: three knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

DS ✓

Diego Sanchez vs Nick Diaz

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
ND
BI

Brad Imes vs Rashad Evans

Split decision R3 5:00
RE ✓
LC

Luke Cummo vs Joe Stevenson

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JS ✓
KF ✓

Kenny Florian vs Kit Cope

Submission R2 0:37
KC
JB ✓

Joshua Burkman vs Sammy Morgan

Knockout R1 0:21
SM
MD

Marcus Davis vs Melvin Guillard

Knockout R2 2:55
MG ✓
KJ ✓

Keith Jardine vs Kerry Schall

Knockout R2 3:28
KS
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Results

Main and co-main events

Diego Sanchez beat Nick Diaz by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Rashad Evans beat Brad Imes after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Joshua Burkman, who stopped Sammy Morgan after 21 seconds, and one of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Keith Jardine's knockout of Kerry Schall, 8 minutes and 28 seconds in. End to end, the seven fights filled one hour and 7 minutes of cage time.