UFC

UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker

Completed T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Robert Whittaker beat Yoel Romero by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Alistair Overeem beat Fabricio Werdum by majority decision in the co-main event.
  • Five of the eleven results came early: three knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

Yoel Romero

Yoel Romero vs Robert Whittaker10

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
Robert Whittaker
FW

Fabricio Werdum vs Alistair Overeem

Majority decision R3 5:00
Alistair Overeem
DO

Daniel Omielanczuk vs Curtis Blaydes7

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Curtis Blaydes
JM

Jim Miller vs Anthony Pettis

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AP
DA

Douglas Silva de Andrade vs Rob Font

Submission R2 4:36
RF

Preliminary card

TB

Travis Browne vs Aleksei Oleinik

Submission R2 3:44
Aleksei Oleinik
CL

Chad Laprise vs Brian Camozzi

Knockout R3 1:27
Brian Camozzi
Thiago Santos

Thiago Santos vs Gerald Meerschaert

Knockout R2 2:04
Gerald Meerschaert
JM

Jordan Mein vs Belal Muhammad7

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Belal Muhammad
Cody Stamann

Cody Stamann vs Terrion Ware

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Terrion Ware
Trevin Giles

Trevin Giles vs James Bochnovic

Knockout R2 2:54
JB
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Results

Main and co-main events

Robert Whittaker beat Yoel Romero by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 213 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Alistair Overeem beat Fabricio Werdum after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, two by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in eleven fights. One of the six decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Thiago Santos, who stopped Gerald Meerschaert at 2:04 of round two. The longest was Chad Laprise's knockout of Brian Camozzi, 11 minutes and 27 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 25 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: four of its six results came early, against one of the five above it. Aleksei Oleinik (submission, round two), Chad Laprise (knockout, round three) and Thiago Santos (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.

Ranked fighters on the card

Three ranked fighters appeared.