UFC

UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger

Completed Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, United States 12 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jake Ellenberger beat Jake Shields by knockout in the main event.
  • Court McGee beat Dongi Yang by unanimous decision in the co-main event.
  • Six of the twelve results came early: two knockouts and four submissions.

Main card

JE

Jake Ellenberger vs Jake Shields

Knockout R1 0:53
JS
Court McGee

Court McGee vs Dongi Yang

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
DY
EK

Erik Koch vs Jonathan Brookins

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JB
JM

Jason MacDonald vs Alan Belcher

Knockout R1 3:48
AB

Preliminary card

VR

Vagner Rocha vs Cody McKenzie

Submission R2 3:49
CM
ED

Evan Dunham vs Shamar Bailey

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SB
MR

Matthew Riddle vs Lance Benoist

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
LB
KS

Ken Stone vs Donny Walker

Submission R1 2:40
DW
SB

Seth Baczynski vs Clay Harvison

Submission R2 1:12
CH
TW

TJ Waldburger vs Mike Stumpf

Submission R1 3:52
MS
ML

Mike Lullo vs Robert Peralta

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RP
JE

Justin Edwards vs Jorge Lopez

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JL
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jake Ellenberger beat Jake Shields by knockout after 53 seconds in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. In the co-main event, Court McGee beat Dongi Yang by unanimous decision after three rounds.

How the card was decided

Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, four by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in twelve fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Jake Ellenberger, who stopped Jake Shields after 53 seconds, and four of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Vagner Rocha's submission of Cody McKenzie, 8 minutes and 49 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled one hour and 56 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: two of four, against four of the eight below it. Vagner Rocha (submission, round two), Ken Stone (submission, round one) and Seth Baczynski (submission, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.