UFC

UFC 21: Return of the Champions

Completed Five Seasons Events Center, Cedar Rapids, United States 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Maurice Smith beat Marco Ruas by knockout in the main event.
  • Pat Miletich beat Andre Pederneiras by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the eight results came early: six knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

MR

Marco Ruas vs Maurice Smith

Knockout R1 5:00
MS ✓
AP

Andre Pederneiras vs Pat Miletich

Knockout R2 1:34
PM ✓
JH ✓

Jeremy Horn vs Daiju Takase

Knockout R1 4:41
DT
PJ ✓

Paul Jones vs Flavio Luiz Moura

Submission R1 4:20
FM
TL

Tim Lajcik vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

Knockout R2 5:00
TK ✓
RA

Royce Alger vs Eugene Jackson

Knockout R2 1:19
EJ ✓
AR ✓

Andre Roberts vs Ron Waterman

Knockout R1 2:51
RW
DD

David Dodd vs Travis Fulton

Unanimous decision R2 5:00
TF ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Maurice Smith beat Marco Ruas by knockout at 5:00 of round one in the main event of UFC 21 at the Five Seasons Events Center in Cedar Rapids. In the co-main event, Pat Miletich beat Andre Pederneiras by knockout at 1:34 of round two.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Andre Roberts, who stopped Ron Waterman at 2:51 of round one, and four of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Tsuyoshi Kohsaka's knockout of Tim Lajcik, 10 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled 50 minutes of cage time.