Key takeaways
Jon Jones beat Vitor Belfort by submission at 0:54 of round four in the main event of UFC 152 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. In the co-main event, Demetrious Johnson beat Joseph Benavidez by split decision after five rounds.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, three by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in twelve fights. One of the six decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Kyle Noke, who stopped Charlie Brenneman after 45 seconds, and four of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Jon Jones's submission of Vitor Belfort, 15 minutes and 54 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 11 minutes of cage time.
The preliminary card out-finished the main card: four of its seven results came early, against two of the five above it. Vinny Magalhaes (submission, round two), Seth Baczynski (knockout, round one) and Mitch Gagnon (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
One ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was Charles Oliveira, No. 3 at lightweight.