Key takeaways
Anderson Silva beat Stephan Bonnar by knockout at 4:40 of round one in the main event of UFC 153 at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. In the co-main event, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira beat Dave Herman by submission at 4:31 of round two.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, four by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in twelve fights. One of the five decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Demian Maia, who stopped Rick Story at 2:30 of round one, and two of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Sergio Moraes's submission of Renee Forte, 13 minutes and 10 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled two hours and 14 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: five of six, against two of the six below it. Rony Jason (knockout, round two) and Sergio Moraes (submission, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.
