UFC

UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson

Completed MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Quinton Jackson beat Chuck Liddell by knockout in the main event.
  • Karo Parisyan beat Joshua Burkman by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the nine results came early: four knockouts and three submissions.
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Main card

CL

Chuck Liddell vs Quinton Jackson

Knockout R1 1:53
QJ ✓
JB

Joshua Burkman vs Karo Parisyan

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
KP ✓
IS

Ivan Salaverry vs Terry Martin

Knockout R1 2:04
TM ✓
HA ✓

Houston Alexander vs Keith Jardine

Knockout R1 0:48
KJ
KS ✓

Kalib Starnes vs Chris Leben

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CL
JI

James Irvin vs Thiago Silva

Knockout R1 1:06
TS ✓
SS

Sean Salmon vs Alan Belcher

Submission R1 0:53
AB ✓
DT ✓

Din Thomas vs Jeremy Stephens

Submission R2 2:44
JS
WG ✓

Wilson Gouveia vs Carmelo Marrero

Submission R1 3:06
CM
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Results

Main and co-main events

Quinton Jackson beat Chuck Liddell by knockout at 1:53 of round one in the main event of UFC 71 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Karo Parisyan beat Joshua Burkman by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the nine bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, three 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 Houston Alexander, who stopped Keith Jardine after 48 seconds, and six of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Din Thomas's submission of Jeremy Stephens, 7 minutes and 44 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled 48 minutes of cage time.