UFC

UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos

Completed American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Stipe Miocic beat Junior Dos Santos by knockout in the main event.
  • Joanna Jedrzejczyk beat Jessica Andrade by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the twelve results came early: five knockouts and one submission.

Main card

JS

Junior Dos Santos vs Stipe Miocic

Knockout R1 2:22
Stipe Miocic
Jessica Andrade

9Jessica Andrade vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
DM

Demian Maia vs Jorge Masvidal

Split decision R3 5:00
Jorge Masvidal
Frankie Edgar

Frankie Edgar vs Yair Rodriguez5

Knockout R2 5:00
Yair Rodriguez
DB

David Branch vs Krzysztof Jotko

Split decision R3 5:00
Krzysztof Jotko

Preliminary card

Eddie Alvarez

Eddie Alvarez vs Dustin Poirier

Could not continue R2 4:02
Dustin Poirier
Chas Skelly

Chas Skelly vs Jason Knight

Knockout R3 0:39
Jason Knight
RC

Rashad Coulter vs Chase Sherman

Knockout R2 3:36
Chase Sherman
James Vick

James Vick vs Marco Polo Reyes

Knockout R1 2:39
MR
Jessica Aguilar

Jessica Aguilar vs Cortney Casey

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CC
Gabriel Benitez

Gabriel Benitez vs Enrique Barzola

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Enrique Barzola
JC

Joachim Christensen vs Gadzhimurad Antigulov

Submission R1 2:21
GA
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Results

Main and co-main events

Stipe Miocic beat Junior Dos Santos by knockout at 2:22 of round one in the main event of UFC 211 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. In the co-main event, Joanna Jedrzejczyk beat Jessica Andrade, the division's No. 9, by unanimous decision after five rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, one by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in eleven fights. Two of the five decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Gadzhimurad Antigulov, who stopped Joachim Christensen at 2:21 of round one, and three of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Jason Knight's knockout of Chas Skelly, 10 minutes and 39 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 2 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: four of its six results came early, against two of the five above it. Jason Knight (knockout, round three), Chase Sherman (knockout, round two) and James Vick (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Two ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was Yair Rodriguez, No. 5 at featherweight.