UFC

UFC 35: Throwdown

Completed Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jens Pulver beat BJ Penn by majority decision in the main event.
  • Ricco Rodriguez beat Jeff Monson by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Four of the eight results came early: three knockouts and one submission.
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Main card

JP ✓

Jens Pulver vs BJ Penn

Majority decision R5 5:00
BP
JM

Jeff Monson vs Ricco Rodriguez

Knockout R3 3:00
RR ✓
MB ✓

Murilo Bustamante vs Dave Menne

Knockout R2 0:44
DM
CL ✓

Chuck Liddell vs Amar Suloev

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AS
RA

Ricardo Almeida vs Andrei Semenov

Knockout R2 2:01
AS ✓
KR ✓

Kevin Randleman vs Renato Sobral

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RS
GC ✓

Gil Castillo vs Chris Brennan

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CB
EJ ✓

Eugene Jackson vs Keith Rockel

Submission R2 1:14
KR
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jens Pulver beat BJ Penn by majority decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 35 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. In the co-main event, Ricco Rodriguez beat Jeff Monson by knockout at 3:00 of round three.

How the card was decided

Across the eight bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, one by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in eight fights. One of the four decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Murilo Bustamante, who stopped Dave Menne at 0:44 of round two. The longest was Ricco Rodriguez's knockout of Jeff Monson, 13 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled one hour and 42 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

PPV carried all eight bouts.