UFC

UFC 9: Motor City Madness

Completed Cobo Arena, Detroit, United States 7 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Dan Severn beat Ken Shamrock by split decision in the main event.
  • Don Frye beat Amaury Bitetti by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Six of the seven results came early: six knockouts.
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Main card

DS ✓

Dan Severn vs Ken Shamrock

Split decision R3 3:00
KS
DF ✓

Don Frye vs Amaury Bitetti

Knockout R1 9:30
AB
KK

Koji Kitao vs Mark Hall

Knockout R1 0:47
MH ✓
MS ✓

Mark Schultz vs Gary Goodridge

Knockout R1 12:00
GG
MA

Matt Andersen vs Rafael Carino

Knockout R1 5:32
RC ✓
CW ✓

Cal Worsham vs Zane Frazier

Knockout R1 3:14
ZF
TB

Tai Bowden vs Steve Nelmark

Knockout R1 7:25
SN ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Dan Severn beat Ken Shamrock by split decision after three rounds in the main event of UFC 9 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit. In the co-main event, Don Frye beat Amaury Bitetti by knockout at 9:30 of round one.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Mark Hall, who stopped Koji Kitao after 47 seconds, and six of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Mark Schultz's knockout of Gary Goodridge, 12 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the seven fights filled 51 minutes of cage time.