Strikeforce

Strikeforce – Diaz vs. Noons 2

Completed SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, United States 7 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Nick Diaz beat KJ Noons by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Josh Thomson beat Gesias Cavalcante by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Three of the seven results came early: one knockout and two submissions.

Main card

ND

Nick Diaz vs KJ Noons

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
KN
JT

Josh Thomson vs Gesias Cavalcante

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
GC
SK

Sarah Kaufman vs Marloes Coenen

Submission R3 1:59
MC
AG

Andre Galvao vs Tyron Woodley

Knockout R1 1:48
Tyron Woodley
JT

James Terry vs David Marshall

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DM
RK

Ron Keslar vs Josh McDonald

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JM
JB

Jess Bouscal vs Luis Mendoza

Submission R2 3:00
LM
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Results

Main and co-main events

Nick Diaz beat KJ Noons by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of Strikeforce – Diaz vs. Noons 2 at the SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Josh Thomson beat Gesias Cavalcante after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Tyron Woodley, who stopped Andre Galvao at 1:48 of round one, and one of the three finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Marloes Coenen's submission of Sarah Kaufman, 11 minutes and 59 seconds in. End to end, the seven fights filled one hour and 32 minutes of cage time.