UFC

UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun

Completed Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Lyoto Machida beat Mauricio Rua by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Cain Velasquez beat Ben Rothwell by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Six of the eleven results came early: five knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

Lyoto Machida ✓

Lyoto Machida vs Mauricio Rua

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
MR
CV ✓

Cain Velasquez vs Ben Rothwell

Knockout R2 0:58
BR
JN

Josh Neer vs Gleison Tibau

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
GT ✓
SF

Spencer Fisher vs Joe Stevenson

Knockout R2 4:03
JS ✓
YY

Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs Anthony Johnson

Knockout R1 0:41
AJ ✓
CS ✓

Chael Sonnen vs Yushin Okami

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
YO
JR ✓

Jorge Rivera vs Rob Kimmons

Knockout R3 1:53
RK
KK ✓

Kyle Kingsbury vs Razak Al-Hassan

Split decision R3 5:00
RA
SS ✓

Stefan Struve vs Chase Gormley

Submission R1 4:04
CG

Preliminary card

ES

Eric Schafer vs Ryan Bader

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RB ✓
AH

Antoni Hardonk vs Pat Barry

Knockout R2 2:30
PB ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Lyoto Machida beat Mauricio Rua by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 104 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. In the co-main event, Cain Velasquez beat Ben Rothwell by knockout at 0:58 of round two.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Anthony Johnson, who stopped Yoshiyuki Yoshida after 41 seconds, and two of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Jorge Rivera's knockout of Rob Kimmons, 11 minutes and 53 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 4 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: five of nine, against one of the two below it. Pat Barry (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.