UFC

UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral

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

Key takeaways

  • Chuck Liddell beat Renato Sobral by knockout in the main event.
  • Forrest Griffin beat Stephan Bonnar by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the nine results came early: two knockouts and five submissions.
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Main card

CL ✓

Chuck Liddell vs Renato Sobral

Knockout R1 1:35
RS
SB

Stephan Bonnar vs Forrest Griffin

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
FG ✓
JN

Josh Neer vs Nick Diaz

Submission R3 1:42
ND ✓
CK ✓

Cheick Kongo vs Christian Wellisch

Knockout R1 2:51
CW
HF ✓

Hermes Franca vs Jamie Varner

Submission R3 3:31
JV
ES ✓

Eric Schafer vs Rob MacDonald

Submission R1 2:26
RM
WC

Wes Combs vs Wilson Gouveia

Submission R1 3:23
WG ✓
DH ✓

David Heath vs Cory Walmsley

Submission R1 2:32
CW
YO ✓

Yushin Okami vs Alan Belcher

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AB
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Results

Main and co-main events

Chuck Liddell beat Renato Sobral by knockout at 1:35 of round one in the main event of UFC 62 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Forrest Griffin beat Stephan Bonnar by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Chuck Liddell, who stopped Renato Sobral at 1:35 of round one, and five of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Hermes Franca's submission of Jamie Varner, 13 minutes and 31 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 8 minutes of cage time.