UFC

UFC 99: The Comeback

Completed Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Rich Franklin beat Wanderlei Silva by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Cain Velasquez beat Cheick Kongo by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Five of the twelve results came early: two knockouts and three submissions.
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Main card

RF ✓

Rich Franklin vs Wanderlei Silva

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
WS
CK

Cheick Kongo vs Cain Velasquez

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CV ✓
MA

Mostapha Al-Turk vs Mirko Filipovic

Knockout R1 3:06
MF ✓
MS ✓

Mike Swick vs Ben Saunders

Knockout R2 3:47
BS
CU

Caol Uno vs Spencer Fisher

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SF ✓
MD

Marcus Davis vs Dan Hardy

Split decision R3 5:00
DH ✓
JB

Justin Buchholz vs Terry Etim

Submission R2 2:38
TE ✓
DS ✓

Dennis Siver vs Dale Hartt

Submission R1 3:23
DH
PT ✓

Paul Taylor vs Peter Sobotta

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
PS
RD

Rolando Delgado vs Paul Kelly

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
PK ✓
SS ✓

Stefan Struve vs Denis Stojnic

Submission R2 2:37
DS
JH ✓

John Hathaway vs Rick Story

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RS
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Results

Main and co-main events

Rich Franklin beat Wanderlei Silva by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of UFC 99 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Cain Velasquez beat Cheick Kongo after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, three 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 Mirko Filipovic, who stopped Mostapha Al-Turk at 3:06 of round one, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Mike Swick's knockout of Ben Saunders, 8 minutes and 47 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 16 minutes of cage time.