Affliction

Affliction – Day of Reckoning

Completed Honda Center, Anaheim, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jay Hieron beat Jason High by knockout in the main event.
  • Fedor Emelianenko beat Andrei Arlovski by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Nine of the eleven results came early: seven knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

JH ✓

Jay Hieron vs Jason High

Knockout R1 1:04
JH
AA

Andrei Arlovski vs Fedor Emelianenko

Knockout R1 3:14
FE ✓
JB ✓

Josh Barnett vs Gilbert Yvel

Knockout R3 3:05
GY
ML

Matt Lindland vs Vitor Belfort

Knockout R1 0:37
VB ✓
RS ✓

Renato Sobral vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Submission R2 2:36
RS
PB ✓

Paul Buentello vs Kiril Sidelnikov

Knockout R3 4:18
KS
DL ✓

Dan Lauzon vs King Green

Submission R1 4:55
King Green
VM

Vladimir Matyushenko vs Rogerio Nogueira

Knockout R2 4:26
RN ✓
LD ✓

LC Davis vs Bao Quach

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
BQ
AR ✓

Albert Rios vs Antonio Duarte

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AD
BC ✓

Brett Cooper vs Patrick Speight

Knockout R2 4:39
PS
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jay Hieron beat Jason High by knockout at 1:04 of round one in the main event of Affliction – Day of Reckoning at the Honda Center in Anaheim. In the co-main event, Fedor Emelianenko beat Andrei Arlovski by knockout at 3:14 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, seven ended by knockout, two by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — nine stoppages in eleven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Vitor Belfort, who stopped Matt Lindland after 37 seconds, and four of the nine finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Paul Buentello's knockout of Kiril Sidelnikov, 14 minutes and 18 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 34 minutes of cage time.