UFC

UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2

Completed Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Rashad Evans beat Tito Ortiz by knockout in the main event.
  • Vitor Belfort beat Yoshihiro Akiyama by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Five of the eleven results came early: five knockouts.

Main card

TO

Tito Ortiz vs Rashad Evans

Knockout R2 4:48
RE
VB

Vitor Belfort vs Yoshihiro Akiyama

Knockout R1 1:52
YA
DH

Dennis Hallman vs Brian Ebersole

Knockout R1 4:28
BE
JR

Jorge Rivera vs Constantinos Philippou

Split decision R3 5:00
CP
MP

Mike Pyle vs Rory MacDonald

Knockout R1 3:54
RM

Preliminary card

MH

Matt Hamill vs Alexander Gustafsson

Knockout R2 3:34
AG
RY

Rani Yahya vs Chad Mendes

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CM
IM

Ivan Menjivar vs Nick Pace

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
NP
JH

Johny Hendricks vs Mike Pierce

Split decision R3 5:00
MP
MB

Mike Brown vs Nam Phan

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
NP
PB

Paul Bradley vs Rafael Natal

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RN
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Results

Main and co-main events

Rashad Evans beat Tito Ortiz by knockout at 4:48 of round two in the main event of UFC 133 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. In the co-main event, Vitor Belfort beat Yoshihiro Akiyama by knockout at 1:52 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout 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 Vitor Belfort, who stopped Yoshihiro Akiyama at 1:52 of round one, and three of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Rashad Evans's knockout of Tito Ortiz, 9 minutes and 48 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 59 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

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