UFC

UFC Fight Night 1

Completed Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, United States 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Nate Marquardt beat Ivan Salaverry by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Chris Leben beat Patrick Cote by split decision in the co-main event.
  • Five of the eight results came early: three knockouts and two submissions.
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Main card

IS

Ivan Salaverry vs Nate Marquardt

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
NM ✓
PC

Patrick Cote vs Chris Leben

Split decision R3 5:00
CL ✓
SB ✓

Stephan Bonnar vs Sam Hoger

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SH
NQ ✓

Nate Quarry vs Pete Sell

Knockout R1 0:42
PS
PS

Pete Spratt vs Josh Koscheck

Submission R1 1:53
JK ✓
GR

Gideon Ray vs Mike Swick

Knockout R1 0:22
MS ✓
KF ✓

Kenny Florian vs Alex Karalexis

Knockout R2 2:52
AK
DF ✓

Drew Fickett vs Josh Neer

Submission R1 1:35
JN
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Results

Main and co-main events

Nate Marquardt beat Ivan Salaverry by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night 1 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Chris Leben beat Patrick Cote after three rounds.

How the card was decided

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

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Mike Swick, who stopped Gideon Ray after 22 seconds, and four of the five finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Kenny Florian's knockout of Alex Karalexis, 7 minutes and 52 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled 57 minutes of cage time.