Strikeforce

Strikeforce – Nashville

Completed Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jake Shields beat Dan Henderson by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Gilbert Melendez beat Shinya Aoki by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Six of the ten results came early: four knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

DH

Dan Henderson vs Jake Shields

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
JS ✓
SA

Shinya Aoki vs Gilbert Melendez

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
Gilbert Melendez ✓
Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi vs Muhammed Lawal

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
ML ✓
CH

Chris Hawk vs Ovince Saint Preux

Knockout R1 0:47
OP ✓
DW

Dustin West vs Andy Uhrich

Submission R1 1:36
AU ✓
JM ✓

Jason Miller vs Tim Stout

Knockout R1 3:09
TS
JS

Josh Shockman vs Cale Yarbrough

Knockout R2 1:01
CY ✓
ZU ✓

Zach Underwood vs Hunter Worsham

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
HW
DO ✓

Dustin Ortiz vs Justin Pennington

Submission R1 4:27
JP
TC

Thomas Campbell vs Cody Floyd

Knockout R3 0:41
CF ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jake Shields beat Dan Henderson by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of Strikeforce – Nashville at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Gilbert Melendez beat Shinya Aoki after five rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Ovince Saint Preux, who stopped Chris Hawk after 47 seconds, and four of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Cody Floyd's knockout of Thomas Campbell, 10 minutes and 41 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 57 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

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