UFC

UFC 72: Victory

Completed The Odyssey, Belfast, United Kingdom 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Rich Franklin beat Yushin Okami by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Forrest Griffin beat Hector Ramirez by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Five of the eight results came early: three knockouts and two submissions.
Watch the fights PPV

Main card

RF ✓

Rich Franklin vs Yushin Okami

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
YO
HR

Hector Ramirez vs Forrest Griffin

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
FG ✓
JM ✓

Jason MacDonald vs Rory Singer

Knockout R2 3:18
RS
CG

Clay Guida vs Tyson Griffin

Split decision R3 5:00
TG ✓
SS

Scott Smith vs Ed Herman

Submission R2 2:25
EH ✓
MD ✓

Marcus Davis vs Jason Tan

Knockout R1 1:15
JT
CR

Colin Robinson vs Eddie Sanchez

Knockout R2 0:32
ES ✓
SL

Stevie Lynch vs Dustin Hazelett

Submission R1 2:50
DH ✓
Read the event summary

Results

Main and co-main events

Rich Franklin beat Yushin Okami by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of UFC 72 at the Odyssey in Belfast. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Forrest Griffin beat Hector Ramirez after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Marcus Davis, who stopped Jason Tan at 1:15 of round one, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Jason MacDonald's knockout of Rory Singer, 8 minutes and 18 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled one hour and 10 minutes of cage time.