UFC

UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2

Completed MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Chuck Liddell beat Tito Ortiz by knockout in the main event.
  • Keith Jardine beat Forrest Griffin by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the nine results came early: six knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

CL ✓

Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz

Knockout R3 3:59
TO
KJ ✓

Keith Jardine vs Forrest Griffin

Knockout R1 4:41
FG
JM ✓

Jason MacDonald vs Chris Leben

Submission R2 4:03
CL
MC

Marcio Cruz vs Andrei Arlovski

Knockout R1 3:15
AA ✓
ES

Eric Schafer vs Michael Bisping

Knockout R1 4:24
MB ✓
TD

Tony DeSouza vs Thiago Alves

Knockout R2 1:10
TA ✓
GG ✓

Gabriel Gonzaga vs Carmelo Marrero

Submission R1 3:22
CM
RS

Rory Singer vs Yushin Okami

Knockout R3 4:03
YO ✓
AP

Anthony Perosh vs Christian Wellisch

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CW ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Chuck Liddell beat Tito Ortiz by knockout at 3:59 of round three in the main event of UFC 66 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Keith Jardine beat Forrest Griffin by knockout at 4:41 of round one.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Andrei Arlovski, who stopped Marcio Cruz at 3:15 of round one, and four of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Yushin Okami's knockout of Rory Singer, 14 minutes and 3 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 14 minutes of cage time.