UFC

UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz

Completed TD Garden, Boston, United States 13 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Dominick Cruz beat TJ Dillashaw by split decision in the main event.
  • Eddie Alvarez beat Anthony Pettis by split decision in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the 13 results came early: five knockouts and three submissions.

Main card

DC

Dominick Cruz vs TJ Dillashaw

Split decision R5 5:00
TJ Dillashaw
Eddie Alvarez

Eddie Alvarez vs Anthony Pettis

Split decision R3 5:00
AP
MM

Matt Mitrione vs Travis Browne

Knockout R3 4:09
TB
RP

Ross Pearson vs Francisco Trinaldo

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Francisco Trinaldo

Preliminary card

PC

Patrick Cote vs Ben Saunders

Knockout R2 1:14
BS
EH

Ed Herman vs Tim Boetsch

Knockout R2 1:39
TB
CW

Chris Wade vs Mehdi Baghdad

Submission R1 4:30
Mehdi Baghdad
Luke Sanders

Luke Sanders vs Maximo Blanco

Submission R1 3:38
Maximo Blanco
DC

Daron Cruickshank vs Paul Felder

Submission R3 3:56
Paul Felder
IL

Ilir Latifi vs Sean O'Connell

Knockout R1 0:30
SO
Charles Rosa

Charles Rosa vs Kyle Bochniak

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Kyle Bochniak
RF

Rob Font vs Joey Gomez

Knockout R2 4:13
Joey Gomez
Francimar Barroso

Francimar Barroso vs Elvis Mutapcic

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
Elvis Mutapcic
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Results

Main and co-main events

Dominick Cruz beat TJ Dillashaw by split decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the TD Garden in Boston. The co-main event also went to the scorecards: Eddie Alvarez beat Anthony Pettis after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, three by submission and five on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in 13 fights. Two of the five decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Ilir Latifi, who stopped Sean O'Connell after 30 seconds, and three of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Travis Browne's knockout of Matt Mitrione, 14 minutes and 9 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 24 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: seven of its nine results came early, against one of the four above it. Patrick Cote (knockout, round two), Ed Herman (knockout, round two) and Chris Wade (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.