Key takeaways
Demetrious Johnson beat Tim Elliott by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas. Tim Elliott had come in as the division's No. 12. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Joseph Benavidez beat Henry Cejudo after three rounds.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, one by submission and eight on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in twelve fights. Two of the eight decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Rob Font, who stopped Matt Schnell at 3:47 of round one, and two of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Anthony Smith's knockout of Elvis Mutapcic, 8 minutes and 27 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 34 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: two of six, against two of the six below it. Rob Font (knockout, round one) and Anthony Smith (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.
Three ranked fighters appeared.
