DREAM

DREAM 12

Completed Osaka-jo Hall, Osaka, Japan 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Alistair Overeem beat James Thompson by submission in the main event.
  • Eddie Alvarez beat Katsunori Kikuno by submission in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the nine results came early: three knockouts and four submissions.
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Main card

Alistair Overeem ✓

Alistair Overeem vs James Thompson

Submission R1 0:33
JT
Eddie Alvarez ✓

Eddie Alvarez vs Katsunori Kikuno

Submission R2 3:42
KK
MZ ✓

Marius Zaromskis vs Ho Bae Myeon

Knockout R1 0:19
HM
KS ✓

Kazushi Sakuraba vs Zelg Galesic

Submission R1 1:40
ZG
TI

Tokimitsu Ishizawa vs Katsuyori Shibata

Knockout R1 4:52
KS ✓
DY ✓

Dong Sik Yoon vs Tarec Saffiedine

Split decision R3 5:00
Tarec Saffiedine
YM ✓

Yoshiro Maeda vs Chase Beebe

Submission R1 3:36
CB
KH ✓

Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs Won Sik Park

Knockout R1 5:00
WP
TM ✓

Tomoya Miyashita vs Keisuke Fujiwara

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
KF
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Results

Main and co-main events

Alistair Overeem beat James Thompson by submission after 33 seconds in the main event of DREAM 12 at the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka. In the co-main event, Eddie Alvarez beat Katsunori Kikuno by submission at 3:42 of round two.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Marius Zaromskis, who stopped Ho Bae Myeon after 19 seconds, and six of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Eddie Alvarez's submission of Katsunori Kikuno, 8 minutes and 42 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled 55 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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