UFC

UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber

Completed MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Dominick Cruz beat Urijah Faber by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Chris Leben beat Wanderlei Silva by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Five of the eleven results came early: four knockouts and one submission.

Main card

Urijah Faber

Urijah Faber vs Dominick Cruz

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
DC
WS

Wanderlei Silva vs Chris Leben

Knockout R1 0:27
CL
DS

Dennis Siver vs Matt Wiman

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
MW
TO

Tito Ortiz vs Ryan Bader

Submission R1 1:56
RB
DK

Dong Hyun Kim vs Carlos Condit

Knockout R1 2:58
CC

Preliminary card

MG

Melvin Guillard vs Shane Roller

Knockout R1 2:12
SR
GS

George Sotiropoulos vs Rafael Dos Anjos

Knockout R1 0:59
Rafael Dos Anjos
BB

Brian Bowles vs Takeya Mizugaki

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TM
AS

Aaron Simpson vs Brad Tavares

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Brad Tavares
AW

Andre Winner vs Anthony Njokuani

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AN
DW

Donny Walker vs Jeff Hougland

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JH
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Results

Main and co-main events

Dominick Cruz beat Urijah Faber by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 132 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Chris Leben beat Wanderlei Silva by knockout after 27 seconds.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, one by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in eleven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Chris Leben, who stopped Wanderlei Silva after 27 seconds, and five of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Carlos Condit's knockout of Dong Hyun Kim, 2 minutes and 58 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 49 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: three of five, against two of the six below it. Melvin Guillard (knockout, round one) and Rafael Dos Anjos (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.