Key takeaways
Anderson Silva beat Chael Sonnen by knockout at 1:55 of round two in the main event of UFC 148 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Forrest Griffin beat Tito Ortiz by unanimous decision after three rounds.
Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout and eight on the judges' scorecards — three stoppages in eleven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Chad Mendes, who stopped Cody McKenzie after 31 seconds, and two of the three finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Anderson Silva's knockout of Chael Sonnen, 6 minutes and 55 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 8 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: three of six, against no of the five below it.
