UFC

UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin

Completed Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Rich Franklin beat Chuck Liddell by knockout in the main event.
  • Mirko Filipovic beat Pat Barry by submission in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the eleven results came early: three knockouts and four submissions.

Main card

CL

Chuck Liddell vs Rich Franklin

Knockout R1 4:55
RF
MF

Mirko Filipovic vs Pat Barry

Submission R3 4:30
PB
MK

Martin Kampmann vs Paulo Thiago

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
PT
GY

Gilbert Yvel vs Ben Rothwell

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
BR
CC

Carlos Condit vs Rory MacDonald

Knockout R3 4:53
RM
DL

David Loiseau vs Mario Miranda

Knockout R2 4:07
MM
PS

Peter Sobotta vs James Wilks

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JW
RF

Ricardo Funch vs Claude Patrick

Submission R2 1:48
CP
MP

Mike Pyle vs Jesse Lennox

Submission R3 4:44
JL

Preliminary card

TG

Tyson Griffin vs Evan Dunham

Split decision R3 5:00
ED
MD

Mac Danzig vs Matt Wiman

Submission R1 1:45
MW
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Results

Main and co-main events

Rich Franklin beat Chuck Liddell by knockout at 4:55 of round one in the main event of UFC 115 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver. In the co-main event, Mirko Filipovic beat Pat Barry by submission at 4:30 of round three.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Matt Wiman, who stopped Mac Danzig at 1:45 of round one, and two of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Carlos Condit's knockout of Rory MacDonald, 14 minutes and 53 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 7 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: six of nine, against one of the two below it. Matt Wiman (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.