WEC

WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan

Completed 1stBank Center, Broomfield, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jose Aldo beat Manvel Gamburyan by knockout in the main event.
  • Donald Cerrone beat Jamie Varner by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Five of the eleven results came early: three knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

MG

Manvel Gamburyan vs Jose Aldo

Knockout R2 1:32
Jose Aldo ✓
JV

Jamie Varner vs Donald Cerrone

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Donald Cerrone ✓
MT ✓

Miguel Torres vs Charlie Valencia

Submission R2 2:25
CV
GR ✓

George Roop vs Chan Sung Jung

Knockout R2 1:30
CJ
LG

Leonard Garcia vs Mark Hominick

Split decision R3 5:00
MH ✓
ZT ✓

Zhang Tiequan vs Pablo Garza

Submission R1 2:26
PG
MB ✓

Mike Brown vs Cole Province

Knockout R1 1:18
CP
CH ✓

Chris Horodecki vs Ed Ratcliff

Split decision R3 5:00
ER
DN ✓

Diego Nunes vs Tyler Toner

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TT
AB ✓

Antonio Banuelos vs Chad George

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CG
Demetrious Johnson ✓

Demetrious Johnson vs Nick Pace

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
NP
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jose Aldo beat Manvel Gamburyan by knockout at 1:32 of round two in the main event of WEC 51 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield. In the co-main event, Donald Cerrone beat Jamie Varner by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in eleven fights. Two of the six decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Mike Brown, who stopped Cole Province at 1:18 of round one, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Miguel Torres's submission of Charlie Valencia, 7 minutes and 25 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 54 minutes of cage time.