Key takeaways
Brian Stann beat Chris Leben by knockout at 3:37 of round one in the main event of UFC 125 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Dong Hyun Kim beat Nate Diaz by unanimous decision after three rounds.
Across the nine bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in nine fights. Two of the four decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Brian Stann, who stopped Chris Leben at 3:37 of round one, and three of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Jeremy Stephens's knockout of Marcus Davis, 12 minutes and 33 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 34 minutes of cage time.
The preliminary card out-finished the main card: two of its three results came early, against three of the six above it. Jeremy Stephens (knockout, round three) and Brad Tavares (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
