UFC

UFC Fight Night 3

Completed Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, United States 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Tim Sylvia beat Assuerio Silva by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Stephan Bonnar beat James Irvin by submission in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the eight results came early: three knockouts and four submissions.
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Main card

AS

Assuerio Silva vs Tim Sylvia

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TS ✓
SB ✓

Stephan Bonnar vs James Irvin

Submission R1 4:30
JI
DF

Drew Fickett vs Joshua Burkman

Submission R1 1:07
JB ✓
JR

Jorge Rivera vs Chris Leben

Knockout R1 1:44
CL ✓
JN ✓

Josh Neer vs Melvin Guillard

Submission R1 4:20
MG
DL ✓

Duane Ludwig vs Jonathan Goulet

Knockout R1 0:06
JG
SF ✓

Spencer Fisher vs Aaron Riley

Knockout R1 5:00
AR
JF ✓

Jason Von Flue vs Alex Karalexis

Submission R3 1:17
AK
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Results

Main and co-main events

Tim Sylvia beat Assuerio Silva by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night 3 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Stephan Bonnar beat James Irvin by submission at 4:30 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the eight bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, four 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 Duane Ludwig, who stopped Jonathan Goulet after 6 seconds, and six of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Jason Von Flue's submission of Alex Karalexis, 11 minutes and 17 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled 43 minutes of cage time.