Key takeaways
Anderson Silva beat Rich Franklin by knockout at 2:59 of round one in the main event of UFC 64 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Sean Sherk beat Kenny Florian by unanimous decision after five rounds.
Across the eight bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in eight fights. One of the three decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Kurt Pellegrino, who stopped Junior Assuncao at 2:04 of round one, and three of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Yushin Okami's knockout of Kalib Starnes, 11 minutes and 40 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled one hour and 26 minutes of cage time.