UFC

UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones

Completed Prudential Center, Newark, United States 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jon Jones beat Mauricio Rua by knockout in the main event.
  • Urijah Faber beat Eddie Wineland by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Five of the twelve results came early: five knockouts.

Main card

MR

Mauricio Rua vs Jon Jones

Knockout R3 2:37
Jon Jones
Urijah Faber

Urijah Faber vs Eddie Wineland

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
EW
JM

Jim Miller vs Kamal Shalorus

Knockout R3 2:15
KS
NM

Nate Marquardt vs Dan Miller

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DM
MF

Mirko Filipovic vs Brendan Schaub

Knockout R3 3:44
BS
Joseph Benavidez

Joseph Benavidez vs Ian Loveland

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
IL
NC

Nick Catone vs Constantinos Philippou

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CP
RA

Raphael Assuncao vs Erik Koch

Knockout R1 2:32
EK

Preliminary card

EM

Eliot Marshall vs Luiz Cane

Knockout R1 2:15
LC
AN

Anthony Njokuani vs Edson Barboza

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Edson Barboza
RA

Ricardo Almeida vs Mike Pyle

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
MP
KP

Kurt Pellegrino vs Gleison Tibau

Split decision R3 5:00
GT
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jon Jones beat Mauricio Rua by knockout at 2:37 of round three in the main event of UFC 128 at the Prudential Center in Newark. In the co-main event, Urijah Faber beat Eddie Wineland by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Luiz Cane, who stopped Eliot Marshall at 2:15 of round one, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Brendan Schaub's knockout of Mirko Filipovic, 13 minutes and 44 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 28 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: four of eight, against one of the four below it. Luiz Cane (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.