Strikeforce

Strikeforce Challengers 18

Completed Pearl Concert Theater, Las Vegas, United States 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Joe Duarte beat Jorge Gurgel by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Nate James beat Danillo Villefort by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Four of the nine results came early: two knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

JG

Jorge Gurgel vs Joe Duarte

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JD ✓
DV

Danillo Villefort vs Nate James

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
NJ ✓
PH ✓

Pat Healy vs Eric Wisely

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
EW
SD

Sarah D'alelio vs Ronda Rousey

Submission R1 0:25
Ronda Rousey ✓
RJ

Roy Jones vs Derrick Mehmen

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DM ✓
GV ✓

Gian Villante vs Keith Berry

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
KB
NB ✓

Nah-Shon Burrell vs Lukasz Les

Knockout R2 2:30
LL
MB ✓

Mike Bronzoulis vs Chad Leonhardt

Knockout R3 1:30
CL
MV ✓

Milton Vieira vs Sterling Ford

Submission R1 4:49
SF
Read the event summary

Results

Main and co-main events

Joe Duarte beat Jorge Gurgel by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of Strikeforce Challengers 18 at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Nate James beat Danillo Villefort after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Ronda Rousey, who stopped Sarah D'alelio after 25 seconds, and two of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Mike Bronzoulis's knockout of Chad Leonhardt, 11 minutes and 30 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 39 minutes of cage time.