UFC

UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson

Completed Toyota Center, Houston, United States 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Daniel Cormier beat Alexander Gustafsson by split decision in the main event.
  • Ryan Bader beat Rashad Evans by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Five of the twelve results came early: four knockouts and one submission.

Main card

AG

Alexander Gustafsson vs Daniel Cormier

Split decision R5 5:00
Daniel Cormier
RE

Rashad Evans vs Ryan Bader

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RB
SJ

Shawn Jordan vs Ruslan Magomedov

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Ruslan Magomedov
Joseph Benavidez

Joseph Benavidez vs Ali Bagautinov

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AB
Julianna Pena

1Julianna Pena vs Jessica Eye

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Jessica Eye

Preliminary card

Dan Hooker

9Dan Hooker vs Yair Rodriguez5

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Yair Rodriguez
AT

Albert Tumenov vs Alan Jouban

Knockout R1 2:55
AJ
AM

Adriano Martins vs Islam MakhachevC

Knockout R1 1:46
Islam Makhachev
Rose Namajunas

5Rose Namajunas vs Angela Hill12

Submission R1 2:47
AH
FT

Francisco Trevino vs Sage Northcutt

Knockout R1 0:57
SN
CC

Chris Cariaso vs Sergio Pettis

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SP
Derrick Lewis

11Derrick Lewis vs Viktor Pesta

Knockout R3 1:15
VP
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Results

Main and co-main events

Daniel Cormier beat Alexander Gustafsson by split decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 192 at the Toyota Center in Houston. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Ryan Bader beat Rashad Evans after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, one by submission and seven on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in twelve fights. One of the seven decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Sage Northcutt, who stopped Francisco Trevino after 57 seconds, and four of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Derrick Lewis's knockout of Viktor Pesta, 11 minutes and 15 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 15 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: five of its seven results came early, against no of the five above it. Albert Tumenov (knockout, round one), Adriano Martins (knockout, round one) and Rose Namajunas (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Seven ranked fighters appeared, among them champion Islam Makhachev.