Key takeaways
Frankie Edgar beat BJ Penn by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 118 at the TD Garden in Boston. In the co-main event, Randy Couture beat James Toney by submission at 3:19 of round one.
Across the ten bouts that produced a result, five by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in ten fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Joe Lauzon, who stopped Gabe Ruediger at 2:01 of round one, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Nate Diaz's submission of Marcus Davis, 14 minutes and 2 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled two hours and 4 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of eight, against one of the two below it. Joe Lauzon (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
