WEC

WEC 25: McCullough vs. Cope

Completed Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, United States 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Rob McCullough beat Kit Cope by submission in the main event.
  • Urijah Faber beat Joe Pearson by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the nine results came early: three knockouts and four submissions.
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Main card

KC

Kit Cope vs Rob McCullough

Submission R1 2:53
RM ✓
JP

Joe Pearson vs Urijah Faber

Knockout R1 2:31
Urijah Faber ✓
BG

Brian Gassaway vs John Alessio

Submission R1 4:50
JA ✓
LC ✓

Logan Clark vs Blas Avena

Knockout R3 4:23
BA
FG

Fernando Gonzalez vs Brendan Seguin

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
BS ✓
AK ✓

Alex Karalexis vs Olaf Alfonso

Knockout R2 3:53
OA
CC ✓

Carlos Condit vs Kyle Jensen

Submission R1 2:10
KJ
AB ✓

Antonio Banuelos vs Mike French

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
MF
RC ✓

Richard Crunkilton vs Mike Joy

Submission R3 4:23
MJ
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Results

Main and co-main events

Rob McCullough beat Kit Cope by submission at 2:53 of round one in the main event of WEC 25 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Urijah Faber beat Joe Pearson by knockout at 2:31 of round one.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Carlos Condit, who stopped Kyle Jensen at 2:10 of round one, and four of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Logan Clark's knockout of Blas Avena, 14 minutes and 23 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 20 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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