UFC

UFC 34: High Voltage

Completed MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Randy Couture beat Pedro Rizzo by knockout in the main event.
  • Ricco Rodriguez beat Pete Williams by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the eight results came early: five knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

RC ✓

Randy Couture vs Pedro Rizzo

Knockout R3 3:22
PR
RR ✓

Ricco Rodriguez vs Pete Williams

Knockout R2 4:02
PW
MH ✓

Matt Hughes vs Carlos Newton

Knockout R2 1:27
CN
CU

Caol Uno vs BJ Penn

Knockout R1 0:11
BP ✓
BH

Bobby Hoffman vs Josh Barnett

Knockout R2 4:25
JB ✓
ET ✓

Evan Tanner vs Homer Moore

Submission R2 0:55
HM
ML ✓

Matt Lindland vs Phil Baroni

Majority decision R3 5:00
PB
RT

Roberto Traven vs Frank Mir

Submission R1 1:05
Frank Mir ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Randy Couture beat Pedro Rizzo by knockout at 3:22 of round three in the main event of UFC 34 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Ricco Rodriguez beat Pete Williams by knockout at 4:02 of round two.

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. One of the one decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to BJ Penn, who stopped Caol Uno after 11 seconds, and two of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Randy Couture's knockout of Pedro Rizzo, 13 minutes and 22 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled one hour and 0 minutes of cage time.