UFC

UFC 98: Evans vs Machida

Completed MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Lyoto Machida beat Rashad Evans by knockout in the main event.
  • Matt Hughes beat Matt Serra by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Seven of the eleven results came early: four knockouts and three submissions.
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Main card

Lyoto Machida ✓

Lyoto Machida vs Rashad Evans

Knockout R2 3:57
RE
MH ✓

Matt Hughes vs Matt Serra

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
MS
DM ✓

Drew McFedries vs Xavier Foupa-Pokam

Knockout R1 0:37
XF
CS ✓

Chael Sonnen vs Dan Miller

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DM
SS

Sean Sherk vs Frankie Edgar

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Frankie Edgar ✓
BL ✓

Brock Larson vs Mike Pyle

Submission R1 3:06
MP
PB

Pat Barry vs Tim Hague

Submission R1 1:42
TH ✓
KB ✓

Kyle Bradley vs Phillipe Nover

Knockout R1 1:03
PN
AG

Andre Gusmao vs Krzysztof Soszynski

Knockout R1 3:17
KS ✓
YY ✓

Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs Brandon Wolff

Submission R1 2:24
BW
DK

David Kaplan vs George Roop

Split decision R3 5:00
GR ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Lyoto Machida beat Rashad Evans by knockout at 3:57 of round two in the main event of UFC 98 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the co-main event, Matt Hughes beat Matt Serra by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Drew McFedries, who stopped Xavier Foupa-Pokam after 37 seconds, and six of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Lyoto Machida's knockout of Rashad Evans, 8 minutes and 57 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 21 minutes of cage time.