UFC

UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2

Completed Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Chiba, Japan 7 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Kevin Randleman beat Pete Williams by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Pedro Rizzo beat Tsuyoshi Kohsaka by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Five of the seven results came early: four knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

KR ✓

Kevin Randleman vs Pete Williams

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
PW
TK

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs Pedro Rizzo

Knockout R3 1:17
PR ✓
KF

Katsuhisa Fujii vs Kenichi Yamamoto

Submission R2 4:15
KY ✓
JD

Jason DeLucia vs Joe Slick

Knockout R1 1:28
JS ✓
EJ ✓

Eugene Jackson vs Keiichiro Yamamiya

Knockout R3 3:12
KY
KY ✓

Kenichi Yamamoto vs Daiju Takase

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DT
KF ✓

Katsuhisa Fujii vs Masutatsu Yano

Knockout R2 3:12
MY
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Results

Main and co-main events

Kevin Randleman beat Pete Williams by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 23 at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Chiba. In the co-main event, Pedro Rizzo beat Tsuyoshi Kohsaka by knockout at 1:17 of round three.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Joe Slick, who stopped Jason DeLucia at 1:28 of round one, and one of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Eugene Jackson's knockout of Keiichiro Yamamiya, 13 minutes and 12 seconds in. End to end, the seven fights filled one hour and 23 minutes of cage time.