Key takeaways
Liam McGeary beat Tito Ortiz by submission at 4:41 of round one in the main event of Bellator 142 at the SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. In the co-main event, Phil Davis beat Francis Carmont by knockout at 2:15 of round one.
Across the 14 bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, six by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in 14 fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Phil Davis, who stopped Francis Carmont at 2:15 of round one, and six of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Josh Thomson's submission of Mike Bronzoulis, 10 minutes and 39 seconds in. End to end, the 14 fights filled one hour and 59 minutes of cage time.
One ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was Mike Malott, No. 12 at welterweight.