UFC

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale

Completed Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, United States 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Rich Franklin beat Ken Shamrock by knockout in the main event.
  • Forrest Griffin beat Stephan Bonnar by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the nine results came early: seven knockouts.
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Main card

KS

Ken Shamrock vs Rich Franklin

Knockout R1 2:42
RF ✓
SB

Stephan Bonnar vs Forrest Griffin

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
FG ✓
KF

Kenny Florian vs Diego Sanchez

Knockout R1 2:49
DS ✓
BS

Bobby Southworth vs Sam Hoger

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SH ✓
JT

Jason Thacker vs Chris Leben

Knockout R1 1:35
CL ✓
CS

Chris Sanford vs Josh Koscheck

Knockout R1 4:21
JK ✓
NQ ✓

Nate Quarry vs Lodune Sincaid

Knockout R1 3:17
LS
AS

Alex Schoenauer vs Mike Swick

Knockout R1 0:20
MS ✓
AK ✓

Alex Karalexis vs Josh Rafferty

Knockout R1 1:40
JR
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Results

Main and co-main events

Rich Franklin beat Ken Shamrock by knockout at 2:42 of round one in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Forrest Griffin beat Stephan Bonnar by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Mike Swick, who stopped Alex Schoenauer after 20 seconds, and seven of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Josh Koscheck's knockout of Chris Sanford, 4 minutes and 21 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled 47 minutes of cage time.