UFC

UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin

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

Key takeaways

  • Forrest Griffin beat Quinton Jackson by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Patrick Cote beat Ricardo Almeida by split decision in the co-main event.
  • Five of the nine results came early: one knockout and four submissions.
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Main card

QJ

Quinton Jackson vs Forrest Griffin

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
FG ✓
RA

Ricardo Almeida vs Patrick Cote

Split decision R3 5:00
PC ✓
JS ✓

Joe Stevenson vs Gleison Tibau

Submission R2 2:57
GT
CL

Chris Lytle vs Josh Koscheck

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JK ✓
MA

Marcus Aurelio vs Tyson Griffin

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TG ✓
JM

Justin McCully vs Gabriel Gonzaga

Submission R1 1:57
GG ✓
JG

Jorge Gurgel vs Cole Miller

Submission R3 4:48
CM ✓
DS

Dennis Siver vs Melvin Guillard

Knockout R1 0:36
MG ✓
CH

Corey Hill vs Justin Buchholz

Submission R2 3:57
JB ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Forrest Griffin beat Quinton Jackson by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 86 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Patrick Cote beat Ricardo Almeida after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the nine bouts that produced a result, one ended by knockout, four by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in nine fights. One of the four decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Melvin Guillard, who stopped Dennis Siver after 36 seconds, and two of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Cole Miller's submission of Jorge Gurgel, 14 minutes and 48 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 44 minutes of cage time.