Main card
BV
Brandon Vera vs Mauricio Rua
Knockout R4 4:09
MR
✓
JL
✓
Joe Lauzon vs Jamie Varner
Submission R3 2:44
JV
MS
✓
Mike Swick vs DaMarques Johnson
Knockout R2 1:20
DJ
Key takeaways
Mauricio Rua beat Brandon Vera by knockout at 4:09 of round four in the main event of UFC on FOX at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. In the co-main event, Lyoto Machida beat Ryan Bader by knockout at 1:32 of round two.
Across the nine bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, three by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in nine fights. One of the two decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Rani Yahya, who stopped Josh Grispi at 3:15 of round one, and two of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Mauricio Rua's knockout of Brandon Vera, 19 minutes and 9 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 31 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of four, against three of the five below it. Rani Yahya (submission, round one), Philip De Fries (submission, round two) and John Moraga (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
