UFC

UFC 101: Declaration

Completed Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • BJ Penn beat Kenny Florian by submission in the main event.
  • Anderson Silva beat Forrest Griffin by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Five of the eleven results came early: three knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

KF

Kenny Florian vs BJ Penn

Submission R4 3:54
BP ✓
Anderson Silva ✓

Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin

Knockout R1 3:23
FG
AR ✓

Aaron Riley vs Shane Nelson

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SN
AS

Amir Sadollah vs Johny Hendricks

Knockout R1 0:29
JH ✓
RA ✓

Ricardo Almeida vs Kendall Grove

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
KG
KP ✓

Kurt Pellegrino vs Josh Neer

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JN
TM

Tamdan McCrory vs John Howard

Split decision R3 5:00
JH ✓
AS ✓

Alessio Sakara vs Thales Leites

Split decision R3 5:00
TL
MR ✓

Matthew Riddle vs Dan Cramer

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DC
GS ✓

George Sotiropoulos vs George Roop

Submission R2 1:59
GR
JL ✓

Jesse Lennox vs Danillo Villefort

Knockout R3 3:37
DV
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Results

Main and co-main events

BJ Penn beat Kenny Florian by submission at 3:54 of round four in the main event of UFC 101 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. In the co-main event, Anderson Silva beat Forrest Griffin by knockout at 3:23 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in eleven fights. Two of the six decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Johny Hendricks, who stopped Amir Sadollah after 29 seconds, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was BJ Penn's submission of Kenny Florian, 18 minutes and 54 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 13 minutes of cage time.