UFC

UFC 61: Bitter Rivals

Completed Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Tim Sylvia beat Andrei Arlovski by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Joshua Burkman beat Josh Neer by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Six of the nine results came early: four knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

TS ✓

Tim Sylvia vs Andrei Arlovski

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
AA
JB ✓

Joshua Burkman vs Josh Neer

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JN
KS

Ken Shamrock vs Tito Ortiz

Knockout R1 1:18
TO ✓
DC

Dan Christison vs Frank Mir

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Frank Mir ✓
YE

Yves Edwards vs Joe Stevenson

Knockout R2 5:00
JS ✓
HF ✓

Hermes Franca vs Joe Jordan

Submission R3 0:47
JJ
JM ✓

Jeff Monson vs Anthony Perosh

Knockout R1 2:42
AP
CK ✓

Cheick Kongo vs Gilbert Aldana

Knockout R1 4:13
GA
KP

Kurt Pellegrino vs Drew Fickett

Submission R3 1:20
DF ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Tim Sylvia beat Andrei Arlovski by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 61 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Joshua Burkman beat Josh Neer after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Tito Ortiz, who stopped Ken Shamrock at 1:18 of round one, and three of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Drew Fickett's submission of Kurt Pellegrino, 11 minutes and 20 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 35 minutes of cage time.