UFC

UFC 88: Breakthrough

Completed State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Rashad Evans beat Chuck Liddell by knockout in the main event.
  • Rich Franklin beat Matt Hamill by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Five of the nine results came early: four knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

CL

Chuck Liddell vs Rashad Evans

Knockout R2 1:51
RE ✓
RF ✓

Rich Franklin vs Matt Hamill

Knockout R3 0:39
MH
DH ✓

Dan Henderson vs Rousimar Palhares

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RP
NM ✓

Nate Marquardt vs Martin Kampmann

Knockout R1 1:22
MK
Matt Brown

Matt Brown vs Dong Hyun Kim

Split decision R3 5:00
DK ✓
KP ✓

Kurt Pellegrino vs Thiago Tavares

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TT
TB ✓

Tim Boetsch vs Michael Patt

Knockout R1 2:03
MP
JL

Jason Lambert vs Jason MacDonald

Submission R2 1:20
JM ✓
RC ✓

Ryo Chonan vs Roan Carneiro

Split decision R3 5:00
RC
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Results

Main and co-main events

Rashad Evans beat Chuck Liddell by knockout at 1:51 of round two in the main event of UFC 88 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. In the co-main event, Rich Franklin beat Matt Hamill by knockout at 0:39 of round three.

How the card was decided

Across the nine bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, one by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in nine fights. Two of the four decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Nate Marquardt, who stopped Martin Kampmann at 1:22 of round one, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Rich Franklin's knockout of Matt Hamill, 10 minutes and 39 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 27 minutes of cage time.