UFC

UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben

Completed Barclaycard Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Michael Bisping beat Chris Leben by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Keith Jardine beat Brandon Vera by split decision in the co-main event.
  • Five of the eleven results came early: two knockouts and three submissions.
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Main card

MB ✓

Michael Bisping vs Chris Leben

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CL
KJ ✓

Keith Jardine vs Brandon Vera

Split decision R3 5:00
BV
LC ✓

Luiz Cane vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Knockout R2 4:15
RS
CL ✓

Chris Lytle vs Paul Taylor

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
PT
MD ✓

Marcus Davis vs Paul Kelly

Submission R2 2:16
PK
AG

Akihiro Gono vs Dan Hardy

Split decision R3 5:00
DH ✓
SC ✓

Shane Carwin vs Neil Wain

Knockout R1 1:31
NW
JL

Jess Liaudin vs David Bielkheden

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DB ✓
SS

Sam Stout vs Terry Etim

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TE ✓
DB

David Baron vs Jim Miller

Submission R3 3:19
JM ✓
SS

Samy Schiavo vs Per Eklund

Submission R3 1:47
PE ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Michael Bisping beat Chris Leben by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of UFC 89 at the Barclaycard Arena Birmingham in Birmingham. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Keith Jardine beat Brandon Vera after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, three by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — five stoppages in eleven fights. Two of the six decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Shane Carwin, who stopped Neil Wain at 1:31 of round one, and one of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Jim Miller's submission of David Baron, 13 minutes and 19 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 13 minutes of cage time.