UFC

UFC 79: Nemesis

Completed Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Georges St-Pierre beat Matt Hughes by submission in the main event.
  • Chuck Liddell beat Wanderlei Silva by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the ten results came early: two knockouts and four submissions.
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Main card

MH

Matt Hughes vs Georges St-Pierre

Submission R2 4:54
Georges St-Pierre ✓
CL ✓

Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
WS
SP

Soa Palelei vs Eddie Sanchez

Knockout R3 3:24
ES ✓
Lyoto Machida ✓

Lyoto Machida vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Submission R2 4:20
RS
RC ✓

Rich Clementi vs Melvin Guillard

Submission R1 4:40
MG
JI ✓

James Irvin vs Luiz Cane

Dq R1 1:51
LC
MG ✓

Manvel Gamburyan vs Nate Mohr

Submission R1 1:31
NM
DL ✓

Dean Lister vs Jordan Radev

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JR
TD

Tony DeSouza vs Roan Carneiro

Knockout R2 3:33
RC ✓
DE

Doug Evans vs Mark Bocek

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
MB ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Georges St-Pierre beat Matt Hughes by submission at 4:54 of round two in the main event of UFC 79 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Chuck Liddell beat Wanderlei Silva by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Manvel Gamburyan, who stopped Nate Mohr at 1:31 of round one, and three of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Eddie Sanchez's knockout of Soa Palelei, 13 minutes and 24 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 34 minutes of cage time.