UFC

UFC 46: Supernatural

Completed Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Vitor Belfort beat Randy Couture by knockout in the main event.
  • Renato Verissimo beat Carlos Newton by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Four of the eight results came early: two knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

RC

Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort

Knockout R1 0:49
VB ✓
RV ✓

Renato Verissimo vs Carlos Newton

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CN
MH

Matt Hughes vs BJ Penn

Submission R1 4:39
BP ✓
Frank Mir ✓

Frank Mir vs Wes Sims

Knockout R2 4:21
WS
JR

Jorge Rivera vs Lee Murray

Submission R1 1:45
LM ✓
Georges St-Pierre ✓

Georges St-Pierre vs Karo Parisyan

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
KP
HF

Hermes Franca vs Josh Thomson

Majority decision R3 5:00
JT ✓
MS ✓

Matt Serra vs Jeff Curran

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JC
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Results

Main and co-main events

Vitor Belfort beat Randy Couture by knockout after 49 seconds in the main event of UFC 46 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Renato Verissimo beat Carlos Newton by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the eight bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, two 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 Vitor Belfort, who stopped Randy Couture after 49 seconds, and three of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Frank Mir's knockout of Wes Sims, 9 minutes and 21 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled one hour and 17 minutes of cage time.