UFC

UFC 97: Redemption

Completed Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Anderson Silva beat Thales Leites by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Sam Stout beat Matt Wiman by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Five of the twelve results came early: three knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

Anderson Silva ✓

Anderson Silva vs Thales Leites

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
TL
MW

Matt Wiman vs Sam Stout

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SS ✓
CL

Chuck Liddell vs Mauricio Rua

Knockout R1 4:28
MR ✓
KS ✓

Krzysztof Soszynski vs Brian Stann

Submission R1 3:53
BS
CK ✓

Cheick Kongo vs Antoni Hardonk

Knockout R2 2:29
AH
LC ✓

Luiz Cane vs Steve Cantwell

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SC
DK ✓

Denis Kang vs Xavier Foupa-Pokam

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
XF
NQ ✓

Nate Quarry vs Jason MacDonald

Knockout R1 2:27
JM
DL

David Loiseau vs Ed Herman

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
EH ✓
DB

David Bielkheden vs Mark Bocek

Submission R1 4:57
MB ✓
RC

Ryo Chonan vs TJ Grant

Split decision R3 5:00
TG ✓
EM ✓

Eliot Marshall vs Vinny Magalhaes

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
VM
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Results

Main and co-main events

Anderson Silva beat Thales Leites by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 97 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Sam Stout beat Matt Wiman after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Nate Quarry, who stopped Jason MacDonald at 2:27 of round one, and four of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Cheick Kongo's knockout of Antoni Hardonk, 7 minutes and 29 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 18 minutes of cage time.