UFC

UFC 105: Couture vs Vera

Completed Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Randy Couture beat Brandon Vera by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Dan Hardy beat Mike Swick by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the eleven results came early: seven knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

RC ✓

Randy Couture vs Brandon Vera

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
BV
MS

Mike Swick vs Dan Hardy

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DH ✓
MB ✓

Michael Bisping vs Denis Kang

Knockout R2 4:24
DK
Matt Brown ✓

Matt Brown vs James Wilks

Knockout R3 2:27
JW
AR

Aaron Riley vs Ross Pearson

Knockout R2 4:38
RP ✓
PT

Paul Taylor vs John Hathaway

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JH ✓
SG

Shannon Gugerty vs Terry Etim

Submission R2 1:24
TE ✓
MR

Matthew Riddle vs Nick Osipczak

Knockout R3 3:53
NO ✓
DS ✓

Dennis Siver vs Paul Kelly

Knockout R2 2:53
PK
AG ✓

Alexander Gustafsson vs Jared Hamman

Knockout R1 0:41
JH
RD

Rolando Delgado vs Andre Winner

Knockout R1 3:22
AW ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Randy Couture beat Brandon Vera by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of UFC 105 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Dan Hardy beat Mike Swick after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, seven ended by knockout, one by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in eleven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Alexander Gustafsson, who stopped Jared Hamman after 41 seconds, and two of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Nick Osipczak's knockout of Matthew Riddle, 13 minutes and 53 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 49 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Spike carried all eleven bouts.