UFC

UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine

Completed Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Quinton Jackson beat Keith Jardine by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Shane Carwin beat Gabriel Gonzaga by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the ten results came early: seven knockouts.
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Main card

KJ

Keith Jardine vs Quinton Jackson

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
QJ ✓
SC ✓

Shane Carwin vs Gabriel Gonzaga

Knockout R1 1:09
GG
Matt Brown ✓

Matt Brown vs Pete Sell

Knockout R1 1:32
PS
MH ✓

Matt Hamill vs Mark Munoz

Knockout R1 3:53
MM
GM ✓

Gray Maynard vs Jim Miller

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JM
TM ✓

Tamdan McCrory vs Ryan Madigan

Knockout R1 3:35
RM
JD

Jason Day vs Kendall Grove

Knockout R1 1:32
KG ✓
JB ✓

Jason Brilz vs Tim Boetsch

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TB
BV ✓

Brandon Vera vs Michael Patt

Knockout R2 1:27
MP
AR

Aaron Riley vs Shane Nelson

Knockout R1 0:44
SN ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Quinton Jackson beat Keith Jardine by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of UFC 96 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus. In the co-main event, Shane Carwin beat Gabriel Gonzaga by knockout at 1:09 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, seven ended by knockout 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 Shane Nelson, who stopped Aaron Riley after 44 seconds, and six of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Brandon Vera's knockout of Michael Patt, 6 minutes and 27 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 4 minutes of cage time.