UFC

UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort

Completed American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States 13 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Vitor Belfort beat Rich Franklin by knockout in the main event.
  • Junior Dos Santos beat Mirko Filipovic by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Nine of the 13 results came early: seven knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

RF

Rich Franklin vs Vitor Belfort

Knockout R1 3:02
VB ✓
MF

Mirko Filipovic vs Junior Dos Santos

Knockout R3 2:00
JS ✓
MK

Martin Kampmann vs Paul Daley

Knockout R1 2:31
PD ✓
FT

Frank Trigg vs Josh Koscheck

Knockout R1 1:25
JK ✓
HF

Hermes Franca vs Tyson Griffin

Knockout R2 3:26
TG ✓
JM ✓

Jim Miller vs Steve Lopez

Knockout R2 0:48
SL
RO

Rafaello Oliveira vs Nik Lentz

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Nik Lentz ✓
RS ✓

Rick Story vs Brian Foster

Submission R2 1:09
BF
JB

Jason Brilz vs Eliot Marshall

Split decision R3 5:00
EM ✓
VM ✓

Vladimir Matyushenko vs Igor Pokrajac

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
IP
RE

Rob Emerson vs Rafael Dos Anjos

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Rafael Dos Anjos ✓

Preliminary card

CM

Cole Miller vs Efrain Escudero

Knockout R1 3:36
EE ✓
DM

Drew McFedries vs Tomasz Drwal

Submission R2 1:03
TD ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Vitor Belfort beat Rich Franklin by knockout at 3:02 of round one in the main event of UFC 103 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. In the co-main event, Junior Dos Santos beat Mirko Filipovic by knockout at 2:00 of round three.

How the card was decided

Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, seven ended by knockout, two by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — nine stoppages in 13 fights. One of the four decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Josh Koscheck, who stopped Frank Trigg at 1:25 of round one, and four of the nine finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Junior Dos Santos's knockout of Mirko Filipovic, 12 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled one hour and 49 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: two of its two results came early, against seven of the eleven above it. Efrain Escudero (knockout, round one) and Tomasz Drwal (submission, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.