Strikeforce

Strikeforce – Young Guns

Completed San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, United States 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jose Palacios beat Miguel Linares by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Chris Cariaso beat Andrew Valladerez by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Three of the nine results came early: two knockouts and one submission.

Main card

JP ✓

Jose Palacios vs Miguel Linares

Unanimous decision R3 3:00
ML
CC ✓

Chris Cariaso vs Andrew Valladerez

Unanimous decision R3 3:00
AV
EM

Elaina Maxwell vs Michelle Maher

Unanimous decision R3 3:00
MM ✓
NT ✓

Nik Theotikos vs Devin Johnson

Knockout R1 0:11
DJ
BE ✓

Billy Evangelista vs Isaiah Hill

Knockout R1 1:39
IH
JB

Joey Beltran vs Yohan Banks

Unanimous decision R3 3:00
YB ✓
DS

David Smith vs Andrew Montanez

Unanimous decision R3 3:00
AM ✓
BS

Bobby Sanchez vs Alvin Cacdac

Submission R2 1:45
AC ✓
JA ✓

Juan Alcain vs Mario Rivera

Unanimous decision R3 3:00
MR
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jose Palacios beat Miguel Linares by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of Strikeforce – Young Guns at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Chris Cariaso beat Andrew Valladerez after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Nik Theotikos, who stopped Devin Johnson after 11 seconds, and two of the three finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Alvin Cacdac's submission of Bobby Sanchez, 6 minutes and 45 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 27 minutes of cage time.