WEC

WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown

Completed Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Mike Brown beat Urijah Faber by knockout in the main event.
  • Chael Sonnen beat Paulo Filho by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the ten results came early: six knockouts and one submission.

Main card

MB ✓

Mike Brown vs Urijah Faber

Knockout R1 2:23
Urijah Faber
CS ✓

Chael Sonnen vs Paulo Filho

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
PF
JP

Jens Pulver vs Leonard Garcia

Knockout R1 1:12
LG ✓
JR ✓

Jake Rosholt vs Nissen Osterneck

Knockout R2 3:48
NO
RM

Rob McCullough vs Donald Cerrone

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Donald Cerrone ✓
AS ✓

Aaron Simpson vs David Avellan

Knockout R1 0:18
DA
Jose Aldo ✓

Jose Aldo vs Jonathan Brookins

Knockout R3 0:45
JB
CM ✓

Carmelo Marrero vs Steve Steinbeiss

Split decision R3 5:00
SS
DC ✓

Danny Castillo vs Rafael Dias

Knockout R2 2:54
RD
YM

Yoshiro Maeda vs Rani Yahya

Submission R1 3:30
RY ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Mike Brown beat Urijah Faber by knockout at 2:23 of round one in the main event of WEC 36 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood. In the co-main event, Chael Sonnen beat Paulo Filho by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, six ended by knockout, one by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in ten fights. One of the three decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Aaron Simpson, who stopped David Avellan after 18 seconds, and four of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Jose Aldo's knockout of Jonathan Brookins, 10 minutes and 45 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 20 minutes of cage time.