Key takeaways
Tarec Saffiedine beat Nate Marquardt by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of Strikeforce – Marquardt vs Saffiedine at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. In the co-main event, Daniel Cormier beat Dion Staring by knockout at 4:02 of round two.
Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, five by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in eleven fights. One of the four decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Josh Barnett, who stopped Nandor Guelmino at 2:11 of round one, and three of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Tim Kennedy's submission of Trevor Smith, 11 minutes and 36 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 57 minutes of cage time.
