UFC

UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2

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

Key takeaways

  • Chuck Liddell beat Randy Couture by knockout in the main event.
  • Renato Sobral beat Travis Wiuff by submission in the co-main event.
  • Six of the eight results came early: one knockout and five submissions.
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Main card

RC

Randy Couture vs Chuck Liddell

Knockout R1 2:06
CL ✓
RS ✓

Renato Sobral vs Travis Wiuff

Submission R2 0:24
TW
FT

Frank Trigg vs Matt Hughes

Submission R1 4:05
MH ✓
ML ✓

Matt Lindland vs Travis Lutter

Submission R2 3:13
TL
JM

Jason Miller vs Georges St-Pierre

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Georges St-Pierre ✓
IS ✓

Ivan Salaverry vs Joe Riggs

Submission R1 2:42
JR
JD ✓

Joe Doerksen vs Patrick Cote

Submission R3 2:35
PC
MA ✓

Mike van Arsdale vs John Marsh

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JM
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Results

Main and co-main events

Chuck Liddell beat Randy Couture by knockout at 2:06 of round one in the main event of UFC 52 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Renato Sobral beat Travis Wiuff by submission at 0:24 of round two.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Chuck Liddell, who stopped Randy Couture at 2:06 of round one, and three of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Joe Doerksen's submission of Patrick Cote, 12 minutes and 35 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled one hour and 5 minutes of cage time.