UFC

UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands

Completed Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, United States 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Tito Ortiz beat Elvis Sinosic by knockout in the main event.
  • BJ Penn beat Din Thomas by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the eight results came early: five knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

ES

Elvis Sinosic vs Tito Ortiz

Knockout R1 3:32
TO
DT

Din Thomas vs BJ Penn

Knockout R1 2:42
BP
SS

Semmy Schilt vs Josh Barnett

Submission R1 4:21
JB
PM

Pat Miletich vs Shonie Carter

Knockout R2 2:42
SC
FI

Fabiano Iha vs Caol Uno

Knockout R1 1:48
CU
VM

Vladimir Matyushenko vs Yuki Kondo

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
YK
RR

Ricco Rodriguez vs Andrei Arlovski

Knockout R3 1:23
AA
TD

Tony DeSouza vs Paul Rodriguez

Submission R1 1:05
PR
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Results

Main and co-main events

Tito Ortiz beat Elvis Sinosic by knockout at 3:32 of round one in the main event of UFC 32 at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford. In the co-main event, BJ Penn beat Din Thomas by knockout at 2:42 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the eight bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, two 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 Tony DeSouza, who stopped Paul Rodriguez at 1:05 of round one, and five of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Ricco Rodriguez's knockout of Andrei Arlovski, 11 minutes and 23 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled 48 minutes of cage time.