Affliction

Affliction – Banned

Completed Honda Center, Anaheim, United States 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Fedor Emelianenko beat Tim Sylvia by submission in the main event.
  • Andrei Arlovski beat Ben Rothwell by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the ten results came early: four knockouts and three submissions.

Main card

TS

Tim Sylvia vs Fedor Emelianenko

Submission R1 0:36
FE ✓
AA ✓

Andrei Arlovski vs Ben Rothwell

Knockout R3 1:13
BR
PR

Pedro Rizzo vs Josh Barnett

Knockout R2 1:44
JB ✓
MH ✓

Mark Hominick vs Trenell Young

Submission R2 4:25
TY
RS ✓

Renato Sobral vs Mike Whitehead

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
MW
ML ✓

Matt Lindland vs Fabio Nascimento

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
FN
ED

Edwin DeWees vs Rogerio Nogueira

Knockout R1 4:06
RN ✓
MP ✓

Mike Pyle vs JJ Ambrose

Submission R1 2:51
JA
VB ✓

Vitor Belfort vs Terry Martin

Knockout R2 3:12
TM
GG

Gary Goodridge vs Paul Buentello

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
PB ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Fedor Emelianenko beat Tim Sylvia by submission after 36 seconds in the main event of Affliction – Banned at the Honda Center in Anaheim. In the co-main event, Andrei Arlovski beat Ben Rothwell by knockout at 1:13 of round three.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Fedor Emelianenko, who stopped Tim Sylvia after 36 seconds, and three of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Andrei Arlovski's knockout of Ben Rothwell, 11 minutes and 13 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 28 minutes of cage time.